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Rumpelteazer · 08-25-2018, 05:07 PM

I spend most of the night setting up my new phone.

Normally get a new gadget is fun. But yesterday my phone's battery started dying rapidly, I hoped it was just a one time thing but it did the same thing again today (going from 80%-90% battery to 3%), so I needed a new phone.

I'm glad I researched which one I wanted yesterday. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal for me to be without my phone for a couple of days, but tomorrow I'm going to Rotterdam for a couple of days and I need my phone then. In case of emergency, for taking pictures and for arranging to meet up with my sister for dinner. Luckily a nearby store had the one I wanted in stock, so I had to race over after our store closed (the closed half an hour after us). And it also meant I spend the evening updating, installing and setting up the phone.

I'm glad I had already put the money aside for a new phone. Mine was almost 4 years old and when it was really cold the battery had some problems. So I was already planning on getting a new one in the near future.

I got the Huawei P20 Lite. I refuse to spend a lot of money on my phone. I'm not a power user. I use it to check my emails, read the news and for messaging when I'm in the store or out and about. I also use it for simple picture taking. When I want good pictures I use my proper camera.

08-25-2018, 05:07 PM	#41760
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I spend most of the night setting up my new phone. Normally get a new gadget is fun. But yesterday my phone's battery started dying rapidly, I hoped it was just a one time thing but it did the same thing again today (going from 80%-90% battery to 3%), so I needed a new phone. I'm glad I researched which one I wanted yesterday. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal for me to be without my phone for a couple of days, but tomorrow I'm going to Rotterdam for a couple of days and I need my phone then. In case of emergency, for taking pictures and for arranging to meet up with my sister for dinner. Luckily a nearby store had the one I wanted in stock, so I had to race over after our store closed (the closed half an hour after us). And it also meant I spend the evening updating, installing and setting up the phone. I'm glad I had already put the money aside for a new phone. Mine was almost 4 years old and when it was really cold the battery had some problems. So I was already planning on getting a new one in the near future. I got the Huawei P20 Lite. I refuse to spend a lot of money on my phone. I'm not a power user. I use it to check my emails, read the news and for messaging when I'm in the store or out and about. I also use it for simple picture taking. When I want good pictures I use my proper camera.