frontpageRokket | Staff posted Apr 11, 2026 11:08 PM
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frontpageRokket | Staff posted Apr 11, 2026 11:08 PM
Refurb: Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Smartphone + 1-Yr Tracfone Svc (1500 Talk/Txt/Data)
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There isn't a thing I want to do that these basic devices cannot do.
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Experience with 4 Samsung phones and never had any battery problem.
Let's be incredibly generous, and assume a "top tier" flagship phone will last you four years (I've NEVER had one last more than 36 months without developing an issue of some sort, but let's not dwell). The cheapest "I'-Phone costs $600, and that's in the budget line. Most flagship phones cost between $800-1200....or more. So let's say you spend $800.
Even if you bought one of these budget phones every six months for that same four year span... $50 x 2 per year x 4 years = $400. You're spending HALF the amount of flagship device....and that's with a pretty uncalled for six-month replacement schedule. And you have FOUR handhelds to your name instead of just one.
Realistically, you're replacing them every two years....that's $100 for the same four year period. An eighth of the cost. Or less.
Remember, these devices are intentionally engineered to fail after two years of daily use.
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Let's be incredibly generous, and assume a "top tier" flagship phone will last you four years (I've NEVER had one last more than 36 months without developing an issue of some sort, but let's not dwell). The cheapest "I'-Phone costs $600, and that's in the budget line. Most flagship phones cost between $800-1200....or more. So let's say you spend $800.
Even if you bought one of these budget phones every six months for that same four year span... $50 x 2 per year x 4 years = $400. You're spending HALF the amount of flagship device....and that's with a pretty uncalled for six-month replacement schedule. And you have FOUR handhelds to your name instead of just one.
Realistically, you're replacing them every two years....that's $100 for the same four year period. An eighth of the cost. Or less.
Remember, these devices are intentionally engineered to fail after two years of daily use.
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