For the past several years I’ve been using a Huawei P10 phone. I’m not really enthusiastic that it is made and controlled by a Chinese company, but what isn’t at the end. I’m currently looking for a replacement since this device hasn’t had any software upgrades since 2020 and I can’t install or update many apps anymore.

I also don’t use my phone much, I find that mobile phones degrade our humanity. they turn you into a slave of the device, instead of empowering you to be a better person they enslave your senses turning most people into zombies. I try to only use it as little as I need. My current use cases for my phone are: work communication with my team and the customers, taking pictures of the shippments, map navigation, listening to music or audiobooks, checking the weather and ordering Ubers. With these in consideration it sucks that most of the recently launched phones don’t have a headphone jack anymore. Like it really fucking sucks.

I will be seeking for options in the following weeks, my budget is around 400 USD. Batteries end up dying after some years of use and you stop getting software updates so it’s really not worth to spend more in fancy flagship models. The options to be considered have to have a decent representation in Mexico, so I can get easily get support and make the warranty valid in case it’s necessary. So far it seems it might be a Samsung mid-range phone or a past year flaship model, probably refurbished since I know a couple of people that have bought refurbished without any issues. We’ll see if there are any good deals on the cybermonday that’s about to happen.