Greetings, Android aficionados! 📱👋

Today, let’s take a moment to get to know each other better. We’d love to know:

  • Which Android devices are you currently using?
  • What do you love most about them?
  • What do you dislike?

Whether you’re rocking the latest flagship or cherishing a reliable budget device, we want to hear about your experiences. Share the brand, model, and any standout features that make your phone shine. Who knows, you might inspire someone to discover their next Android companion! 🌟💬

Remember, let’s keep the conversation friendly and inclusive. Everyone’s perspective is valuable, no matter the device they use. We’re here to celebrate the diversity within the Android ecosystem and learn from each other.

  • Jackthelad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Pixel 4a. The perfect size phone and though the battery is losing its life a little bit, I’m going to keep it as long as possible.

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      I loved the size of my Pixel 3a! It’s a shame they’re hard to fix in my country; I’d rather have a phone that size than the huge ones that seem to be default now.

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        The smaller ones are just so much more comfortable to use. I think the Pixel 8 looks like it’s going to be a similar size, which is good.

        Obviously the drawback is a slightly smaller battery, but Pixel software is pretty good at optimising.

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    1 year ago

    Pixel 7

    Great value for money, excellent camera, no bloatware and great battery life for my use case.

    Best Android phone I’ve owned to date.

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    1 year ago

    What Android devices are you currently using? Pixel 6 w/ GrapheneOS

    What do you love most about them? That I got it used on a dirt-cheap price, supports GrapheneOS, has really great cameras and I like the unique of it

    What do you dislike? It’s made by Google and compared to other phones, the Pixel 6 has a sorta meh battery life. Also GrapheneOS isn’t really featureful (it’s understandable tho), for example it doesn’t provide ultra energy saving mode and the feature which shows in a nice graph how many hours you wasted on certain apps.

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      1 year ago

      Isn’t there an open source apl you can download that accesses the activity API and shows how much you use different apps?

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        1 year ago

        Great question tbf, I haven’t looked into it, since it’s not that huge big of a deal because I replaced it with the battery usage page.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Fairphone 3

    Likes: The community, closest modern analog to the Galaxy S5 (my previous device), ability to open, configuring fast charge/PD speed, good custom ROM support, can be flashed with full Linux (PostmarketOS)

    Dislikes: Android OS in general. The newer versions have removed so much capabilities that used to be present. I’ve got some features and feeling of ownership back by rooting, but it’s honestly a sad sign of things to come IMO. Stuff is being watered down, removed or restricted to appeal to the masses.

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    1 year ago

    Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. It’s fast, reliable, has amazing battery life and IMHO it’s handsome as hell.

    The last phone I had was a Pixel 3A which was amazing for what it was, so I got myself a Pixel 7a to see if it was comparable.

    I love the fun software on the Pixel 7A, it is great as a work phone [the Google assistant interfaces with phone calls in ways that are mind-blowing] but I mostly find myself on the S22U.

    Zero complaints on either, but if I had to choose just one, I’d stick to the S22U if I could afford it.

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      1 year ago

      Nice! I’m on an S23 Ultra and my only complaint is the lack of an unlockable bootloader on the North American variant.

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        Yeah that’s been almost my only complaint for my last 3 Samsung phones… Damn north american models!

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    1 year ago

    A Samsung Galaxy A50, it’s my beloved treasure! It was my first phone that I bought with part of my own saved money.

    It’s pretty usable, to this day. It runs Android 11 but only recently got axed for security updates, so I may get a new phone soon. There’s really nothing not to love about it.

    The battery has deteriorated though, I can barely get 4-5 hours SOT without using 80-90% of the battery. Also, the adhesive that holds the back plastic panel to the phone keeps coming apart so it doesn’t hold anymore, which is kinda nasty. I’ve re-applied back panel adhesive two times but it keeps happening, presumably due to heat. Never seen this happen to any phone other than the A50.

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    1 year ago

    Currently rocking a Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. Bought this to replace my old shattered Xiaomi Redmi Note 8.

    I’ve been using Android phones since a long time. Started out with a Galaxy Y, loved those small phones with TouchWiz 3!

    My most favorite phones I’ve owned over the years have to be my most beloved Xiaomi Mi A1 (probably the best clean stock Android experience I’ve had), the Pixel 3a, Sony Xperia M, and the Moto G2 2014 (again, with the cleanest Marshmallow experience).

    My A53 is good, mainly got it because I’ve kind of gotten old tired of experimenting with new ROMs lol. I don’t plan on upgrading for 4 more years…this phone does everything I need it to, and it’s decent enough to last it’s promised update life cycle.

