My phone’s just bitten the dust and now I need to look for a new one again.
Thought I’d test the waters and see what kinds of phones people on here are using nowadays and what for, what features set them apart if any etc
Bonus points if anyone’s managed to get mainline linux running on them either via KVM or bare metal
Edit: Thanks for everyone who talked about their choices of phone, I am now writing this on a fairphone 4 and am quite happy with it so far.
Pixel 7 pro with GrapheneOS. It is great.
I’m on the 7a with GrapheneOS, got it quite recently and am super happy
I have a pixel 6 pro, but I wouldn’t recommend it. You’d think Google is capable of providing a perfect Android experience, but my old Note 9 was way less buggy.
I’ve had lots of issues with 3rd party launchers (nova), I can’t even use the USBC with a dongle and second screen (my old Note could do this without issues). Also this is my first phone without headphone jack and SD slot, both I really miss. Just in general the software (especially in the beginning) felt really buggy with small glitches etc.
I don’t think I’ll ever go pixel again.
The pixel six was not good. I use a pixel 7a and it solved a lot of the issues the 6 had. Also the pixel 8 is doing good in reviews.
I chose a Moto G Stylus 5G (2022) over a Pixel 6a at the exact same price due to the reliability issues of the Pixel.
I disagree, I’ve been using a pixel 6 for about 2 years with zero issues.
You can disagree all you want. The pixel six had many issues that are well cataloged. I’m happy you haven’t experienced any of those issues yourself but a great many people did.
LG G8X from 2019. Bought it used last year for a 100€ with the second display case. It runs circles around any modern budget options.
One plus nord n30. Bought it because it was relatively inexpensive and reviewed well. I’m happy with the purchase thus far.
How do you like the phone? We have 5 of them for work and they seem pretty decent. Sadly I couldn’t figure out how to root them before putting them into production.
It’s pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I used to buy flagship phones but figured I didn’t really need all that just to browse the internet on the toilet. But I also wanted something that wasn’t so low powered that it lagged during regular operation like a lower cost LG I had purchased before. So far it’s fulfilling that purpose very well.
I have the OnePlus 10 Pro and its a good phone in many ways, but it is locked down tight. They’ve come a long way away from where they started with the OnePlus One.
I’ll keep it till it breaks and then I’ll have to consider what to get next.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro
It was an easy choice as it’s the only modern devide with removable battery and a headphone jack. I would’ve gotten Fairphone but no headphone jack - no buy.
Personally I’ve only really stuck with wireless headphones anyway since before they removed the jack so doesn’t bother me that much
How often do you find yourself needing to charge it?
My average screen on time is around 1 to 2 hours a day so I usually have well over 50% left when I plug it to a charger at night.
Blackberry Key2 because nothing beats a hardware keyboard. Tried it but cant life without one.
You can now get smartphone cases with physical keyboards build-in.
100% agree, my favorite phone I’ve had was the BlackBerry Priv, the form factor was perfect for me. I had a KeyOne but a lot of apps didn’t play well with the weird resolution screen.
I couldn’t find another phone with a physical keyboard and a full sized screen so I’m now on a OnePlus 10 Pro but if there was another phone released with a physical sliding keyboard I’d be on top it immediately.
oneplus 9 pro
My OnePlus 6 is still rocking
I am on an iPhone 12 mini, I expect to keep it for another two or three years.
There are VNC and SSH apps in the appstore for Linux access.
iPhone XS Max here, and I’m astounded at how fast it still is after five years. Battery lasts all day, too.
I’m contemplating upgrading due to USB-C and 120hz, but I have no other reason to at the moment. The longevity of this bitch is mindblowing.
USB C is the only reason I upgraded to a 15 pro. I’d still be on my iPhone 6s until this phone if it wasn’t for getting each upgrade for stupid cheap from friends.
Yep, I used my iPhone 6S far longer than I expected.
I get that plenty of people dislike Apple and iOS, I am no super fan of Apple, but credit to them where it is due, they make phones that last for a long time.
My dad has been using my old 6S until recently. We bumped him up to a 8 I recently quit using.
Currently I’m using an 11 Pro. Great phone.
People HATE Apple products here, but I loooove iOS. I fuck around all day on my Linux and Windows machines, I want zero fuck-around-ing on my phone.
I want a great big button that says “MAKE INCREMENTAL ENCRYPTED BACKUP: THE BUTTON”.
I want 50k photos and videos and every text I’ve ever received to not slow my phone down after years of not reformatting.
