Your Phone Can Last Years Longer if You Follow These Easy Tips

When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found with his own camera in hand or behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food -- sometimes all at once.

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With their supercharged processor and amazing cameras, the iPhone 16 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are among the best phones you can buy right now. At least until the iPhone 17 comes along, anyway. While these elite flagships may represent the pinnacle of today's mobile tech, you'll have to shell out whopping amounts of money to get them. Even wallet-friendly phones like the Google Pixel 9A still cost a lot and with purse strings being tightened the world over, it's never been more important to squeeze the most value from your purchases ...