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.
Samsung ultras series with a pen. The pen feeling is real-time. Also pretty robust little thing. I’ve had it a few years and I love this phone.
I also still have an lg g4 that still works. I keep it as a backup emergency given that it still works and has a replaceable battery.
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.
oneplus 9 pro
My OnePlus 6 is still rocking
Galaxy Fold 3, incredible phone, Dex is fantastic, brilliant for viewing things on larger screens so it’s much easier to view.
Battery life is atrocious though, I charge it 3 times a day
I have a Galaxy Fold 2 and it’s pretty sweet. Mine doesn’t have the battery issues you mentioned for your 3, though. I guess if I’m watching videos for a few hours, THEN I definitely need to charge it, but otherwise a single charge lasts all day.
I have a Flip 5! Got it for the form factor and it just looks cool lol. I enjoy it.
I have a fold3 as well, personally have found the battery life to be fine. Maybe because my previous phone was 6 years old when I switched so I had low standards for battery. Although, I definitely don’t need to charge 3 times a day.
If nobody else had said fold3, I was gonna post: I have a fold3 and I love it. I can see how people could see it as a dumb gimmick, but for me it can legitimately function as my main portable media device (ebooks, internet, keeping notes, video content, sudoku, emulated games if I attach a controller, showing people pictures, etc) in a way that a regular phone would feel way too cramped for, while also just fitting in my pocket so I can take it everywhere without a second thought - which would be a much bigger pain with a regular tablet. It’s just really nice having a full-sized book in my jeans pocket in a waiting room, as a painless part of my “everyday carry”.
Downside (for me) is people sometimes see me fold/unfold it and want to start a conversation about how weird it is, when I’m an extreme introvert and just wanted some silent device time. I guess this might be an upside for extroverts, but then they might be less interested in being glued to a large pocket-screen in the first place.
I use a Gigaset GS5 from Germany. Runs stock android has USBC, 3.5m audio jack, replaceable battery, dual Sim cards, and a SD card slot. Yea, 3 card slots. not those crappy dual SD/Sim card slots.
Gigaset os still a thing. I didn’t know.
ZenFone 10, because it’s one of the now rare phones where you can still reach the whole screen with one hand.
Maybe you just need bigger hands.
Maybe I should try and convince someone to make a slip on thumb extension for use with modern phones
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. 😔
Pixel 6 Pro with Graphene Os. You have to make a few concessions when it comes to ease of use, but the privacy and security is top notch.
Pixel 7. It’s fine.
Pixel 4, probably gonna be on this phone for a while.
Pixel 7 because oft grapheneOS. As all Smartphones are pretty much the same because we reached a plateau, the only thing differentiating them is how easy it is to install another OS.
Google Pixel 6a
Pixel
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.
Smasnug A40. It can run a browser, SSH, and play music. It has USB-C and a headphone jack.
I dread the day I have to replace it.