5 tell-tale signs that may be your cue to buy a new smartphone

Your smartphone, like any other gadget, has a finite lifespan. Sure, regular maintenance in the form of keeping it clean, both internally and externally, keeping its software up-to-date, and more, can expand its lifespan a fair bit.  

However, with everyday use, regular wear and tear will eventually result in you needing to change your phone at some point. This is to ensure not just your everyday ease of use, but also to ensure all your doesn’t end up being lost.  

So, here’s a list of tell-tale signs to look out for, which suggest you may need to change your smartphone soon. Read on.  

1. Random slowdowns

The first and perhaps the biggest sign that you need to change your smartphone is a sudden drop in performance. Whether it is a lag in navigating around the same, or its apps suddenly shutting down or freezing. This not only ruins your user experience but also hampers your productivity. 

2. Battery issues

Another tell-tale sign that you may need to change your smartphone soon is sudden and increased battery drain. Even if it continues to run smoothly, chances are you may notice the battery draining faster and faster, over time.  

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Generally, smartphones these days have fairly large batteries of sizes of up to 5,000mAh, or even more, which should last you all day. However, if you have to charge your smartphone twice or thrice a day, even with regular usage, you might want to consider changing your smartphone. 

3. Older operating systems

All smartphone brands provide their devices with software updates and security patches only for a specific number of years. After this, many third-party apps may stop supporting your phones as and when they’re updated, and your device becomes increasingly vulnerable to security threats – whether in the form of remote hacks or malware.  

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If your smartphone has already reached this threshold, even if it continues to run smoothly, you may want to consider changing it to keep your data safe and secure.  

4. Insufficient storage space

Over time, your smartphone may get filled up, whether with photos and videos, or more apps maybe. Either way, while backing up your data to cloud storage and deleting it from your smartphone is a good idea, its storage may fill right back up again, causing it to slow down.  

Therefore, it is a good idea to upgrade to a new smartphone with a higher storage capacity, if your current one’s storage begins to fill up again and again very quickly.  

5. Damage to your smartphone 

Perhaps the most obvious sign you need to change your smartphone is if it is damaged. Whether because you spilt your coffee on it, or maybe dropped it from a height. Even if your phone may have seemingly survived the impact, it may begin to malfunction over time. Therefore, when your device does get damaged, and it seems to be beyond repair, it may be your cue to look for a new smartphone. 

If your smartphone does happen to be showing any of the above signs, and you’re looking to upgrade to a new one, check out Croma’s Republic Day Sale for great offers on smartphones, across various brands and price points.

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