My son chewed the screen of my smart phone into nonfunctionality, so I resurrected a 9-year-old Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that used to be my primary phone.

(#gojpmta) Aside from the 3 Gbyte RAM limit, which hurts at times, and occasional stutters, it’s perfectly unable.

(#gojpmta) I put a new SD card and a new battery in it for about $30 total. One of the reasons I originally mothballed this phone and bought a new one is that at the time replacement batteries were very expensive.

(#gojpmta) usable*

(#gojpmta) There’s a lot to be said for phones where you can replace the battery and SD card.

(#gojpmta) The camera is not good, and the battery life could be better. There are definitely some improvements in modern phones. I’m pretty impressed by how usable a nearly decade-old phone is though.

(#gojpmta) I don’t think I could tolerate a ten-year-old computer, by contrast.