Android phones, apps and tablets

I'm tempted by a refurbed Samsung S23. I've never had a Samsung phone but other Samsung stuff I have seems well put together.

I tried a whole bunch of brands over the years; my last phone was the first I bought new, I think - an Axon 7, a cheapish Chinese number with flagship spec. Nice hardware but disappointing software, was less than the sum of its parts. Then my work gave me a Samsung S8 to use.

I hated the curved screen, but the hardware was sweet, and the software very polished. Got a used one for the missus when she needed a new phone, and it's been going strong for years, although it could probably use a new battery and LineageOS or something now that it's no longer supported.

And using the S8 made me decide to ditch the Axon after a couple of years and get an A71. It's been a great phone so far. My only gripe is that three years or whatever of updates is considered good, so it's getting due for a rom flash...