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    Galaxy note 9. It’s the peak smartphone, no holepunch nonsense, every useful feature, still plenty fast. The only drawbacks are that the battery is starting to wear out, which is fixable with a bit of fuss, and the screen has a little bit of keyboard burn in, only visible on all black screens.

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      1 year ago

      Hopefully you don’t get a grouping of dead pixels like my Note 8 developed last year. Ended up with a hole punch style, but on the right-hand side of the display!

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    Which Android devices are you currently using?

    Oneplus 7 Pro

    What do you love most about them?

    Having a pop-up camera probably, clean uninterrupted screen.

    Having an unlockable bootloader and non-oem roms is pretty nice too.

    What do you dislike?

    Probably the rounded glass screen edges.

    Stock roms are utter trash.

    Have 256gb storage, but microsd expansion would be nice.

    Would love to run CalyxOS or GrapheneOS, but understandably there’s no build for this phone.

    Edit: Detail. Also probably won’t consider changing phone until Google foldables get good and can de-google with a aftermarket rom.

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      I also have the OP7P! Easily the best phone I’ve ever owned, but the pop-up camera broke for me last year. I’m thinking my next phone might be the Nothing Phone 2, but it does hurt getting a phone that’s 4+ years newer and STILL has some downgrades (Screen PPI, hole punch, and no telephoto camera).

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    Guess I’m the only one with a Sony Xperia phone.

    Got a 1 iii, love the display and candy bar shape, tiny bezels and headphone jack with expandable storage.

    Dislike the limited brightness range outdoors on sunny days, and how the battery dies after four hours of heavy use, lol. (Though I do multitask it hard, so it’s understandable)

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      I’m just waiting for the shipment email for my Xperia 1 V.

      For me it’s the rectangular front display, no notches, no hole punches, no nonsense. Just some small bezels which also house front facing speakers. Everyone has gotten so acclimatized to “bezel-less” displays for the sake of not just being last years model that you lost stereo speakers, and added a literal black mark to accompany lost display area.

      Then you throw in a 3.5mm audio jack AND expandable storage <insert fry take my money gif here>

      I’m in the camp that you don’t need to refresh a design over and over again, especially “just for the sake of it.”

      PS: I’m not particularly happy to pay the price I did for the phone which has, in my mind, basic features. However, the other option is to pay for a phone with less capabilities than my current phone.

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      I would actually love a Sony, since Hardware and feature wise they seem great. Good form factor, SD card and headphone jack.

      But the high price and especially the short software support just turn me off.

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    Nothing Phone 1 8/256. A really great phone with a lot of horsepower when needed. Great looking screen, and the design is also really good. Looks like iPhone 13 with its flat screen and sides. I get asked a lot “Is that an iPhone?”, to which I reply “It is the new iPhone 15 prototype.” :)

    Got it on sale on Amazon for 325 euros, best money I have ever spent on a phone with these specs.

    Screen fingerprint reader works great, also has real proximity sensor.

    I don’t use the Glyph lights much as I don’t really put my phone face down.

    I don’t game much, but it had no problem running Genshin and the like.

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      Same phone here. Love the look and feel, both the device and the software (really waiting for the nothing os 2.0 tho).

      Glyph light is a cool gimmick but for me too that’s about it. Wish there was a program to fully customize it’s behaviour for different notifications.

      For me it’s a solid smooth runnin every-day phone which I plan to keep as long as it receives security updates.

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    Galaxy Note 10+.

    I’m a big dude, with massive hands and it’s the first phone I’ve used that doesn’t give me finger cramps after extended use.

    It’s still a snappy phone with a good load of ram(12gb), great for multi tasking, has the pen (reduced my sticky note habit by a ton haha) and removable SD storage.

    Wish it had an aux port still, have some old pairs of headphones I’d like to use without a dongle. Battery life is starting to go a bit on me, but I did buy it day one. Thankfully I can just replace that myself when I need to ( electronics repair background). I do miss having an IR blaster like my S4 had, used it for all sorts of remotes.

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      Yeah, Ah pretty my other comment, I reckon it was the ideal sized large phone.

      Moved to an S23 Ultra this year, which is an awesome phone, but is a bit too hefty at times.

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    Pixel 5 because it hasn’t died yet. Will probably continue to use it until 2025 or until it dies. Which ever comes first.

    I pretty much can only use pixel devices these days because of the software. Flagship Samsung devices may be better hardware wise but their software is so bad and bloated it erases most of the benefits.

    Honestly the biggest negative I can think of is the lack of a headphone jack. Yes I still want one. I still remember the time Google launched an ad campaign mocking iphones lack of a headphone jack only to remove it themselves one hardware update later.

    I own like 3 dongles but it’s just not the same.