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by UmYeahNo 601 days ago
(2018)
1 comments

yeah, that's seriously old, and perhaps even for 2018 that's a pretty awful choice lol. nowadays (for past several years really, since about 2020-2021, when huge notched/cutout screens really hit the lowest segments) you'd be able to get a pretty damn good phone at that price, with a huge screen and a huge battery (and maybe even quite a lot of storage, like 128gb options). it'd actually be interesting to see a comparison with a modern $100 phone.
It's probably time for me to upgrade.

I bought my budget Samsung phone in about 2018 (a J145 for about $150). It has 16gb and struggles a bit these days performance wise.

Edit:

We use my wife's iPhone for photos and stuff like that, mine just for texting and so I can receive spam calls (wouldn't want to miss those).