I absolutely fall into this category. I kept my Galaxy S10 going for as long as I possibly could. New screen. New battery. Three new back shells. New camera module. Hell, I would probably still be using it if the USB-C port didn’t break. That was where I drew the line. Like when my 16 year old Pontiac G6 needed a second catalytic converter.
The hell do you folks do to phones? I’ve got an S10e. Bought it the day it launched. I’ve gone through a case and a couple screen protectors but the phone is 100% original. Battery’s a little tired, USB port needs to be held at a 4.38652 degree angle to work, I charge it wirelessly. I’m going to hang onto it for another month or two and then switch to something that can run GrapheneOS.
The battery, I’m pretty sure, is from rapid charging. The screen was from falling out of my car onto the pavement. Two of the backs and the camera were from having it in my pocket and leaning on/being hit by things. The 3rd back is because one broke while replacing the camera. The back shell was curved glass, and was very easy to break.
I absolutely fall into this category. I kept my Galaxy S10 going for as long as I possibly could. New screen. New battery. Three new back shells. New camera module. Hell, I would probably still be using it if the USB-C port didn’t break. That was where I drew the line. Like when my 16 year old Pontiac G6 needed a second catalytic converter.
I still have an S10+ - works totally fine. Even the battery is doing fine.
Nice. I think I killed mine with excessive quick charging. I don’t do that anymore.
The hell do you folks do to phones? I’ve got an S10e. Bought it the day it launched. I’ve gone through a case and a couple screen protectors but the phone is 100% original. Battery’s a little tired, USB port needs to be held at a 4.38652 degree angle to work, I charge it wirelessly. I’m going to hang onto it for another month or two and then switch to something that can run GrapheneOS.
Oh, and the USB port is most likely from using g Android Auto on a near daily basis.
The battery, I’m pretty sure, is from rapid charging. The screen was from falling out of my car onto the pavement. Two of the backs and the camera were from having it in my pocket and leaning on/being hit by things. The 3rd back is because one broke while replacing the camera. The back shell was curved glass, and was very easy to break.