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

[INSTG8R]

I am still grinding away on my 22 month old Apple Certified Pre Owned XS Max 256GB. I almost upgraded last weekend to a 12 Pro Max Certified Pre Owned.. but then they sold out as I was trying to make up my mind. I might get a 13 Pro Max.. but I have a feeling this may be the last year for lightning cables.. maybe. Would be nice to know. If that's the case I can tough it out for another year. My battery lasts me all day and the phone still does what I need it to so.. plus I am frugal and I would really hate to drop down to 128GB lol.. my phone bill is already 200 a month, my goal is lower, not closer to 300 lol.. she wants a series 7 watch for Christmas..

When I upgraded through my provider I apparently signed up for a “switch” plan so apparently in a year I guess I can upgrade to the 2021 SE, I hope…

 

[freeagent]

When I upgraded through my provider I apparently signed up for a “switch” plan so apparently in a year I guess I can upgrade to the 2021 SE, I hope…

I did consider that, but the thought of leasing a phone doesn't sit well with me.. then again, I have never owned the newest phone.. I have 1 more year of my soul sucking loan payments and then I am free and clear with an elephant off my shoulders..

 

[INSTG8R]

I did consider that, but the thought of leasing a phone doesn't sit well with me.. then again, I have never owned the newest phone.. I have 1 more year of my soul sucking loan payments and then I am free and clear with an elephant off my shoulders..

Meh only way I could afford an upgrade…but yes the extra cost paying off the new phone stings no doubt…it’s only $30 CDN extra but in Kroner it definitely feels harsher.

 

[LabRat 891]

OnePlus 7T HD1907. Bought used on eBay 'damaged' for $100. Run it on Mint Mobile.

I call it my 'Banana Phone' since the original owner clearly sat on it. I saw that as a 'feature' since the backplate is now removable. That 'feature' came in handy when I first received it as the ZIF ribbon cable for the SIM came loose in shipping. Amazingly, the Engineered Borosilicate Glass (gorilla glass) is happily sitting curved.
I keep a case on it to minimize ingress and keep the backplate on.

My only complaint is that OnePlus removed every feature I had sought the phone out for. After a mid-life Android 10 update, OTG and Video Output cannot function while charging. Only known fix is a custom ROM. I'll consider doing that after reassembling an ATT LG V20 I had kitbashed parts out of to repair and customize my previous T-Mo LG V20 (before the display cable tried to light itself on fire anyway.)

 

[Iron_Merc]

Motorola G7 play.
Got it for $27 w/ ATT monthly contract.
I love it. Very snappy and durable to boot.

 

[Yraggul666]

Still with my first ever smartphone bought in august 2018. Felt like crying when i paid 850lei/195$/170euro for a phone, and if i didn't need the bank token and 2FA for some stuff i'd still be on a dumbphone.

The mighty Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie.
Battery is not what it used to be but it's ok if i don't "game" on it; i only play pool and nitro jump while i wait for idiots to make things happen anyway but still, those small uncomplicated games kick the crap out of it's battery and cpu, it gets really REALLY HOT.
No odd bheaviour, just the ocasional"sorry master, i can't switch from cel data to your wifi, would you mind doing it manually pls".
Other than that and the fact it only has Android 7 bcs it's old, i love it.

When i upgrade because i'm going to have to at some point i'll stay in the below 200$ or max 250$ pricepoint.

 

[Liviu Cojocaru]

I just moved to iOS, my daily driver now is an iPhone 13 Pro

 

[ixi]

I just moved to iOS, my daily driver now is an iPhone 13 ProView attachment 227566

Looks like children toy. Just apple things. I just unlocked the universe secret. Why every children wants Ipawn, because it looks like toy.




Congratulation on the new device :]. How much did you pay for that in your country?
In Latvia Iphone 13 pro, 256GB version costs 1350e. It is possible to buy it as well for 1290e from different internet shops.

 

[micropage7]

people want a high end phones but now low end phones kinda promising too, i know some aspects will be reduced

 

[ixi]

people want a high end phones but now low end phones kinda promising too, i know some aspects will be reduced

Yep, you can get for 500-600e really powerful phones, even for 300e with good specs.

