My First and Only Smart Phone Is Dead. The Samsung J2 was released in the autumn of 2015 when I traded in my hard earned savings for a phone that wouldn't get me weird looks in high school. I locked in a prepaid plan that was $25 a month (Only increasing once to $30 some time in college) and never looked back. It has lived a long and honorable life! It lasted through cross-country moves, three graduations, multiple international trips, and numerous encounters with water, cement, and the freezer that one, nostalgic summer night when I ran out of popsicles, went to the store, and couldn't find it until the next day. I have literally dropped this phone over a thousand times. I have constantly thrown it at walls. I have dropped heavy objects on it. In truth, if it were a child, the law would not look kindly on the many times I've forgotten it in public places. J2 looks just as good as when I first laid eyes upon it! Over a decade, no screen protector, and not a scratch on this motherfucker but it is now gone.…