When I get a new phone, I want to plug it into my computer and immediately have it be the exact same phone as my previous phone.
Yep, I am an IT guy, I just want my phone to work, and so far iOS has been perfect for me.
I love iCloud backups it just works.
I feel that—I find that’s the case for most of my IT friends.
I’d love to use iCloud backups, but I have some… sensitive stuff on my phone, so I stick to local encrypted backups hahaha
I also have some stuff I’d prefer to backup locally, so I have disabled iCloud backups for most of my apps and only really use it for core iOS features, like settings, texts, contacts, and local photo gallery.
Anything else is either manually backed up me or stuff I don’t care about.
All my weird stuff is in photos, but I couldn’t back up 50k photos to iCloud if I tried hahaha
People here just irrationally hate apple, not even just their products. Like yesterday there was a person who was just literally making stuff up to dunk on them. I tried to set them up for a home run (and they could have scrolled down just a little bit for all the info they needed) but the best they could come up with was a feeling they had.
0 though, just irrationally angry.
That’s very in line with what I see here. Very sad, for a group of tech minded individuals. All of my IT friends use Linux desktops and Apple phones because at the end of the day, they don’t wanna fuck with their basic communication/photo device.
What are you gonna do when your battery goes to shit?
Replace it? So far it is fine.
I have an iPhone SE that’s 2 years old and my battery lasts like 6 hours without use. Can you replace a battery?
iFixit has guides for it so yeah, looks like it
Samsung Galaxy Z fold 4. I got it for a good price and just wanted to see what folding phones were like. It’s pretty awesome. Just hope the durability holds up for a few years.
I’m running this. My friend got the original Fold, and she kept using it until the Fold5 came out and got that one. She still has the original and it’s in good condition, so that bodes very well.
So far I like the Fold4. The big screen is nice for videos or even normal use (I have it open as I type this), but the small screen is fine for when you just need to see the time or something, and it fits in my pocket even better than the s2x ultra or whatever did.
Edit: typo
I did see a couple of surprisingly cheap foldables on ebay, but I’m still somewhat wary of foldables and I ended up finding a fairphone 4 for a pretty good price
I got the fold 5. Two weeks ago it dropped out of my pocket (folded) as I got off a regular bus and dropped 3 feet right onto road asphalt. I had a tempered glass screen protector on both the front and back, and have absolutely zero damage other than 2 tiny dings on the aluminum frame, and had to replace the front screen protector as that one was cracked badly. The front screen had no damage after peeling off the screen protector, and the inner screen has no damage whatsoever. Cameras are also undamaged and the phone seems to have no internal damage. I personally vouch for the durability of the Fold 5 :)
Jelly Star.
I don’t like big phones. I just wish this one was a little thinner. The Jelly Pro was a perfect size, but it didn’t have the performance to really be a functioning device. 😔
I’m on the Samsung A54 right now. I had one too many times using Google devices which decided to suddenly die on me (Nexus 5x, Google Pixel 4a) and Internet mummers seem to hint that newer Pixel devices seem to be continuing that same lack reliability. I have an older Samsung tablet that is still working (better described as something that just won’t die) so I decided to try the Samsung world of things to see if I can get the reliability I desire. So far, so good.
Curious about the Google device issues? The Nexus 5x worked great until it just died for good one night. The Pixel 4a worked great until it “turned off” at night making me miss all my alarms and requiring me to turn it back on. Now it is a coin toss if it will stay on overnight or just turn off for no reason making me miss all alarms. Apparently it can turn off when you are not using it which is a bit concerning for a device that should receive phone calls and sound alarms…
Pixel 8 sounds like what you’re looking for.
Xiaomi 13: great for pictures, shitty OS
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6s (2015) here. I know that perfect phone doesn’t exist and mine is getting older with every minute now, battery is a joke even after one replacement few years ago…
…yet for all those years I have trouble finding any replacement, and I am open for any direction that will just feel fine (at least), somehow nothing does.
How is the App support?
To be honest, I shouldn’t be answering this question while having like 15 apps installed, freshest one is proton mail.
Two times I saw unsupported message, both with Lemmy apps, one was something on testflight and the second one was Arctic — that’s why I appreciate Voyager even more…
I see, my biggest concern is honestly Safari. Not having an up to date browser could mean that soon websites start breaking.
I am not browsing that much on my phone I guess, never had problems with websites tho. Sometimes there is a gap here and there but this is just adblock doing its thing…
Plus, there is really not that much to browse on internet now anyway.
