PHONE COMPARISON WORKSHEET
Yenra | Updated October 9, 2026
Guide: https://yenra.com/cell-phones/

Purpose: compare two or three phones against the same essential tasks.
Complete one copy per candidate. Mark untested items explicitly.
Keep passwords, full IMEIs, payment details, and recovery codes elsewhere.

MY REQUIREMENTS
Expected ownership period (years):
Maximum total cost and currency:
Current/intended provider and country:
Essential task 1, and what a successful result looks like:
Essential task 2, and what a successful result looks like:
Essential task 3, and what a successful result looks like:
Required apps, accessibility functions, and accessories:

CANDIDATE
Model and regional variant:
Seller, new/used/refurbished condition, date inspected:
Carrier eligibility result and date (record result, not full IMEI):
Unlock/ownership-transfer check:
Physical SIM/eSIM and required calling features confirmed:
Software-support end date; manufacturer source URL; date checked:
Local battery/screen service and written quote:
Warranty and return deadline/conditions:

REPEATABLE TRIAL
Reading/enlarged text and handling result:
Typing result:
Ordinary two-way call and required accessory result:
Same photo/video scene result:
Essential apps and available storage result:
Battery trial: date, duration, starting/ending %, tasks, settings:
Untested items and how to resolve them before return deadline:

COST FOR THE SAME OWNERSHIP PERIOD
Purchase:
Immediate repairs:
Required accessories:
Activation:
Service plan total over the chosen period:
Financing/other required charges:
Total (sum the above, in one currency):
Promotion obligations or uncertain resale value, kept separate:

Fictional arithmetic example, not prices or repair quotes:
A: $300 purchase + $100 immediate repair + $40 accessories = $440.
B: $460 purchase + $20 accessories = $480. Difference: $40.
Add service and other costs separately before choosing.

DECISION
Pass/fail/unresolved for each essential task:
Why this device fits my tasks, service, and ownership period:
Remaining checks and date to complete them:

Sources to revisit for the actual model/provider:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/104999
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/devices/not-sold-by-t-mobile/bring-your-own-device-byod-guide/