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Speedyv
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I love my S6 active but the battery is wrecked and it dies instantly. I can't afford a new phone rn being a college student and all so I'm looking for a used phone in the $200 price range with a decent battery and good features. 

 

Right now I'm thinking LG V20. But was wondering if there are other options that I haven't thought about. 

 

 

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You can buy a replacement battery on Samsung parts.com probably. 

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5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

You can buy a replacement battery on Samsung parts.com probably. 

Replacing the battery is a huge pain in the ass (need to heat the glue) and has a good chance of damaging the OLED display. 

And I'm not exactly sure what the problem is with the battery as it went from being totally normal with good life (it's a 3500 mAh) to dying right when I unplug it. So it might be a completely unrelated hardware issue. 

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25 minutes ago, Speedyv said:

I love my S6 active but the battery is wrecked and it dies instantly. I can't afford a new phone rn being a college student and all so I'm looking for a used phone in the $200 price range with a decent battery and good features. 

 

Right now I'm thinking LG V20. But was wondering if there are other options that I haven't thought about. 

 

 

MY uncle and cousin got their first smartphone 5-6 months ago and they both got the LG V20, my uncle likes it (after he got used to it (he graduated and the only computer in the school district was in the office)), as for my cousin, he absolutely loves it.

Nothing to see here, move along

 

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1 hour ago, dizmo said:

If you can squeeze a little more money into your budget the Essential Phone has a track record of going very cheap on Black Friday.

This.

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2 hours ago, Riddler356 said:

MY uncle and cousin got their first smartphone 5-6 months ago and they both got the LG V20, my uncle likes it (after he got used to it (he graduated and the only computer in the school district was in the office)), as for my cousin, he absolutely loves it.

Do you know where they bought it? And have they experienced any screen ghosting?

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1 hour ago, Speedyv said:

Do you know where they bought it? And have they experienced any screen ghosting?

ghosting not in their experiences, as for getting it they got it on their phone plans (free upgrade)

Nothing to see here, move along

 

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