> Thanks for calling me an idiot I guess ...

Did you have a $3000 phone?

> Replacing something for free is surely better than doing so for $300 dollars, no?

And having a phone you like more is surely better than having to return your phone and buy a different one, no?

It's a tradeoff. If they can even legally touch your warranty to begin with.

> Did you have a $3000 phone?

Funnily enough, no. When I read that comment, I didn't even know that phones can go for such a price. But, apparently some triple folding phones do.

I read that as a "buy a budget phone and use it until it's gone, don't buy an expensive phone," which to be fair was exactly what I was doing up until this point.

> And having a phone you like more is surely better than having to return your phone and buy a different one, no?

Yes. But I do include functionality when evaluating how much I like a phone. I liked the phone at first, but then the issues moved it to a dislike. Considering I only had it for a week, what further issues awaited? I didn't want to risk that.

Searching for a different phone sucks, but at least I get my money back.