In Ireland, there are two ways to buy mobile phone service: pay as you go, or by signing up to a contract. You might buy your
phone brand new from the network, or you might purchase a SIM separately and pop it in a used mobile phone.
Love them or hate them, curved screens on smartphones are here to stay. But so far, Samsung is the only big brand that hasincorporated them into its flagship models. There’s no doubt that curved screens look cool, even if their utility is still being tested. For fans of used mobile phones, there are now a wealth of Samsung devices available that make use of this futuristic design trend.
The Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10e are here, but how do they stack up? The S10 and S10 Plus are upgrades over the respective Galaxy S9 handsets, while the S10e is the ‘budget’ device of the trio – there was no similar S9 device (we did, however, see a Galaxy S8 Lite).
As these are flagship devices from one of the biggest brands in the smartphone business, they’re all sure to be great phones, but we’re here to help you decide which of the three is best suited to your needs – and your budget.
When you trade in a used mobile phone, the water damage sensor is one of the first things that the store will check. It’s a safe way to tell if the phone has been damaged by moisture, even if it appears to be working properly when it’s sold.
So how can you ensure that your phone stays completely dry?
Your mobile phone’s battery is one of the few internal components that is subject to degrading performance over time.
Thankfully, mobile phone batteries are much better than they used to be, and we no longer have to deal with “memory effect” – where a battery needs to be fully discharged regularly to avoid quickly losing capacity. This was common with old NiMH and NiCdbatteries.
Still, modern Li-Ion batteries can become less efficient, even if the effect is less pronounced. Over time, you might find that you get less than a full day’s use from your device.
Here’s how to look after your battery properly and mitigate this.
If you’re buying or selling used mobile phones, you’ll be aware that different sellers market them in different ways. On one site, you’ll see a phone marked as “used”, on another it might be listed “refurbished”. The prices between used mobile phones and refurbished ones can vary a fair bit.
In this article, we’ll explain the difference in language, and help you to buy the right used mobile phones for your own needs.
