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OnePlus 8T - Rooted & running HavocOS. Performance is great, battery is really good and charges quickly, and 120hz display is nice. I have Termux-X11 installed so I can have a whole Linux desktop on external monitor using HDMI out over USB.
My only gripe is the device is large and uncomfortable for one-handed use. I would ideally want the Asus Zenfone 9/10 mainly because of the smaller size but it doesn't support HDMI out :(
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite running LineageOS 20 (Android 13) (official).
I feel absolutely blessed by the device maintainers that keep Lineage alive and current on this phone. It runs amazing considering its lower speced hardware.
I picked this phone because it has NFC, an IR blaster, notification LED and a 3.5mm jack!
Not sure how the flagships brands justify leaving those features out
My only complaint is the camera which is very average but I knew that before I purchased so I can't really complain.
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The phone works well for everything I need it to do (web browsing, messaging, some light emulation, quick downloads) but it doesn't handle 3d games too well (tried Genshin and it was unbearable). Currently looking for a future replacement for when the battery issues become worse. Might go for one of the Xperia but the prices are a bit too much.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G. Had it for a few years and it works great, just wish it had more internal storage.
Rocking a Pixel 7 and a Galaxy Watch5.
Loving my Pixel in general and have loved them, mostly, since the 2XL. The Pixel features, like call screening, are useful. Plus it has a great camera. The Watch5 is just a generally nice smart watch, with smooth operation.
I dislike how slippery the Pixel is. I'm otherwise neutral on everything else. The Watch5 has too much Samsung bloat.
This got me wondering what I'm using ... apparently it's a Moto G5s with Android 7?
I like it because it didn't come loaded with extra software, it was cheap (80β¬ in 2019) and it's got a nice camera. In a few years I might think about replacing it, in which case I'd like something a bit smaller.
I've got a tablet too, which is a Lenovo that fell off the back of a lorry in Hungary and my MIL bought it for me for the equivalent of 30β¬. It works well too, I think it's got Android 8 on it.
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro). I honestly only really got it because it had a wild discount on AliExpress back in 2020 and wanted to give MIUI a try. However since then I've put TWRP and a custom ROM on it (MIUI isn't terrible but it seems to kill apps far too much and I'm not big on the ads within the actual OS).
I continue to use it because it still performs great and the battery life is pretty good (usually get about 2 days charge on it), and the custom ROM community around it is pretty reliable too. Plus it has a pop up camera so I definitely know when my phone is trying to look at me.
Not really found much to dislike to be honest, though I guess the camera could be a bit better. It's definitely helped along with good software though (especially either GCam or the MIUI camera).
Have you had the connector between the battery and the charging connector fail yet? If not, it might be a good idea to stock up one one. I've had to replace mine once and it might be failing again just six months later.
No, I've honestly never heard that be a thing for this phone. Do you drop it frequently or something? Never had any charging issues.
Samsung galaxy s21+ as my phone
I got it back at release when they let people stack discounts (paid like 40% the cost of the device). It's still fast enough for everything, a good size, I also got the care plus option with it so swapped to a brand new one earlier this year, want to get another 2 years out of it.
I also have a galaxy tab s6, but haven't ended up using it as much as I thought I would over the years.
Pixel 6 and Grapheneos :)
Galaxy s21 (the smallest model)
I love that its not gigantic
I dislike the fingerprint reader. I prefer the one on the rear of the phone, like my previous phone had
Me too, it is so hard to find a flagship phone with rear finger print reader. The on screen readers dont register all the time and when they do there is a slight delay. bought after having a pixel phone the touchui is not as good as the pixel one .On the plus side i like how little Samsung s21 weighs.
Right now I'm using a pink S21 unlocked and I love it.
The theming system on Samsung is one of my favourite things and I don't know why Google hasn't co-opted it.
The only thing I wish it had was a more flexible One UI launcher that's closer to Nova.
Fairphone 4. What I like about it is it's modularity and the fact that you can find spare parts for it on the official store, to order.
What I dislike about it is it's thickness and weight
Using: Motorola Edge + 2022
Likes: Most of all price point. But more importantly what you get with it: wireless charging, 5G support, OLED, awesome battery life, Finger print sensor in the frame, decent camera, un-bloated OS, very useful gestures support. Honestly it's the best device I've used out of the box so far. Had Pixels and Samsung's in the past.
Dislikes: not many. Camera can be better especially in low light. Sometimes need to restart Bluetooth because it fails to connect to my watch.
