New Contract - ~£30 per Month - #Confused

Dave W · 18 May 2020 at 13:50

hi all,

I am at the end of my 2 or 3 years with the Samsung S8 and it has been great.

I need some advice on a new contract and am happy to commit to up to £30 a month really. I do need a new phone as my battery is well on the way out. the phone has been great though.

As my phone is now 3 years old and I can't really find any fault with it (aside the battery) I am not desperate for bleeding edge tech now. I have NO interest in any Apple products, but I am pretty open to anything Android now. I would prefer expandable storage, decent battery and that but not overly fussed. I have considered the Pixel 3a as it is cheaper now and I feel would constitute a decent upgrade. I think the associated cost would likely come from any Data. I currently have 30gig and I use what I am allowed really, I could probably get by on 10-20.

As I said, if it is not already apparent, I am hopelessly confused!

any ideas all?

thanks in advance to the best forum full of dorks I have come across!

Dave W · 18 May 2020 at 14:19

alright guys, thanks there. Headphone slot would be my preference, but not a massive deal breaker. I wish I cared more!

Dave W · 18 May 2020 at 14:32

I would be quite happy to stick with Samsung tbh. My Mrs has a Huawei and that is good, although I am slightly concerned about getting Coronavirused from it.

I keep coming back to the Pixel 3a though, not entirely sure why. Talk me into or out of that?

Dave W · 18 May 2020 at 20:27

hm, sound ideas guys. Can I replace a battery on an S8? I thought it was a sealed unit?!

the Pixel 4 for ~30quid a month is tempting, but thats me being a dick. Uswitch will be worth a look, ta!

I just realised an SD slot would be handy too, but I get the impression that is being somewhat phased out.

thanks again

Dave W · 19 May 2020 at 11:18

Three have got the Pixel 4, 100gig of data for £30 a month. I have gone for that in the end.

I really appreciate all your thoughts. In the end I have been seduced by the Pixel and would likely have been happy with the 3a, but for the cost I felt the upgrade to the 4 was justified. I can utilise the cloud storage to stretch the 64g and in the end I have reached the conclusion that I am tired of searching!

If ya'll are interested I will report back, but I get the impression you all know a lot more than I do and my 'review' will not have a lot of value!

thankyou