Hello. My years old Galaxy S6 broke in Dec after I cracked the screen trying to replace the battery. (The battery was so bad I had to charge 3x a day). I bought a ZTE Maven 3 from Best Buy for $29.99 to use as a temporary phone. Surprisingly, it is pretty good. It does all of my basic functions well, although I am out of storage now (only has 8gb) and I can't update or install new apps. Also, the phone is incredibly slow, often taking up to 20 sec to load something.
My ideal phone would have a larger screen, enough storage for my apps, NFC so I can use Android Pay (I miss it), a fingerprint reader, removable battery, and a better camera. I think the LG V20 from 2016 would be perfect for me. However, it costs $200 for a used mint condition one.
I am very stingy with my money, and even though I really want a better phone, it's hard to justify spending 200 + case + usb c accessories (more like 250 total) when I am currently using a $30 phone. I feel like phones break so easily nowadays, why should I spend so much? But I also can't find a good phone for less with the features I want (namely NFC).
February 26, 2018 at 06:19PM
