Wow - a comprehensive answer, thanks.
Maybe this is a question for another thread, I have been advised on here that my Samsung Galaxy S7 is a little old in the tooth, and should be replaced, no specific reason was given.
Looking at a Galaxy S9, that is only 2 years younger, so should I expect to replace that in 2 years time ? my only concern with an older device is security, I can livce without fancy new features, I just need a phone really - with maybe some internet capabilities … browsing, email and some apps.
Am I right that - although Samsung stopped its 4 years support and updates, /e/ OS incorporates up to date security patches.
I am sure this has been explained to me before:
but does /e/ OS sit on top of any Samsung software, and if so, is it that software which is not being upgaded, and hence why it is advisable to upgrade ?
Looking through the ‘Smartphone Selector’ I see lots of supported devices much older than my S7, in my post above it is written:
… little confused why - apart from the echo issue
much older phones (S4 is 2013) some say works fine, I do note that @piero advises not to use the phone to its full capacity … I am interested to know what you wouldn’t install/do/run on such an old phone.
I personally like the older phones, as they are smaller, and its environmentally better to re-use things for longer.