Since getting my first smartphone in 2010, I've had exactly 3 phones. iPhone 4, then iphone 6 plus and now currently on Note 8 which will be 4 full years of use next month. I can see me using another year of the Note8 as only the battery is the issue and everything else seems fine. Time will tell. Haven't spent more than ~$200 all said and done on each phone, that includes trade-ins. Bought them all new too.
Couldn't pass up a deal on the Note 20 Ultra on
amazon a few days ago. They were selling it for $400 as "renewed premium". That apparently means Samsung put in a new battery, made the phone look entirely new and back to its original state. It came in the original box and everything, apart from a small sticker with the label 'Samsung certified re-newed' everything was new, sealed and had the protective covers and all. This one in particular is sold by Amazon themselves and not a 3rd party so it has a one year return policy along with Samsung's one year warranty.
Samsung's last phone to be called a Note and the last one to be sold with a microSD card slot. For a phone that's more than 2 years old, it's plenty fast and up to date. Massive screen too 6.9"! Almost a mini tablet. Getting a new phone after more than 4 years and this one should continue that tradition. I love the 120 Hz refresh screen, it's pushing me to upgrade my monitor to a high refresh one.
Camera's are insane as has already been mentioned. One of the 3 is 108 MP and the rumor is the new S23 will come out with a 200 MP one. Going to sell my old Note 8 which looks like I can get about $100 -150 for it. All in all an excellent upgrade. lesser bloatware than I remember too. Also using 'smart switch' made it super easy to transfer everything from my old phone to the new.
Under the screen fingerprint scanner is dope.