Planning to buy the s20+ for the sd card and still has pretty good specs wondering if the battery life is trash nowadays and stuff

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    11 months ago

    Get a fresh battery is you consider is not holding up.

    I have an S21+ and I think my battery capacity is reduced compared to when it was new. Replacement was like 20$ since I’m able to change it myself. Battery wear is natural, and getting it replaced whenever you find the battery life annoying is not the end of the world or crazy expensive.

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    11 months ago

    No point, get a more recent gen one.

    You’ll run out of software updates before you run out of storage

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    11 months ago

    No its not. Its a dinosaur phone that will run out of support soon. Stop asking about old phones.

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      11 months ago

      That’s the only reason why it’s bad cause it’s old and will run out of support?

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    11 months ago

    Don’t list to these privileged fools. If it’s really a good price, go for it, I hope you enjoy it!

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    11 months ago

    No. It’s a literal shitfest with the battery drain problem.

    Every body who had an S20 had really crappy bloated battery with shit battery life.

    My s20+ can attest to that.

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    11 months ago

    If you can get it for a good price, sure. Factor in the cost to replace the battery if need be

    I recently got a used S21+ from eBay for $220. Happy with it. Battery still at 94% original capacity. No scratches or scuffs on screen or body.

    If you don’t game and don’t need the best camera, older flagship phones do fine. One UI hasn’t changed much either

    Heck I was happy with my S10+ till it died

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    11 months ago

    Depends on where you’re located remember anything after the s20 gets n77/n78 c-band access for 5G and that’s a big big deal as of now and the coming future.

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    11 months ago

    I Have the S10e ( the small one ) since its release, i never had the need to change, smooth, fast, camera is awsome, and the battery life is 1 day to me untill now, easy to handle with 1 hand, and im using all the apps that i needs to use in it ! so untilll further real upgrade on the technology i dont see myself spending 2K for a phone right now

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    11 months ago

    My s20 has the worst camera of any phone, ever. My antique blackberry had a better camera. I would never buy an s20 again.

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        11 months ago

        Or at least test the camera on the one you’re buying first. Maybe it’s a batch thing but if you google it most S20 owners are aghast at the low camera quality. Youtube it to see. Shockingly horrid for a modern phone. Potatoville.

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        11 months ago

        Snapdragon. Other than the camera I like the phone. But not having a good camera bugs me. I upgraded from an S6 and it took amazing pictures, never took a bad picture with it. S20 is opposite, no matter which app or settings you use, the photos are ass. It has a magic fix type function you can apply manually per photo that makes them a bit better but still way below standard. I would avoid the S20 unless you never ever take photos, in which case it’s a decent phone.

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    11 months ago

    Not the Exynos variant. The battery has been horrendous since the day I bought it, heats up like crazy all time too.

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    11 months ago

    I always wonder about these kinds of posts. Where are they getting them and if so it must be a money thing. And if it is why is the person asking?