Band 4: Describe an item on which you spent more than expected. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Recently I bought a smartphone because my old phone broke down. I bought it under the influence of my friend, which cost nearly 70,000. I barely use phones. My old phone is a Samsung, around 6 years old. I learned about the features of my phone from my friend. There are many features. The model is very elegant. The look is very beautiful. The camera of the iPhone is very advanced, and there are many features in the mobile iPhone of Apple. I bought it from the market of Kernel, which I regret because I am not an iPhone lover. I rarely use mobile phones and rarely take photos. I barely use 2-3 apps like WhatsApp, Zomato, and I regularly use the mobile phone for calls and messages. Due to the purchase of the iPhone, I postponed the idea of buying a laptop. I need a laptop because my old laptop is not working. Life being more convenient and easy. Therefore, by

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Recently I bought a smart phone because my old phone is broke down. I bought it in the influence of my friend which cost nearly 70,000. I barely use phone. My My old phone is Samsung. It is around 6 years old. I know the features of my phone from my friend. There are many features. The model is very elegant. The look is very beautiful. camera of the iphone is very advanced and there are many features in the mobile iphone of apple I bought it from the market of kernel which I regret to buy it because I am not an iPhone lover. I rarely use mobile phone and I rarely take photos. I barely use 2-3 apps like WhatsApp, Jomato and I regularly use mobile phone for call and messages due to purchase of iphone i postponed the idea of buying a laptop i need a laptop because my old laptop is not working. life being more convenient and easy. Therefore, by

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