What phone you use as your daily driver? And, a discussion of them.

Ruru · Sep 29, 2021

iPhone 8 Plus here :toast:

ThaiTaffy · Sep 29, 2021

Doogee s88 pro

TheLostSwede · Sep 29, 2021

Zenfone 6.

Chomiq · Sep 29, 2021

OnePlus 7 6/128

Jetster · Sep 29, 2021

I'm cheap and I hate phones. Moto G stylus

Mussels · Sep 29, 2021

Google Pixel 4 XL. Love it, love it, love it - but google make a few mistakes here and there.
volume for notifications and ringtone are paired? why?
Widevine security was killed in an update, cant do HD streaming now. No fix.

Secondary phone is a samsung A21s, which has horrible performance and a crap LCD but amazing AMAZING battery life - we're talking 5 days of regular use, 2 days of non stop video, or multiple weeks without a SIM (as i use it)... it's the perfect spare, in other words

ixi · Sep 29, 2021

hat · Sep 29, 2021

I use a cheap Blu Studio Mini. No reason for anything better really.

ThaiTaffy · Sep 29, 2021

I tend to break phones within weeks, I'm slightly clumsy but alot of the time it's just awful luck, shattered screens from 6 inch drops, even running over one while reversing a forklift.

My current phone (doogee s88 pro) was reasonably cheap for what it is and it seems many parts are just outright stolen from other manufacturers so as long as you know who, the parts are available.
I've had it almost 1 year and it's been slightly punished,metal housing has a few dents and it's been dropped too many times to count but it still functions as new. Reverse wireless charging means I'm the families power bank as the 10,000mah battery is stupidly impressive and with the pandemic I've got into the habit of wishing it with the dishes once a day.

silentbogo · Sep 29, 2021

I'm suffering through the pains of having Poco F3 as a daily driver. Proximity sensor issue got better, but not completely fixed yet.
I still keep my Nokia 8 as a backup, but I'm a bit weary of using it daily. It was an excellent phone when I bought it, but just when warranty expired something would go wrong every once in awhile (screen, camera AF, fingerprint scanner, and later - bad signal and random reboots).

WatEagle · Sep 29, 2021

Samsung a8 2018, still going, the only thing is that I should change the battery after 3 years of use, but they used the stupid back glass panel, a bit of a nightmare

Muaadib · Sep 29, 2021

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro. My phone usage is low so i stay below the $200 range (previous phone was Moto G).

claylomax · Sep 29, 2021

Xperia XA1 Ultra

Space Lynx · Sep 29, 2021

Samsung Galaxy A30, I dislike it. It reboots randomly, was laggy as crap until Android 11 update got pushed to it, and overall has been a bad experience. Really wanting to upgrade it, but just nothing interests me right now. I almost went with an iphone 13, cause I have never had anything nice before... but then I was like nah... I like my money.

ThaiTaffy · Sep 29, 2021

WatEagle said:
Samsung a8 2018, still going, the only thing is that I should change the battery after 3 years of use, but they used the stupid back glass panel, a bit of a nightmare

Order a replacement back glass they are cheap that way if you break it at least you have a replacement ready.

johnspack · Sep 29, 2021

Ancient Galaxy S7. Still works perfect!

FireFox · Sep 29, 2021

Samsung Galaxy S8+ ( 4 years old )

Note: i can have a free phone every 2 years i got the S10+ and sold it.

WatEagle · Sep 29, 2021

lynx29 said:
It reboots randomly, was laggy as crap until Android 11 update got pushed to it, and overall has been a bad experience.

In my experience OneUi is beautiful but also really slow especially as it ages. I uninstalled the crap out via adb but still kinda laggy once in a while

ThaiTaffy said:
Order a replacement back glass they are cheap that way if you break it at least you have a replacement ready.

Probably I'm gonna do it via a repair shop, I would still like the IP68 waterproofing

Outback Bronze · Sep 29, 2021

iPhone 7+

Bought new and still going : ) Just..

ThaiTaffy · Sep 29, 2021

WatEagle said:
Probably I'm gonna do it via a repair shop, I would still like the IP68 waterproofing

Then you might be better off doing it yourself.

Palindrome · Sep 29, 2021

Moto G5S Plus. Was barely mid-range when I got it 4 years ago, and it's really starting to struggle now. Can basically only keep one app open at a time, otherwise massive slowdowns and freezes occur. YouTube playback will occasionally freeze and then resume, Spotify will freeze up while scrolling through my playlists, etc etc. Battery only last about a day if I actually use my phone, otherwise I get about 2 days if it's just cellular standby.

I absolutely love the build quality though, it is just a fat brick of aluminium and has stood the test of time very well. The front-facing fingerprint sensor is decent, but I mainly love it for the swipe gestures you can use to replace the on-screen buttons.

Definitely need to replace it, but so many phones are just glossy plastic copies of each other with no aux port and more megapixels and cameras than any human could ever need. May have a look at some of the phones here if there are any that suit my liking

Nuckles56 · Sep 29, 2021

IPhone 11 pro, my second in fact after the first met an untimely death after 3 months of owning it. Stress, sleep deprivation, phone in shirt pocket and chainsaws are a bad combination

P4-630 · Sep 29, 2021

Galaxy S7

FireFox · Sep 29, 2021

P4-630 said:
Galaxy S7

I still have my S5+
One of the best.

elmatic · Sep 29, 2021

Still (or should say: again!) happy with my old Samsung Galaxy S6 (Modelname: SM-G920f).
Short after the 24 months, battery was getting real worse (less than 6-12 hours!).

BUT then found an article on custom roms and mods, so...

