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Re: Upgrade and pay more for less

From Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Upgrade and pay more for less
Date 2024-12-04 09:33 +0000
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Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 17:39:32 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>>> I have a Samsung SM-A260F phone, and I've had it for 5 years now.
>>> 
>>> Specs here:
>>> <https://www.phonemore.com/specs/samsung/galaxy-a2-core/sm-a260f/>
>>> 
>>> My service provider keeps nagging me to "upgrade" but it seems to me
>>> that if I do so, I'll end up paying for for less. 
>>> 
>>> I would have 2 reasons to upgrade:
>>> 
>>> 1. To have a bigger/better camera (this one has 5Mp)
>>> 
>>> 2. To have more storage for all the nagging to "download the app now"
>>> when my phone keeps telling me "your phone is getting full" and
>>> suggesting that I zip the app, rarther than download mre apps. . 
>>> 
>>> But every phone in the catalogue that I can afford seems to have less
>>> storage space than the one I already have.
>> 
>> How do you work that out? Your phone has a maximum of 16GB of storage
>> (excl. any SD card). I doubt there any new phone with that little storage
>> these days. 64GB is more typical at the low end. 
> 
> The ones that I can afford offer 4-6 GB of storage, which is less than
> the 16GB in the phone I have.

Can you post a link? 4-6 GB isn't enough to install Android so I find that
hard to believe. 

However, if that is true, then you don't have to upgrade if your current
phone works for you. 


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Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-03 15:00 +0200
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2024-12-03 14:14 +0100
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-03 13:20 +0000
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-03 14:45 +0100
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-04 04:22 +0200
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-04 04:07 +0000
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-04 05:25 +0000
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-04 07:19 +0100
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-04 11:27 +0000
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-05 03:24 +0200
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-05 02:26 +0100
            Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-05 06:05 +0000
              Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-06 14:40 +0200
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-05 08:10 +0000
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-04 13:05 +0100
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-03 13:57 +0000
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-03 14:09 +0000
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-03 16:14 +0000
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-03 15:21 +0100
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-03 16:08 +0000
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-03 20:00 +0100
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-03 17:39 +0000
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-04 04:29 +0200
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-04 07:21 +0100
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-04 08:08 +0000
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-04 10:08 +0100
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-04 07:22 +0100
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-04 09:33 +0000
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-04 09:51 +0000
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-04 18:47 +0000
            Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-04 19:03 +0000
              Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-04 23:27 +0000
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-04 11:33 +0000
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-12-04 18:47 +0000
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-05 03:38 +0200
            Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-05 11:57 +0100
              Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-06 14:44 +0200
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-06 14:08 +0100
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-07 05:59 +0200
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-07 14:36 +0100
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-10 11:59 -0500
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-10 18:45 +0000
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-10 20:37 +0100
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-12-07 14:44 +0100
                Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-08 05:12 +0200
            Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-05 11:31 +0000
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-05 09:43 +0000
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-03 17:41 +0000
    Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-04 04:31 +0200
      Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-04 05:51 +0000
        Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-05 03:51 +0200
          Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-05 09:49 +0000
  Re: Upgrade and pay more for less Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-12-03 15:57 -0500

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