I am using my S10+ for 4 years now and I have no reason to get a new phone apart from the lack of updates. It feels old without updates, if you understand what I mean. What is a big downside for not getting any updates anymore? Security maybe?
Coming from Apple my old IPhone was supported for what felt like ages.
I could spend the money on a new phone but I don’t really see the point. I don’t want to spend it just so I can get new updates. The S10+ just feels perfect, it’s crazy to me how good the battery is + performance and everything else. The phone also just looks good. It has no fault apart form regular updates.
Could you maybe list some reason why I should get a new phone or why I should still wait.
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I bought a used S10+ and owned a Note 4 when it was brand new, I don’t care about security updates. But I do care about app support and supported android version
I love my S10+ with it’s expandable sd slot, and let’s me use the audio jack while using the USB c port for any and everything else.
Spouse and I both have the S10+. We’ll both be holding on to ours until they die. To me, is a perfect phone, so unless apps stop working or there’s a problem, I don’t see any need to upgrade.
I have an S10+ as well. Sadly, battery replacements are no longer available from Samsung
Soon they won’t ship them with batteries and you’ll be able to find suitable replacements like we have for cables and chargers.
Get non genuine ones. That’s most batteries running on older phones that needed a replacement around the globe (same for screens).
No point in using a genuine battery over it if it won’t hold a charge.
Usually it’s said, once your phone stops receiving security updates, you should stay away from online banking or handling sensitive data.
If you only use your phone for calls, texts, YouTube etc. you can use it until it breaks.
And then here is me, running banking apps on a rooted device with no security updates whatsoever. This may be the only reason I upgrade soon.
as long as you’re not downloading sketchy stuff and have safe bank-keeping measures, keep using the rooted phone. As a matter of fact, I’m considering rooting my own galaxy s10e sometime soon and installing a quicker version of android. Mine runs on a Exynos chip and OneUI is starting to get slow. Really slow.
have safe bank-keeping measures
like a PIN/PW/pattern, of course
for me, i only turn that on whenever i have PIN-worthy files
I’m having a similar dilemma right now. Note 9 since about August 2019 and it’s still kicking. The headphone jack and SD Card slot is gonna be REALLY hard to give up…
there’s plenty of well kept identical ones on the market, don’t sweat it
Same here. There really isn’t a satisfactory replacement.
there’s plenty of well kept used ones on the market, don’t sweat it