Now it is smooth, faster and 3 days battery life!!!
I will try how long this holds...

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PBO +200 -20CO
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50, EKWB Vector TUF
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF OC 10GB
Storage	A pack of SSDs totaling 3.2TB + 3TB HDDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
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Mouse	Logitech MX518 + Asus TUF P1 mousepad
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis

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Processor	3600x
Motherboard	Msi b550m Mortar +WiFi
Cooling	Cryorig m9
Memory	Crucial Ballistix c16 B-die 2x8gb
Video Card(s)	Powercolor rx570 4gb
Storage	WD black sn750 256gb (OS), crucial mx500 1tb(storage),Hitatchi ?? 7200rpm 500gb(Temp files)
Display(s)	Samsung 65" TU7100
Case	Zzaw b3
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha rx-v363
Power Supply	Corsair sf750
Mouse	Logitech g300s
Keyboard	Custom Skyloong sk64s
Software	Windows 11Pro

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/yfsd9w

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

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System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	4x8GB Samsung DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB + ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung U24E590D (4K/UHD)
Case	ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000
Audio Device(s)	ALC1220
Power Supply	SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD)
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP)
VR HMD	Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard)
Software	Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

System Name	The Worker/ Laptop
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600/ i5 1035g1
Motherboard	MSI b450 Tomahawk Max / Lenovo proprietary
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 33 eSport One
Memory	16Gb DDR4 3200 Mhz Corsair vengeance LPX / 12gb ddr4 3200Mhz (4gb are soldered :( )
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte gtx 1660 Ti OC @2030Mhz core and 7400Mhz memory / Intel G1 UHD
Storage	1 970Evo plus 500gb, 2x250Gb Samsung 850 Evo,3 TB HDD / 250gb WD SN530
Display(s)	Asus mx259h / 15.6 FHD TN
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	CoolerMaster G750M
Software	W10 64bit

System Name	The Nomad
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B550M Phantom Gaming ITX
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240
Memory	2x8GB Patriot 4400MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 5700 Evoke OC w/ Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV
Storage	1TB A-Data SX8200Pro, 4TB WD Blue HDD
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q 27"
Case	Coolermaster NR200P
Audio Device(s)	Epos H6 Pro
Power Supply	Corsair SF600
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G815
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Jaspe
Processor	Ryzen 1500X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming
Cooling	Stock
Memory	16Gb Corsair 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTS 450
Storage	Crucial M500
Display(s)	Philips 1080 24'
Case	NZXT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 425W
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	System2 Blacknet , System1 Blacknet2
Processor	System2 Threadripper 1920x, System1 2699 v3
Motherboard	System2 Asrock Fatality x399 Professional Gaming, System1 Asus X99-A
Cooling	System2 Noctua NH-U14 TR4-SP3 Dual 140mm fans, System1 AIO
Memory	System2 64GBS DDR4 3000, System1 32gbs DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	System2 GTX 980Ti System1 GTX 970
Storage	System2 4x SSDs + NVme= 2.250TB 2xStorage Drives=8TB System1 3x SSDs=2TB
Display(s)	1x27" 1440 display 1x 24" 1080 display
Case	System2 Some Nzxt case with soundproofing...
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar U7 MKII
Power Supply	System2 EVGA 750 Watt, System1 XFX XTR 750 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Keyboard	Ducky
Software	Archlinux, Manjaro, Win11 Ent 24h2
Benchmark Scores	It's linux baby!

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	Raptor Baked
Processor	14900k w.c.
Motherboard	Z790 Hero
Cooling	w.c.
Memory	32GB Hynix
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4080 w.c.
Storage	2TB Kingston kc3k
Display(s)	Gigabyte 34" Curved
Case	Corsair 460X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	PCIe5 850w
Mouse	Asus
Keyboard	Corsair
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Cool n Quiet.

System Name	Main
Processor	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	AsRock B650M Pro RS
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill FlareX 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	Asus RX 6600 XT Dual OC
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	AOC C24G1 + Lenovo L24-i10
Case	Deepcool CH370 White + 6x Arctic P12 + 2x Arctic P14
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm + Fifine T669 Condenser Mic
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus GX-850 + sleeved extensions
Mouse	Logitech G Pro Superlight
Keyboard	Logitech G Pro KDA w/ GX Brown
Software	W10 64bit Home \| Linux Mint Cinnamon

System Name	Storm Wrought \| Blackwood (HTPC)
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x @stock \| i7 2600k
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro WIFI m-ITX \| Some POS gigabyte board
Cooling	Deepcool AK620, BQ shadow wings 3 High Spd, stock 180mm \|BQ Shadow rock LP + 4x120mm Noctua redux
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x32GB 4000MHz \| 2x4GB 2000MHz @1866
Video Card(s)	Powercolor RX 6800XT Red Dragon \| PNY a2000 6GB
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1TB, 1TB KC3000, 850EVO 500GB, 2+8TB Seagate, LG Blu-ray \| 120GB Sandisk SSD, 4TB WD red
Display(s)	Samsung UJ590UDE 32" UHD monitor \| LG CS 55" OLED
Case	Silverstone TJ08B-E \| Custom built wooden case (Aus native timbers)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard, Sennheiser HD 599 cans / Logitech z163's \| Edifier S2000 MKIII via toslink
Power Supply	Corsair HX 750 \| Corsair SF 450
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse\| Some logitech one
Keyboard	GMMK w/ Zelio V2 62g (78g for spacebar) tactile switches & Glorious black keycaps\| Some logitech one
VR HMD	HTC Vive
Software	Win 10 Edu \| Ubuntu 22.04
Benchmark Scores	Look in the various benchmark threads

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock