Moi? I use currently a NOTE 20 ultra 5g. Probably my second best phone, I only hate the fact it’s so massive (I miss being able to use just one hand for my phone) and the mediocre battery life for someone like me that watches a lot of videos. But the S pen is so handy those few times you need it.
My current and best phone is the Pixel 7 :3
Current Pixel 9 Pro. Second best phone I’ve used, but it hasn’t stood the test of time yet.
Best I used was the Galaxy S7.
Note 9 would be my top choice, but it started having display issues around the 2-year mark.
Samsung S10 here. It needs replacement or LineageOS.
Best phone? I LOVED my Nexus5. Oh man, was that a great phone. Before that - get ready - StarTAC 7800: a feature-flip. Not as indestructable as my micro-TAC 550 but still a great phone.
Current: Asus zenfone 9 favorite: Nextbit Robin
such a perfect phone for the price. Wish they made something like it now
I have had 3 brands. One I cannot remember, ZTE, and Samsung. Samsung has been the best I’ve had. My A71 has been my best phone so far. I’d say my A15 is the best, but I only had it maybe a month or two before accidentally going swimming with it.
Best phone I ever had was an LG G7. It was dope.
I have the Samsung XCover 6 pro. Solely because it has replaceable batteries. Kinda a bad camera but I dont take a lot of photos so it doesnt matter to me.
Pixel 7 pro here. They’re overpriced at release but if you’re willing to buy last year’s model they’re pretty good.
Samsung Galaxy S20, still doing good work for me.
Nothing really compares to that first iPhone though.
US owner of an EU Fairphone 4. It is functionally locked to T-mobile due to AT&T not wanting unlocked devices on their network and the 5G bands dont always line up correctly so calls while driving are tricky. Beyond that, I love the device and can do that cool party trick where you can take out your battery and everyone stares in awe at my organic, free-range smart phone. (That part is a lie, I dont go to parties).
Joking asside, I like having an attempt at an ethically sourced phone, even though it is a finicky device. There is a US redistributor and they sell a model with region appropriate changes and a de-googled cloud backup service, but im not in the market for replacing this thing yet.
Eu fairphone 4 user here. Obviously i have none of these issues as phone/network locking isnt a thing here. And im running lineageos and not fully degoogled ( which im ok with ).
But the party trick is very real haha.
I plan to use this phone for at least 8 years as my previous phone, a one plus x, i used for 8 years.Fairphone also has 5 (!) year of warranty if you sign up for free.
And you can still buy all the spare parts for the Fairphone 2 which came out 9 years ago.
So getting to 8 years shouldn’t be a problem.
Exactly the reason why i replaced the one plus x ( which was running a lineageos android 11 build fine ) with the fairphone 4 :D
Asus Zenphone 10; headphone jack, minimal bloatware, two physical sim slots, good battery, small size so it actually fits in a pocket, finger print sensor on the power button so it’s seamless to unlock. Best phone I’ve had in quite a while
One possible drawback is that I don’t think it supports esim or has an sd card slot.
Currently a Note 8, my favorite was the Note 4. I love big phones lol. I have fat fingers and I just really liked it. My least favorite was the iPhone. I got an iPhone 2 awhile ago and even jail breaking it wasn’t enough for me to like it. I actually had that phone until a few months ago. I was using it as an alarm clock (that’s literally all it could do), but the battery broke the screen, so 🤷🏿♀️
Note 8, wow that old? Does that even work nowadays, the updates must had killed the ram
I’m going to have to replace it. 😮💨 It’s to the point where I can’t update apps because it’s too old. And it takes ages to send anything. But it’s served me well.
Do you use the pen often?
Nope. Lost it ages ago.
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G. It’s fine.
Currently using a Google Pixel 8, I’ve been reading up about GrapheneOS.
Why would an average user need to install this over the stock OS?
To not be dependent on Google and send all your data to them.
I know the average user doesn’t care, but they should.
New interface, customisation, fdroid apps, security updates/data protection; the list goes on, I think…? 🤔 I haven’t looked it up in a while; but it’s definitely one of the reasons I got a Pixel 8 Pro. You should stay curious.
I have a Galaxy S24 Plus. My three gripes with it are that it is too big, no headphone jack, and no SD card slot. Really, being too big is the worst. I miss smaller phones. Like the Galaxy S6. My favorite phone was probably either my ZTE Axon 7, which had fantastic front facing stereo speakers and a nice aluminum body, or my HTC Vivid with its horizontal dock.
I have the same phone. I don’t mind the size, but I’d like it to be lighter.
The lack of headphone jacks across the industry should have been a criminal offense, initiating RICO lawsuits from our government.
The problem with smaller phones is the lousy battery
So be it. I should be able to text one handed without stretching my thumb through inhuman effort to reach the “a” key.