What phone do you use?

What type of phone do you primarily use to browse this forum?

  • Android

    Votes: 9 15.5%

  • iPhone - Jailbroken

    Votes: 2 3.4%

  • iPhone - Standard

    Votes: 26 44.8%

  • Blackberry

    Votes: 3 5.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 11 19.0%

  • None

    Votes: 7 12.1%
  • Total voters
    58
HaroldBishop

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Gards said:
Take a look at Oppo mate if you don't want to pay the Samsung Tax

I got a brand new Oppo with large screen, 64GB storage, 8 core, dual sim ect. for about $380 (price matched) from Office Works last year. The equivalent Samsung model similar specs was 1.5-2 times that price. Oppo is great value but the quality is still good. I don't like carrying around expensive phones but still need it to be functional and nice to use.

I would look at Oppo before buying a Sam A52. I went through the same decision/research myself last year

My Oppo has a 5200mAh battery that last for ages without charging even when using the phone daily. It has a universal type C charging port which is piece of piss to plug in becoming common place now and has the lighting charge function thingy that gives it a stack of battery with a quick 15 min charge

Camera for photos is decent, video is good, sound reasonable and loud for a phone. Newer or higher classed models no doubt better. Mine was mid range specs. Even came with a case and tempered glass screen protector pre-installed.

I should have got a smaller model though as the large screen doesn't fit in my hand

My previous HTC phone lasted me over 8 years but was stuck on older Android and started to have battery and performance issues hence the upgrade. I would have kept that thing until it well and truly died otherwise, used to throw it around like a paper weight lol, was good in it's day
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Yeah I've looked at Oppo, may we'll go with them next time.
 
Thresher

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It looks like the prices between Oppo and Samsung must have narrowed a bit.

The closest to the Samsung A52 5G appearsto be the Oppo A72 5G.

At Officeworks the Samsung is $489 and the Oppo $399.

For what I'm looking for, the Samsung has better specs in enough areas to make the extra $90 worth it.
 
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After all of that I think I might have fixed the problem.

I'd been cleaning the port with plastic toothpicks, even wrapping the tip in alcohol wipes, also wire tipped toothpicks and wooden toothpicks etc and thought I'd got everything out.

As a last resort I thought I'd turn the phone off and get a sewing needle in there and go toe to toe with the beast, no regrets. If it dies it dies.

I managed to scrape off the tiniest amount of hardened dust and now my charger snaps right into place. Charger working as good as new.

Fingers crossed I've saved myself $500 for now.
 
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I’ve had an iPhone 7+ for years now. Had to get the charging port fixed because the charger would fall out.

Took it into the shop to get fixed and the bloke pulled out a whole belly button full of lint out of it. Apparently it finds its way into your phone when it’s in your pocket, and when you plug your charger in it jams it in compact.

Ended up getting my screen fixed as I felt bad about not spending money. Tapped my card, went on my way, find out later the payment didn’t work and I had my phone fixed for free… didn’t feel so bad after all because I didn’t go back lol
 
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Tatus said:
I’ve had an iPhone 7+ for years now. Had to get the charging port fixed because the charger would fall out.

Took it into the shop to get fixed and the bloke pulled out a whole belly button full of lint out of it. Apparently it finds its way into your phone when it’s in your pocket, and when you plug your charger in it jams it in compact.

Ended up getting my screen fixed as I felt bad about not spending money. Tapped my card, went on my way, find out later the payment didn’t work and I had my phone fixed for free… didn’t feel so bad after all because I didn’t go back lol
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Dude probably has blurry CCTV photos of you on display at the counter.
 
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Tatus said:
I’ve had an iPhone 7+ for years now. Had to get the charging port fixed because the charger would fall out.

Took it into the shop to get fixed and the bloke pulled out a whole belly button full of lint out of it. Apparently it finds its way into your phone when it’s in your pocket, and when you plug your charger in it jams it in compact.

Ended up getting my screen fixed as I felt bad about not spending money. Tapped my card, went on my way, find out later the payment didn’t work and I had my phone fixed for free… didn’t feel so bad after all because I didn’t go back lol
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Hope u weren’t in a sharks jersey…
 
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