IPhone X

Recently, my old Samsung phone had broke down, and as temporary replacement I borrowed my friend's old iPhone X until I buy a new one, and here I am genuinely surprised with how well this thing performs besides it being an 8 year old phone.

I have been using this phone for around a month, and have experienced slight lags, but it is not something that significantly affects my experience. For most tasks such as yeah browsing, messaging, social media and even playing PUBG - it runs surprisingly well.

However, the main problems I have encountered are with overheating and battery life. Even with light usage, the phone overheats. After looking onto it, I found one of the reasons for it to overheat on light usage is due to its degraded battery. The battery is on 72% and something with the battery providing unstable voltage which causes the phone's power management system to work harder, resulting in extra heat. The phone also lasts around 2-3 hours on low power mode during continuous use and do have to charge the phone often.

Given all this am thinking of replacing the battery which may resolve much of these issues with overheating and battery life. I am also even thinking of buying this phone from my friend in a cheap price. Like, I am starting to really like this phone. It performs well according to my needs, I like the size of the phone, and overall, it would be a cost-effective option for me.

Would the iphone x be a good secondary phone. Only to take it to work, take calls, text, whatsapp and occasionally Instagram and YouTube. Should I buy it? Im on a budget the most I can spend is 250$ and that is the exact price of the iphone x in my country.