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📓 garden/neil/i-got-a-new-second-hand-phone.md by @neil

I got a new (second-hand) phone

My [[Samsung Galaxy S5]] was just creaking too much. It ran slow, I was permanently having to delete things, clear caches in order to make space. 16Gb storage is not enough space for me it turns out. Photo quality was really poor. I would have liked to have kept it - I like the form factor of it, nice size, physical button, back just pops off to replace the battery. But hey ho. It was released in 2014, I got it in 2019 and had it untill 2023, so it was almost a [[10 year phone]].
I've replaced it with a [[Google Pixel 5a]]. Mostly researched on [[sustaphones]] and some review sites. Second-hand refurbished from [[Backmarket]].
- I got it because:
  - Excellent support for custom ROMs (https://www.sustaphones.com/#barbet).
  - 6/10 repairability from iFixit (https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Google_Pixel_5a).
  - Battery replacement is 'moderate' difficulty. Meh. At least it's not 'hard' (https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+5a+Battery+Replacement/148930).
  - Screen replacement is 'moderate' difficulty too. Meh. Often the case. (https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+5a+Screen+Replacement/148892)
  - Spare parts provided by [[iFixit]] (https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/Google_Phone)
  - It has a headphone jack.
- Initial thoughts:
  - I don't like the form factor. Stupidly long and thin, hard to use with one-hand (unless you turn on the stupid one-hand mode).
  - Nice screen.
  - Sooooooooooo. Muuuuuuuuuuch. Fasssssster than my old phone.
  - Battery life is fantastic so far, compared to previous phone.
  - Camera: a lot better.

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