Is the s10 5g refurbished for $600 a good deal it's in as new condition or would it be better to wait for the s21 which might drive the prices of the s20s down.
Looking at 5g mainly to future proof and to add a 5g capable telstra prepaid sim. Optus network 4g has been really shoddy, 4mbps uploads seem to make video chats really hard.
The phone is for my elderly mum, the important thing is speakerphone and battery life and screen being readable. Had to return the Realme 7 pro since the theming was sub-par as the text size was not uniformly increased e.g. the top status bar stayed really small and the icons etc were hard to read and the phone was a bit narrow (she seems to want a wider phone). Samsung phones in the past have the ability to have bold text and better theming which makes the text way more legible.
I think she has her heart set on either a Samsung or google phone. but she has only every used an old J7. She did however like my s9 when she played with it last year.
Note: there is also a s10 plus for 593 but i thought s10 5g is similar to s10 plus. GSM arena says he loudness of the phone is comparable to realme 7 pro which my mum really liked. very clear to hear things.
what is your current phone? you can wait for S21 and buy a new phone, then give your current phone to the mum. win-win situation.