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Greetings, Android aficionados! πŸ“±πŸ‘‹

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  • Which Android devices are you currently using?
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  • What do you dislike?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S22 because it literally was/is the smallest flagship on the market. If there were a flagship option with a 4-5" screen I would probably snap that up immediately.

I love the full-face screen with small symmetrical bezels. Performance is good. Wireless charging. Decent fast charge. Good cameras.

Don't love that it could be smaller. The camera module makes it rock when flat. I wish the back were not glass. Not a huge fan of the One UI stuff, but it's not the worst either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Man, I miss smaller phones. Still running my s10e. Got a fairphone 4 when I had to renew my contract but quickly got back to the s10e because of the camera and, more importantly, the size. With the s10e's battery starting to really degrade, I'm now looking for a phone and they're all too big! S22 is on my list, which is only slightly bigger than the s10e. Would have bought the Xperia 10 V, if it had a better camera and wireless charging, even though it's sony's low end device, just because it is kind of small. I'm even considering switching to an iPhone SE, just because I can't seem to find higher end small android phones. What kind of hands do people think I have?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't go iPhone SE, go iPhone Mini if you do switch. I will not switch, i already tried iOS again recently but there's too many irritating things that sent me running back to Android (please no one ask me to start listing them all). But if it can fit for you, go Mini.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How does Netflix and banking apps play with LineageOS?

My phone will get its last security update this month, so I'm thinking to jump ship.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It will make your life harder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can use Magisk to get around those restrictions of you have issues.

There are also SafetyNet fixes you can flash post Lineage install that get around that sort of thing but it is a back and forth as Google is continually patching holes in their security.

My banking apps work fine, including Google Pay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

redmi note 10s with lineage

it was cheap good performance going strong since 2 years stock android thanks to lineage

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel 6 and Grapheneos :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  • Pixel 7 Pro
  • Adaptive charging at night
  • Somehow this phone's GPS loses accuracy to outside of 1 block every few days and needs to be "fine tuned" again in G maps
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have a Pixel 5a and have the same issues in maps. It loves to replace the dot on the map (which seems accurate) with the giant "low accuracy" text, which just gets in the way. When I "calibrate" it has me take pictures of the area around me.

I don't want to be a conspiracy nut but it feels purposeful so that they can just get more photo data. I wish I could just turn the "calibration" off and just let me be in "low accuracy" mode.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
  • Samsung galaxy M12
  • Cheap and good for an entry-level phone
  • Lack of custom rom support
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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 :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel 6a

Likes: As it's my first pixel phone I was shocked to see how smooth the OS (13) is, the haptic feedback being everywhere makes the device feel abit more snappier, double tapping the back of the phone as a gesture (it's kind of niche but it's nice to have)

Dislike: It gets toasty lmao (I'm not on 5g of anything so I'm kinda of confused why :(( ), ugly default contact app, so-so battery life

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Android device

  • LG v30 ThinQ

Likes

  • LineageOS support
  • Dual SIM
  • SD card slot
  • headphone jack
  • USB C
  • FM radio
  • no notch/hole punch
  • wireless charging

Dislike

  • battery doesn't last as long as it used to due to age
  • non-removable battery
  • some camera hiccups from LineageOS

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel 7a

Vanilla Androie experience, fast updates and I like the visor astetic

Would love faster wireless charging

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Samsung z fold 3. Overall, I really like having a sizable screen on the go that doesn't require me to carry it around in a separate bag. The big screen also makes split screen/multiple windows for apps actually pretty viable ~~and I definitely don't just use this to run 4 instances of pokemon go~~. The downsides are no custom roms for the phone, and basically every general complaint about Samsung people have made. Battery leaves room to be desired, but unless I'm really using the phone a lot, it gets through the day perfectly fine. A trivial bonus is that the 4:3 screen is perfect for wii/gamecube emulation on the go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@Curated_Android Samsung A52 5G. Solid phone for the price.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming. I like the shoulder buttons for gaming but dislike MIUI bloatware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm using a pixel 6 pro.

I absolutely love the camera quality

There's nothing I dislike really. It's an amazing phone that checks every box for me. I suppose if I could, I would improve the battery life. On a heavy day I go to bed with about 15% battery. Which is too close for comfort for some.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel 7 for app development

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
  • The Screen(s)
  • App support
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
  • Pixel 7 Pro
  • GrapheneOS
  • 5 x camera auto focus is trash
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

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