PLEASE BOOST.
NEED RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW PHONE.
hey fedi.
my samsung galaxy s10 will die soon.
the charger port is failing, and the back of the phone is coming apart due to failure of the glue.
i have... AUD150 - AUD200.
i need to use instagram, facebook, canva, tiktok etc for activism.
need good battery life.
don't need fancy camera, but i need something adequate for activist social media.
i have the money right now.
please help.
@vidak@social.solarpunk.au
Fairphone.
Why? Because it's good, parts can be replaced so if your usb port breaks again you replace only that instead of buying a new phone.
All the apps you listed should work since it runs android and by default has all the google crap.
Though I would rather remove the default OS and install calyx, which has microg instead.
@vidak I love my #Fairphone!
@vidak@social.solarpunk.au @helenajambor@mastodon.social
Not new ones, but the preowned market is helpful.
I almost never buy new.
@vidak@social.solarpunk.au @helenajambor@mastodon.social
Also I must confess my dumbass didn't realize aud was money :P
@vidak I was able to get a google pixel 3a on Amazon for ~100usd, it is still a really good phone especially for that price i think, i had also needed to replace my old phone with a really bad battery
@vidak@social.solarpunk.au after my s10e died i got a samsung a52s which was great apart from the fact i got so sick of its size i went back to an s10e. if you're already using the big s10 though then the a52s is just like an upgrade in every way (faster cpu, 120hz display, better camera, bigger battery, smaller holepunch camera, faster underscreen fingerprint scanner, better speakers, etc.)
@helenajambor@mastodon.social @vidak@social.solarpunk.au
Older models are also supported for a long time, they don't just drop support when a new model is out because that kinda goes against the whole philosophy of the company :)
I also wanna point out, if it's a viable option, maybe paying with paypal using the three months payment thing may help affording a newer model.