how does it compare to your S7 or S8 ?

my only tip is disable the facebook app if you can, it's intrusive and a battery hog.

Yeah Mel, I'm loving it.
I ain't techy enough to say why though.
Its just a bigger, faster version of my S7.

Oh while you're here Mel.
Do you know if somewhere like Carphone Warehouse has the ability to get into my dead S7, via a cable and computer to retrieve my stuff ?

Are you sure it's not just the battery? Did you ever change it? That can do weird things

Could be the battery, as far as I know the S7 is a sealed unit.

ahh, just needs a battery then. If you want your stuff off it

my missus' note 8 is 3 years old now. Starting to die really fast. fu*k knows where we will take it and how much it'll cost

no idea how you come to that conclusion there was no sign of the battery giving up, it just started freezing and crashing.

It still takes a charge, just very random if it switches on or not, lucky if it fires up 1 in 10 attempts, might get to the start up screen or the home screen or might actually get on for a minute or 2, then just crashes again.

I've managed to get a load of contacts off my old S5, I've changed the profile pic on my WhatsApp to a message telling everybody I've lost my numbers and to message me, so hopefully just a matter of time...

I just think it sounds like a battery problem

Yay managed to get into it for long enough last night, to get everything I needed

Surprising thing is, the fkr is sitting there still working, as if there was never a problem.

No matter, I'm loving this A71...

Sorted

New mast just gone up about quarter mile from my house, strongest signal I've ever had, phone is rapid.

I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy A21 last week. And Since Boost Mobile by Dish has access to T-Mobile towers, I get a great signal even though I'm out in the middle of nowhere.