Okay so I am after a smartphone. The current phone I have is from 2018 and is a Samsung Galaxy S8 I think, or maybe S18, who knows, but it was definitely from 2018. I'd still be keeping it if the buttons hadn't fallen out lol.
What am I after? A phone that calls, messages, has a screen the same size or bigger than my phone (as you get old you get blind!).
I also want a headphone jack, none of this wireless crap. It needs to also be 5G.
Besides that, I just want a phone that generally works well and will last in terms of quality, updates, etc., for at least 5 years.
I rarely use it besides calling and texting, scrolling facebook when bored, keeping a calendar, etc. I definitely am not one of those people that email, play games or watches videos extensively on their phone.
What are your suggestions to save me the research?
I'm definitely not wanting a plan unless with Telstra, I'd prefer outright. I also definitely am not looking at phones over $500 although may be tempted if you suggest something that is complete awesomeness. I'd rather something cheap as chips but reliable.
Cheers!
Why? Seems an odd requirement considering your other needs. That limits you from ~$200 4G phones that will do all you need.
Headphone jack may need to be obtained via dongles. Again not worth limiting yourself just to have this in-built which is becoming rare.