12-31-2021 04:13 PM
Hi folks. I've had my S7 Edge for 5 years and it's been a real workhorse for me. I've replaced a few things over the years but think it may finally be time to replace it. But if someone highly recommends I should just keep fixing it, I'm open to that too!
I think I'd like to stick with the Galaxy, and there's an S9 in the PM store. Any thoughts out there?
01-01-2022 12:46 PM
ah, interesting :). But I did post in the wrong place? I briefly looked to see if something showed me where I was posting, but didn't see anything. I'll look harder next time 🙂
01-01-2022 12:43 PM
@kevinboese : I guess you got the auto-subscribe notification. You had posted your question in one of the other categories. The "moderators" around here are what are called Oracles. Some of them are rather more over-zealous in their duties. They deemed it necessary to move this thread down to what is called The Lounge. I often speak my mind around the whole forum. It's sometimes directed to those moderators. I said something cynical about them moving this thread to here. This is a category that is of no value to the rewards (miniscule as it is). I didn't think they needed to move it to here.
So it's all just some forum history and a response thereto.
You did nothing wrong.
01-01-2022 12:37 PM
Thanks! I'm just at the beginning of my research, since my phone is currently working fine. But thanks for the recommendations! So are you saying that even the A32 would still be a decent upgrade from my S7 edge? Regarding the S9, how concerned do I need to be about upgrades/security if I haven't had any issues in that area with my S7?
01-01-2022 12:30 PM
no worry @kevinboese . it is not you. They were just talking about why this thread got moved by the Oracle.
So, what is your budget and you have a decision yet?
01-01-2022 12:28 PM
Sorry, I'm new and don't quite get your frustration? Something I did, or PM?
12-31-2021 06:50 PM
Sigh. And people wonder why I might be cynical around here. Why was this topic moved down to here? We have the Phones & Hardware category for heavens sake.
12-31-2021 04:50 PM
Make certain it's a supported device for Android 12 updates here:
https://9to5google.com/2021/12/31/samsung-android-12-update-rollout/
12-31-2021 04:47 PM
Not much to suggest if the desire is to stay with the Samsung lineup.
12-31-2021 04:42 PM
I would suggest S21 ultra 5G, One of my friend recently bought it.
I loved the camera quality and the director's cut feature.
12-31-2021 04:29 PM
@kevinboese As itself, S9 is great. But please note there will be no more official upgrade for S9 and likely just a year or less for security update from Samsung
If you don't mind to pay a bit more for a new phone, A52 is a decent mid-entry phone for $490
https://www.samsung.com/ca/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a52-5g-awesome-black-128gb-sm-a526wzkaxac/
It's only a mid-level phone, but it is brand new, it will get another 2 to 3 years OS updates and security update
or on a tighter budget, A32 for $300
https://www.samsung.com/ca/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a32-5g-awesome-black-64gb-sm-a326wzknxac/