I don't need the latest greatest. Only reason I got a new one was because the screen on my S4 Active went Kaput. I didn't smash it. It just ceased to work. I enquired about getting it fixed from a reputable local person and it was cheaper to buy a new phone. They even said as much. Their words were "Yes, I can fix it, but it would be cheaper to buy a new phone" (I have only ever owned pre paid, buy outright phones). No way I was going to spend the cost of a new phone to get a brand new one if I didn't need to.

When I went to Officeworks (cheapest in my area), they had S5, S6, S7, S8 and probably S9. I looked at the more expensive but the "features" that I wanted were no different bettween and S5 and and S9. Call me simple but there was no different that I could see between an S9, and and S5. I've had absolutely NO issues with my phone. When it eventually dies, I'll buy a new one.