I'm getting a new phone tomorrow as I've been due an upgrade for a while but haven't taken it. Also I've been pretty happy with the OnePlus 3T I've been using for the last… while, too — it's been a good phone, it has a decent camera and it's even been pretty good for shooting the bits of video I've been doing on YouTube.
But I had a look at what was available today and it seems that phone camera technology in particular has advanced quite a bit in the last few years. It now seems to be fashionable to have multiple lenses for different purposes, with some allowing you to do "depth map" shots to create defocused "bokeh" effects, others having wide angle lenses and all manner of other fun stuff.
I was hoping to continue with the OnePlus range, since the latest OnePlus phone was apparently very good, but it's been out of stock on the several occasions I looked at it. I then looked at a couple from Huawei, which had very good reviews on their initial release, but following the shenanigans on the trade ban or whatever it is, most have been updated to say "don't buy this" on the grounds that you won't be able to count on access to things like Google services and even the OS in the near future.
So I plumped for a Samsung Galaxy S10+, which had some pretty stellar reviews a few months back. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G was also available, but it was more expensive and 5G isn't really a thing yet and probably won't be for a while. Plus there was an effective £200 off the normal cost of the handset for the S10+, which put the monthly cost down to a manageable level very similar to what I was paying for the OnePlus rather than creeping up with each upgrade as it usually does.
I should be getting the new phone tomorrow and I'm quite excited to give it a go. Mobile phones are one of the more boring gadgets out there, so far as I'm concerned, but having something that does the things you expect it to but a bit better than your previous model is worthwhile.
I'm sure I'll have plenty to report when I've put it through its paces a bit!
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