What should I do with my old iPhone XR?
I just upgraded to a 13, but the trade-in was only $80 and I thought I might find something better to do with it than just get $80 back, so I'd love suggestions. Remember, it doesn't have cellular access anymore, just wifi. Does anyone have any good ideas for what to do with it? A friend suggested a dedicated GPS for my car, which I would obviously have to upgrade on occasion, but I can do that from my garage. Slightly annoying, but possibly useful. Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, throw it out or use it as a coaster. Ha ha. Very droll.
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batteries can be replaced, I'd go as far as saying they should
In the EU, we’ll be able to replace them easily again... in 2028 at least. With an expected lifetime of a battery being 500 cycles, a battery swap is maintenance, not repair. I cherish phones where you could just remove the battery if they got stuck instead of waiting for them to discharge. It does not happen too often because Android is very stable now but I have some old phones (pre-Android 5) lying around, which I use as burner phones (they are recovered from trash) or for simple things like internet radio.
Odd how late legislature came when Apple has been throttling iPhones with old batteries for over half a decade.
Yeah, I could have spent a couple of hundred bucks getting the battery replaced or I could just get a new phone for $10 a month. I know which one I can afford.
if you are paying a couple hundred on that you are being scammed
I don't know why you can't accept that I got a new phone and want to use the old one for something else, but I still did. Sorry, time can't be reversed.
i can?
Then I don't understand what your point is.
my point is that the old one can be fixed and used by someone, or sold still
And it is being used by someone because I gave it to the local domestic violence shelter. I'm guessing you have a problem with that too.
That's ok, I have no idea why we are arguing it