Lava t81n
Currently using Pixel 6a
Likes Price to features especially with the high trade in value of a pixel 3a
Dislikes Fingerprint reader doesn't work with a glass screen protector
Cell phone reception seems weaker than it should be.
Pixel 7. When I got it, it updated it and then flashed calyx :)
I got a pixel, because they are some of the easiest to flash. I strongly considered a fairphone 4, but the 60hz screen was a dealbreaker for me.
What I like: the boost in nits and better battery. I don't seem to notice much difference in the photo department.
What I dislike: coming from a pixel 4, the pixel 7 is quite large.
Device #1: Google Pixel 6a
Likes: Affordable. Decent screen size (not overly large). Clear and readable. Checks most of the boxes for features I want. Great camera quality.
Dislikes: cellular modem isn't the greatest, especially poor in fringe areas. Screen not quite bright enough to read in direct sunlight. Battery life could be better. Can get warm at times when doing intensive activity (streaming videos, recording video). Wish it had a true zoom lens like the flagship phones.
Device #2: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet
Likes: big screen, great for reading magazine style content, videos, web surfing. Awesome battery life. Expandable storage.
Didlikes: Samsung's implementation of gesture navigation is slow and awkward compared to Google's. Wide-screen aspect ratio isn't the best for portrait orientation (I'd rather have 4:3). Also hard to find a case that fit. Not enough internal storage.
I love the customization and flexibility Android gives me. Also I can always unlock the phones and flash whatever 3rd-party OS I want. We're pretty content with the Pixels, but the tablet barely receives any updates anymore. Also fucking Apple's moronic green bubble vs blue bubble bullshit makes sharing photos and videos with family a needlessly complicated chore. I don't want to get off on a rant, but how has nobody taken them to court yet over this purposeful degradation of quality coming from competitors' hardware?!
Oppo A54 5G with the associated Oppo Watch.
I like mostly that it's an decent affordable 5G phone that came with a smartwatch on my contract.
What I don't like is its tendency to overheat when the hotspot is on. The specific one I've had has had problems with its charger, but I'm not sure if that's a general thing or a misuse thing or what. My watch also has a tendency to reset and erase itself if you look at it funny.
Overall rating: 3/5 (1/5 being the Doogee I had once that had adware integrated into the OS).
Galaxy Note 10+ 5G and Waydroid. Might go for a Pixel in the future, idk - not overly happy with my current phone. I love my old Note and wish I could go back to it.
Waydroid is there so I can have Apple Music for Android running on my Linux rig.
Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G
I love that it has open boot loader so I installed Lineage OS
I hate that it does not have second display support
Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming. I like the shoulder buttons for gaming but dislike MIUI bloatware.
Pixel 7 for app development
Pixel 7 Pro and a Samsung Gear S3 watch (that I hope to upgrade to Galaxy 6 Classic)
The only thing I really miss about my samsung phones (s4, s8, s10e) is that the screen was a whole lot brighter (could see just fine at 50% brightness most of the time, whereas my Pixel requires it to be 80 and up) and that while I prefer dark themes, I really don't like the 'white print on black' because the contrast bothers me. Samsung Themes had all kinds of different colors. Also the size was a lot to get used to, but thats common on just about all flagships now
first phone: pink Samsung that 100% didn't run android second phone: Samsung galaxy Y third phone: samsung galaxy j series phone 2015-2017 relase date mabye current: samsung galaxy a32 future: google pixel running calyx os
Galaxy Fold 4
I never get tired of being able to use the front screen for simple browsing and quick access to things and then unfolding the phone to use the main screen for watching videos or playing games etc. I do have a few multi app pairs set up for certain specific scenarios (e.g. I have a Google calendar/Google keep app combo that is great for when I'm meal planning for the week and want to be able to add items to a grocery list at the same time). I truly don't think I would be happy going back to a non-folding phone in the future.
I dislike the battery life of the phone. That's probably my biggest complaint and honestly it's not unmanageable. I've always got a giant 21,000 mAh battery pack in my backpack anyway so charging the phone a bit during the day if I've been hammering the battery watching YouTube for example isn't a problem for me. I'm a ideal world the battery life would be better and this wouldn't be necessary but it's not the end of the world.
The under-display camera on the inner screen is truly terrible also but I almost exclusively use it for video chatting which already is bad quality usually just due to connectivity so it really doesn't bother me. If I were to take selfies (which I just don't do) I would use the camera on the front display. It is possible to unfold the screen and use the main cameras for selfies but as I said, I'm not a selfie taking kind of person.