What mobile phone device should I buy?

[timdenby]

I have put off upgrading my portable tech for a long time now so I guess I should be asking this,

 

What do I replace my SA2315/55 GoGear Phillips 1GB MP3 player and my Nokia 1100.

 

Don't worry I don't need help, I have a badass PC to make up for these short-commings.

 

The mp3 player has been great over the years I have had it but recently it has been playing up (ha! get it?) and probably needs replacing, but there are several things about it that I like that I am not sure other products have:

It runs on AAA batteries (being able to replace the battery while I am on the go has been invaluable, I can take multiple batteries on bush walks or to work etc)

The battery actually lasts for a while (As it has a non-colour display it is very energy efficient and lasts for at least 5 days, so while two batteries take 36 hours to charge I can still use a third, as I listen to this thing ALOT)

It uses a 3.5mm jack (using nice headphones is possible)

 

The phone was a hand me down from my parents years ago. It calls. Its texts. That is about it. The best things about it are:

Battery life. (1.5 Weeks on average. Most devices nowadays only last a single day before you need to charge it. I understand this is commonplace and I don't mind getting used to this)

Rugged as f#&k. (The only thing capable of taking out a Nokia... is another Nokia)

 

Nothing else really.

 

Needs:

 

Ideally i'd like to be able to check emails,

have high capacity up-gradable storage options for music,

A 3.5mm audio jack for my headphones

Replaceable battery or power-bank compatability

 

I would like to keep the cost down but will save more if the device is worth it.

 

So in conclusion:

 

Is there a single device on the market that encompasses all or most of the good things about my old tech with the addition of some new features?

 

Thanks for the help in advance,

 

Tim

 

 

[Arphenyte]

FirefoxOS phone comes to mind, they are cheap and very practical, since you are one of those people that come from using antique things. Although I don't know about the 3.5mm audio jack thing. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/devices/

 

Edit: NVM it seems most of them have 3.5mm audio jack ports.

[j.dirona]

Um I personally will highly recommend the Galaxy S4 and S5. The S5 is more rugged and will be able to take more of a beating, but is much more expensive than the S4. The S4 isn't exactly on the 'leading edge of technology' but I am using one right now and honestly I can say it works great for me and is much cheaper than an S5.

 

Edit: should also mention I actually don't know of a phone now days with a 3.5mm audio jack, but you can always just get an adapter

[Lingering]

HTC one (M8), there are loads of battery packs on the market, a few linus videos on it, overall though price range and country has alot to do with it.

[Dicoray]

Motorola Moto G, it is an excellent budget phone. Linus and MKBHD have great video reviews of it.