New phone advice/Rant

[Poundfoolish]

I got a notice from MTN that its time for my phone "Upgrade" I put it in "" because I really hate this process.
It would be alot easier process if I cared for the latest and greatest tech in phones but I dont,it is merely an appliance to me like a microwave all I want it to do is warm up whatever I put in it (quickly). I dont care if it has settings that allow it to make a complete oven roast it must just do its job of warming my coffee.

Maybe you guys can help me. Currently I have a Samsung A3 2016 version and other than becoming frustratingly slow it does everything I need from it.
The only features that matter to me are as follows: Small size,toughness,CPU and Ram and of course price.
My phone lives on Wifi networks so if I use 150mb of my own data a month its alot.
Im in a workshop most of the day so it needs to be able to put up with that.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Dom]

Get a rugged phone.

 

[Mole_ZA]

This is the slot that the iPhone SE was supposed to fill.

 

[Deviation]

I got a notice from MTN that its time for my phone "Upgrade" I put it in "" because I really hate this process.
It would be alot easier process if I cared for the latest and greatest tech in phones but I dont,it is merely an appliance to me like a microwave all I want it to do is warm up whatever I put in it (quickly). I dont care if it has settings that allow it to make a complete oven roast it must just do its job of warming my coffee.

Maybe you guys can help me. Currently I have a Samsung A3 2016 version and other than becoming frustratingly slow it does everything I need from it.
The only features that matter to me are as follows: Small size,toughness,CPU and Ram and of course price.
My phone lives on Wifi networks so if I use 150mb of my own data a month its alot.
Im in a workshop most of the day so it needs to be able to put up with that.
Any advice would be appreciated.

We live in a era of glass sandwich.

 

[gilani777]

Most midrange phones will fit your criteria. Also, as a bonus they're usually plastic bodies which would fit better in your environment. Look at the Xiaomi's and the Nokia's that you can upgrade to.

 

[wagter182]

I have had only good experiences with Xiaomi phones. For the price they are unbeatable

 

[mujeeb1]

Since it's contract see if you can get the CAT S52
really beautiful rugged phone

 

[Poundfoolish]

Thanks guys Ill take a look at the Xiaomi phones.
any specific models to look at? Just had a quick look at the Redmi9 but it is way too large, rest of the specs are appealing tho

 

[Senshi]

If you want to go with a cheaper phone, I suggest you get a dual layer cover + screen protector.

The Spigen Neo Hybrid comes to mind.

 

[Poundfoolish]

Generally the same day my phone leaves the shop it gets a screen protector and a cover even before it gets a sim card in it.
Knock on wood I haven't broken any of my phones in a few years, but they still live a hard life with me.

 

[Mr.Popo]

Samsung Galaxy A30s with a good case and screen cover is tops IMO.

Relatively cheap and will do everything you need it to. And you can stay in the Samsung family lol

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[Poundfoolish]

Since it's contract see if you can get the CAT S52
really beautiful rugged phone

Too big and much more than Im prepared to spend on a phone

Samsung Galaxy A30s with a good case and screen cover is tops IMO.

Relatively cheap and will do everything you need it to. And you can stay in the Samsung family lol

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Not bad but too big aswell

 

[SuperLlama]

Too big and much more than Im prepared



Not bad but too big aswell