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What smartphones are people using nowadays? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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.

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[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 15 points 9 months ago

If you live in the US and want something on a budget, I recommend last year's Moto G Stylus 5G (the 2023). You can find it for around $250. For the price, you get:

More than adequate performance, especially at this price point (Snapdragon 6 Gen 1).
Adequate RAM (6GB)
Lots of storage (256GB)
Decent cameras (50MP + 8MP UW)
Great display (120Hz FHD+ IPS LCD)
Great battery life
Headphone jack(!)
MicroSD slot(!!)

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Damn, that does sound pretty good. Is the OS pretty close to stock?

[-] Lesrid@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

Can depend a bit on your carrier but yeah pretty close. Only issue is the security updates can be infrequent. I love Motorolas as work phones though, the twist motion to turn on the camera and the chop motion for the flashlight are super convenient for an IT guy doing lots of rummaging

[-] salvagedrifter@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Chop motion for flashlight and twist for camera is amazing. I wish I knew how to implement this on a non-Moto phone. It's gonna be painful switching away at some point.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 9 months ago

I remember having issues with the chop motion once and my coworkers looking at me like I'm crazy.

Not my fault y'all settle for inferior products 😤

Now let me continue hacking at the air with my fragile handheld computer.

[-] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

There are a few apps that let you do motion shortcuts, the issue I've found with them is that for whatever reason the apps consume inordinate amounts of battery waiting for the motion while the Motorola implementation seems to have no real energy issue.

[-] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Always remember, if the app is free, you're the product.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 9 months ago

Just don't think about the implications for Lemmy too much.

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