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Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions/feedback. We did end up getting a new S5 as a replacement for ~200$.
My dad is needing a phone upgrade, the old S4 active is starting to flake out after years of hard use/abuse and overheating. It was bought new, and is running on ATT (he's very stubborn and is very resistant to change).
Problem is he's only ever used that Samsung (dumb phone before that), and is used to it's software...would a new galaxy even be the same? He'd prefer to stick with the same (5") size phone, that's water resistant (drops into water, or pockets full of water/dirt/grime). I know he needs a phone that will not be getting hot like the S4 active (so no 808/810 etc). He needs something highly reliable, that gets good battery life.
He's got serious medical issues, mostly bedridden, and lives alone if I'm not there to help out. He's constantly running the phone now, playing simple games like sudoku, backgammon, etc and lots of texting. Basically, doesn't need to be much faster than the S4A was new. The replaceable battery was useful, even only to replace the battery as it wore out (just 1 battery replacement helped his S4A a lot). Seems like that's not even an option anymore?
Then there's the price, prefer not to spend a ton if it's not necessary. He's on a small disability income right now, so saving money is important. He does have some savings (but that's at risk due to other issues), and can spend $800 or whatever the hell phones cost now if that is his best option. I don't know the first thing about android phones, I've never had one, never used one, can't help him with anything about them.
Oh also, he has to take several medical photos every day and he's been having issues with storage space (even with the 16GB SD card or whatever he has in there).
TLDR:
Hoping for a reliable (function and reception), rugged water resistant, 5" phone, with long battery life (both run time, and years of use), lots of storage and/or SD expansion, and as cheap as possible.
My dad is needing a phone upgrade, the old S4 active is starting to flake out after years of hard use/abuse and overheating. It was bought new, and is running on ATT (he's very stubborn and is very resistant to change).
Problem is he's only ever used that Samsung (dumb phone before that), and is used to it's software...would a new galaxy even be the same? He'd prefer to stick with the same (5") size phone, that's water resistant (drops into water, or pockets full of water/dirt/grime). I know he needs a phone that will not be getting hot like the S4 active (so no 808/810 etc). He needs something highly reliable, that gets good battery life.
He's got serious medical issues, mostly bedridden, and lives alone if I'm not there to help out. He's constantly running the phone now, playing simple games like sudoku, backgammon, etc and lots of texting. Basically, doesn't need to be much faster than the S4A was new. The replaceable battery was useful, even only to replace the battery as it wore out (just 1 battery replacement helped his S4A a lot). Seems like that's not even an option anymore?
Then there's the price, prefer not to spend a ton if it's not necessary. He's on a small disability income right now, so saving money is important. He does have some savings (but that's at risk due to other issues), and can spend $800 or whatever the hell phones cost now if that is his best option. I don't know the first thing about android phones, I've never had one, never used one, can't help him with anything about them.
Oh also, he has to take several medical photos every day and he's been having issues with storage space (even with the 16GB SD card or whatever he has in there).
TLDR:
Hoping for a reliable (function and reception), rugged water resistant, 5" phone, with long battery life (both run time, and years of use), lots of storage and/or SD expansion, and as cheap as possible.
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