[kwlug-disc] Samsung mobile phones Axx vs Sxx models

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> Anyone here with Samsung Axx phones?
> How would you compare it against Sxx quality?
>
> Background
> ----------
> As you know, 3G is being phased out.  My old Samsung Galaxy S3 is 3G, so
> I need to get a new phone.  I want this purchase to be my last, so I'm
> looking at 5G models, just in case they phase out 4G too.
>
> I'm weighing
>      - new Axx models (A16, A36)
>      - used Sxx models (S21+)
>

Two family members were in the same situation as you.
Basically Fido is ending 3G and require customers to get a 5G phone.

What we ended up doing is ask Fido for a free phone.
And we did get them, but the caveat is we must stay with Fido for 2 years.
If you are happy with your current Fido's, I would recommend researching
this option.

The phone is a Motorola Edge 2024.
Everything about it is great, including a mostly plain vanilla Android.

Exceptions are:

1. It does not have a 3.5mm socket (most phones now lack that anyway), and
you can get a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter for very little money (but the phone
case may interfere with it).

2. It does not have an SD card, but comes with a generous 256GB of storage.

-- 
Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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