[Closed] What‘s wrong with my phone?

Contrast up on this one so it’s easier to see
https://flic.kr/p/2jCAJ1d

As it actually appears

https://flic.kr/p/2jCwpZ7

Looks like the seal has failed on it (assuming that 'dust' is on the inside and can't be wiped off?.

My S7 died last weekend on a corbett in the Galloways, rain finally got it. 5 years flawless service though to be fair.

Phone AIDS. The bad kind.

I solved this problem by carrying a small shaving mirror for my nose candy.

Dust under screen protector? Or no screen protector and it's slowly dying?

My S7 died last weekend on a corbett in the Galloways, rain finally got it. 5 years flawless service though to be fair.

Snap, just did 5 years with an S7 also.

Got a new s10e. Absolutely brilliant. No edge screen, waterproof, sensible size, fingerprint scanner on the power button is incredibly good and reminds me of the s7 main button style.

Got a new s10e.

Seeing as my XZ1 is now playing silly sausages and crashing repeatedly, just three weeks out of contract....

I'm tempted by s10e.
Is the Samsungary os still frustratingly baked in over the top of Android?

Sadly I can't get a great camera, waterproof, NFC and headphone jack phone on Android One....

Got a new s10e. Absolutely brilliant. No edge screen, waterproof, sensible size, fingerprint scanner on the power button is incredibly good and reminds me of the s7 main button style.

Seconded. Also, fully flat screen and comes with a screen protector fitted from the box.

Seriously impressed.

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Is the Samsungary os still frustratingly baked in over the top of Android?

Nope, just plain and simple. It works.

Hmmmm.

Matt, massive Sony waterproof phone fan here, but they've all gone massive and have the odd screen size.

S10e is a great size, has headphone jack, waterproof and all that good shizzle. Have a look.

Would never happen with an iPhone

however a battery would never die if Samsung

That's definitely dust under the glass screen. It can be sorted but it's a right faff to do yourself in my experience.

My last 2 phones have been Pixels and they are seriously good imo. Don't see me changing brand anytime soon.

Sadly I can’t get a great camera, waterproof, NFC and headphone jack phone on Android One….

Bought a Motorola G8+ instead of going down the contract route, tenner a month for 16gb on my virgin SIM, 240 for the phone.

Lots of phones are 3 year contract by default now, 30 a month over a grand, for a bloody phone.

Does just about all you ask, splashproof only though. Camera is brilliant.

I'm done with contracts.

Yep, I bought my Pixel seconds hand and been on giffgaff for years.

Lots of phones are 3 year contract by default now, 30 a month over a grand, for a bloody phone

I agree. And then something like the OP has had happens - or like mine which has been faultless up until now decides to fall over and battery start playing up too. Not worth the £1k..

Is the Samsungary os still frustratingly baked in over the top of Android?

Yes, but you can go through and turn everything bixby flavoured off and hide them all in a folder.

Having the "face shaping" mode active as default for the selfie camera is a commentary on society itself.

Lots of phones are 3 year contract by default now, 30 a month over a grand, for a bloody phone

‘Cept it’s not a phone - it’s a complete pocket computer with a wireless modem built in.
If you want just a phone, you can get one that sends texts as well for a few quid, but I expect you want rather more functionality than that...
Oh, and it’s worth pointing out that if you wanted to buy something like a Nokia N95 without a contract it would have cost roughly £750, around twelve years ago. And it was a shit device, too; I had one after believing the reviews and it did nothing at all well, not even make phone calls.
Things have moved on a bit since then...

Are "lots of phones" really actually "over a grand"? They're flagship outliers surely? Outside of your iPhone MCMXCIX a relatively high-end handset costs a third of that.

Is that £30/month including the service plan?

if you wanted to buy something like a Nokia N95 without a contract it would have cost roughly £750

£500 in today's money by my reckoning.

‘Cept it’s not a phone – it’s a complete pocket computer with a wireless modem built in.

Yep, which is what my 240 quid Motorola is too.

My point is that if you avoid the flagship brands - samsung and apple, there's every bit as good phones out there. YMMV.

I really like my S10e for all the reasons above, likely the best phone I’ve had all things considered.  I was lucky to get mine when laptopsdirect were knocking them out at £360.  Non contract is the way to go, I have the £10 per month 30gb smarty chip in mine and I never have to give a thought about any other cost.

Turn Bixby off and install your favourite non Samsung apps and it’s pretty easy to manage.   I really like the adaptive battery mode also, which analyses, predicts and reacts your use to give you the right battery mode at the right time.

s10e in a Spigen case fits perfectly into a jersey pocket.

s10e in a Spigen case fits perfectly into a jersey pocket

Spigen caeses are brilliant, basic, cheap, but work superbly. Why can't the big brands give you one with the phone? G8 came with one.

Turn Bixby off and install your favourite non Samsung apps and it’s pretty easy to manage.

This is the downside. I've turned it all off but it shouldn't be such an involved thing. Who knows, bixby may actually be OK, but being forced puts you off! It's the jar jar binks of the tech world.

I just wish you could reprogram the bixby button to be a camera button. It's no bother as it is but could actually be useful!

More Google Pixel devices supported on LineageOS now, Pixel, 2, 3, and 4. Stock Android 10, plus a few nice little features not available yet on other devices.

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Yep, which is what my 240 quid Motorola is too.

My point is that if you avoid the flagship brands – samsung and apple, there’s every bit as good phones out there. YMMV.

Superficially as good, but the Samsung and Apple have the best cameras on the market, the best screens on the market, 3 years of support, etc.

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Turn Bixby off and install your favourite non Samsung apps and it’s pretty easy to manage.

This is the downside. I’ve turned it all off but it shouldn’t be such an involved thing. Who knows, bixby may actually be OK, but being forced puts you off! It’s the jar jar binks of the tech world.

I just wish you could reprogram the bixby button to be a camera button. It’s no bother as it is but could actually be useful!

You can, there are various apps which can remap it to toggle the torch etc
This is the one i use, it's a bit clunky but does the job
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions&hl=en_GB

s10e in a Spigen case fits perfectly into a jersey pocket

Picked up an official Samsung case in John Lewis for a fiver the other day. Very tactile and slim.

I just wish you could reprogram the bixby button to be a camera button. It’s no bother as it is but could actually be useful!

Double tap the power button. Simple.

When my last iphone, a 7, started to die during cold rides and hikes, at a mere 16 months old, apple couldn't have been less interested, as per below.

The Apple Limited Warranty covers your iPhone and Apple-branded accessories against manufacturing defects for one year from the date you bought your product.

3 years of support

The service center can fix your smartphone and tell you exactly what the reason is.

Double tap the power button. Simple.

Excellent, gracias.

The Apple Limited Warranty covers your iPhone and Apple-branded accessories against manufacturing defects for one year from the date you bought your product.

Thankfully that pesky EU forced them to give a 2 year warranty by default a few years ago, same for most other manufacturers.

Thanks folks, just ordered an S10e in yellow (!) for 24x £20 a month, £19 upfront after cashback and unlimited data...*
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* Partly as we have Vodafone broadband, so £2 discount and unlimited data.
**Cashback via Quidco of £30.