 

[Liviu Cojocaru]

Looks like children toy. Just apple things. I just unlocked the universe secret. Why every children wants Ipawn, because it looks like toy.




Congratulation on the new device :]. How much did you pay for that in your country?
In Latvia Iphone 13 pro, 256GB version costs 1350e. It is possible to buy it as well for 1290e from different internet shops.

Paid £950

 

[ViperXTR]

Poco F2 Pro, so far so good

 

[Ruru]

Just wondering that what I should get as a replacement in like, few months. An used XS Max or 11? I'm staying on iOS..

 

[ixi]

Just wondering that what I should get as a replacement in like, few months. An used XS Max or 11? I'm staying on iOS..

Well I guess it depends on price.

Used xs max battery should be weaker than 11, but that depends on previous user, how he used the phone.

Poco F2 Pro, so far so good

Poco phones in performance segment are nice and cheap. Do you see adds in settings?

 

[Ruru]

Well I guess it depends on price.

Used xs max battery should be weaker than 11, but that depends on previous user, how he used the phone.



Poco phones in performance segment are nice and cheap. Do you see adds in settings?

I'd say the budget is about 350-400EUR.. I'll check first the official used phone resellers (like Swappie etc) and then from invidual people. A 64GB El Cheapo one will do, as I have the 1EUR/mo subscription of 50GB of iCloud storage. I have over half free on my current 8 Plus 64GB.

 

[AusWolf]

Samsung Galaxy A20e here. In the age when the only noticeable difference between a £150 phone and a £1000 phone is the screen resolution and the number of cameras, I really couldn't care less.

 

[ViperXTR]

Poco phones in performance segment are nice and cheap. Do you see adds in settings?

what ads? i dont see them

 

[seth1911]

Still my Blackberry Passport, it have some issues with me as metalworker but anyways it works still pretty good,
the keyboard is another good thing like my Q10 and Q5.

I can still answer messages if my hands are full of dirt, oil and cooling solutions.

All Keyboard BB are still alive, even no one Touchsceen only smartphone is alive not even a galaxy xcover 3
The best phone i had was a Galaxy S8 with IP68 and it got metal shavings behind the case

 

[Bones]

An old LG flip from 2018 that's still going and I'm happy with it.

 

[DarkReaper969]

OnePlus 8. Really satisfied with it.

 

[freeagent]

My phone is paid for and now I am wasting money on my plan.. was looking at another certified preowned phone.. but my battery is still above 90% dammit. I paid for apple care because I thought I would be on my third glass phone by now. This thing has hit the parking lot a few times caseless, and has even been power slammed to the floor a few times trying to catch it in a fumble.. because glass is glass and it is a slippery mofo sometimes lol

 

[Nike_486DX]

iPhone 7 with iOS 10.2.1 here, got 3d touch and the back is shatterproof. Both things are missing in iPhone XSSSS (13 Pro). 32+64bit apps, decent battery life, all the good stuff. btw did a hack with the touch id sensor, by putting matte film on it, the firngerprint recongition has improved, and the sensor never gets greasy.

 

[The red spirit]

Yep, you can get for 500-600e really powerful phones, even for 300e with good specs.

And you can get something good enough for even less. It's 2021, there's no reason why basic smartphones would cost a lot.

 

[freeagent]

3d touch

XS/Max have this too. I still have my 7 as well.. and I bought her the SE2. not sure if I would miss it or not. Battery life on the 7 has always been terrible

 

[Nike_486DX]

XS/Max have this too. I still have my 7 as well.. and I bought her the SE2. not sure if I would miss it or not. Battery life on the 7 has always been terrible

Yes if the X or XS is running iOS 12 and lower. But what about battery life with iOS 10 tho? Afaik iAppleBytes did a video some time ago, where there was iOS 10 vs 11 vs 12 vs 13. And guess what, iOS 10 smoked them all. In my case its around 8 hours of onscreen time, and yes i changed the battery, but i nstead of going generic i just bought a locked 7 (made in the beginning of 2020), and salvaged the battery from there.