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

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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[-] moitoi@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Pixel 8 Pro. I'm satisfied of it. The first thing I did was unlocking and the second rooting.

[-] kugel7c@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

S10+ it's running for me for the last 3 years. Used Samsung's cost like 1/4-> 1/3 the starting price about 1.5 years after release.

[-] somnuz@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
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[-] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Samsung A52. Great battery, 90hz, works with Tello, and is cheap.

[-] Cyv_@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Pixel 4, probably gonna be on this phone for a while.

[-] MobBarley700@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

a Pixel 3 they're basically the Google equivalent to the iPhone I did some work merging code for my Fire tablet's Android kernel, and when I saw how much development Google put into Android, I figured Pixels would probably have the best drivers thing is kinda old, but it works great for my purposes no SD card slot though ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ but it came bundled with a few USB adapters, a wireless charger, and some headphones.

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago

Original iPhone SE. still receiving security updates, and the perfect size for my hand. I hate the trend towards phablets.

[-] LovePoson@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Just get the Oneplus 6 xD

[-] wazzupdog@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Loving my zenfone 9, has some issues due to the supported network bands but its usable with some tinkering (USA).

[-] arirr@lemmy.kde.social 2 points 9 months ago

Degoogled Pixel 4a that I bought to replace my broken Pixel 4a. I'm gonna use this thing until it dies and then maybe buy another one. I'm not sure when another phone this hold-able, reasonably powerful enough, and good LineageOS support will get released.

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[-] nac82@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Just bought a Galaxy s20+ ultra refurbished a couple of months ago. Only cost like 300 and had comparable specs to the current $1500 phones.

Wife has to have apple and I couldn't bring myself to buy her refurbished for her birthday... bit the bullet and got an iPhone that was 1 or 2 generations old, still cost like 800-900.

I'm on a OnePlus 5. Had it for a few years now and love it. Best phone I ever had.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 9 months ago

I've had a few. The OnePlus line has been, IIRC, notable for charging quickly relative to competitors, though I don't know whether things have evened out since then.

[-] Barometer3689@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

iPhone 8, I have been surprised by how long it has lasted so far. Still gets security updates every now and then.

Next phone is probably going to be a fairphone.

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Fair, I've heard iphones and especially ipads are actually decent.

I don't think at least on a phone I could deal with iOS though seems a little backwards and restricted

[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I am still using Redmi note 5 pro and it's working great!

[-] Mistic@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Regular Galaxy S22 256Gb

Was choosing between S22, Pixels, and Nothing Phone. Ultimately, I went with the former because I happened to accumulate Tab S8 as well as Galaxy Buds 2. If not for those, probably would've saved a buck with first Nothing.

Pros: Easy cloud sync, good processor, nice materials, could be found for a very affordable price, and rest of the features that come with premium phones

Cons: No headphone jack, no SD card slot, some bloat you can't remove, battery

Would've probably still rocked my Poco F1 if it didn't get obliterated by a 0.5m drop onto a quartz floor. It never fully recovered from it.

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