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

[Mussels]

Yeah, I know.


Somehow haven't heard of that happening on any other brand.



The only functional "Nexus".



Nexus 7 (2012) had quality control issues. Screen lift was QA issue, poor screen calibration was QA issue, nearly 90C of Tegra 3 chip was actually withing a spec, but imo that's crazy for portable device, no camera app was just Google's own neglect, no Gorilla glass was just PR fail (it had some anti-scratch Corning glass). Nexus 7 was dumpster fire with only remarkable features being Tegra 3 (meaning ability to run GTA Vice City) and low price, otherwise unremarkable.

The bootlooping was *huge* on samsung to the point there was custom firmwares allowing you to boot from SD cards instead of internal memory - some of them literally desoldered themselves from the mainboard and you had to use a heatgun or careful oven baking to reflow the effing things

And yeah i recall the tegra being a huge thing, but it feels like nothing since the shield has used NV's ARM hardware

 

[The red spirit]

The bootlooping was *huge* on samsung to the point there was custom firmwares allowing you to boot from SD cards instead of internal memory - some of them literally desoldered themselves from the mainboard and you had to use a heatgun or careful oven baking to reflow the effing things

I only heard about bootlooping issues about LG phones, but that happened way later than what we are talking about here.

And yeah i recall the tegra being a huge thing, but it feels like nothing since the shield has used NV's ARM hardware

And it just flopped. The only Tegra that managed to gather some recognition was this Tegra. There was later Tegra X1, but didn't gain much traction. After that Tegra brand was basically dead. Back then even Intel was putting Atoms into tablets and some phones, but they didn't end up being great. Their chips mostly competed with Mediatek chips, not with Snapdragons, that explains why they pulled out of that market too. My first Android phone had Sony Erricson CPU. I swear, even the most random brands wanted their own ARM chips.

 

[Mussels]

A few random observations today, since i put a new screen protector on my S22U and it was a complicated AF process i fired up the pixel 4.

The worst thing about comparing devices is when you go to a device that has new features and can do new things, that you don't know exist
If you don't know about them, you can't try them out!
Imo this is why apple users are generally happy, they switch to an android phone, test all the things and say "yeah but it's not compelling enough to change" - while android users (from the premium phones at least) switch and go "But where's X Y and Z?"

In this case going back to pixel was generally pleasant, except i noticed a few things stood out as inferior or superior:

1. Pixel 4XL has was faster face unlock. I dont think the newer ones do, since they ditched that weird radar tech.

2. Samsungs screenshot tools blow pixels apart. Instant cropping (and smart-snapping to edges of things at the right times) combined with "scrolling" screenshots vs dumping it straight to your photo album.

3. 3rd party apps with camera access just shit all over the pixel. Snapchat, instagram, messenger etc - they all seem to use some janky low quality method of accessing the camera, while the S22U they all use direct hardware access. I can zoom in with a snapchat video to 100x and see the moon in real-time, where the pixel cant even change to its 2x zoom lens.
This feels really really backwards to how it should work, since the pixel 4XL is two major versions of android newer -.-

 

[Atomic77]

My Phone is the iPhone 8. I used to be really old and use a 6.

 

[izacksabbath]

Poco X3 Pro, not the crappy indian variant with tons of overheating issues , global version, SD860 is a very capable SoC and i can play whatever mobile game i want with high or ultra settings

 

[remixedcat]

I only heard about bootlooping issues about LG phones, but that happened way later than what we are talking about here.


And it just flopped. The only Tegra that managed to gather some recognition was this Tegra. There was later Tegra X1, but didn't gain much traction. After that Tegra brand was basically dead. Back then even Intel was putting Atoms into tablets and some phones, but they didn't end up being great. Their chips mostly competed with Mediatek chips, not with Snapdragons, that explains why they pulled out of that market too. My first Android phone had Sony Erricson CPU. I swear, even the most random brands wanted their own ARM chips.

The intel chips in tablets were infuriating... slow and hard to get 3rd party OSes working without the fix I made the thread for..

 

[freeagent]

Almost bought the 13 PM..

But I think I might just buy a battery for my XS Max 256.. It still works pretty well..

 

[Splinterdog]

I've had my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for two years now and can't fault it. If I were to change it I'd go for the S22 Ultra but at the moment I can't justify that kind of expense.

 

[GreiverBlade]

I've had my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for two years now and can't fault it. If I were to change it I'd go for the S22 Ultra but at the moment I can't justify that kind of expense.

i can't ever justify a Galaxy S since the SII which was, imho, the last "worth it" of that line from Samsung (well their low/mid ranges are better priced but their specs are laughable, aside camera, actually that still make them overpriced. ) and i owned a S SII and a S3 (sold the S3 in the first month i got it )

to me Flagship class specs should not cost more than 800chf (ideally 499chf for 6gb/128gb) why would i pay 4/5 time the price of a Poco F3 5G (299chf when i got it, a bit less if at the normal 399chf price ) to get a "flagship" that will do exactly the same...

camera? nah, i can take very nice pict playing with pro mode, with the "reviewed as" mediocre camera setup the F3 sports (even made a side to side comparison with a friend with a S22+ he was surprised to say the least. )
aluminum rim instead of plastic? (and GG Victus instead of GG5) well ... that's one hell of an expensive aluminum piece

8 month already? ahah, yeah still my daily driver, 1 month more and it will be the longest standing (previous reccord owner was a Redmi Note 9 Pro for 9 month) and i inted to keep it even longer than that

 

[theFOoL]

I have the SAMSUNG A53 5G. Does what I need to do which is Browsing my Forums, texting, watching videos sometimes and a little bit of gaming

 

[P4-630]

My Galaxy S7 does what I need, phone calls, sms, whatsapp, sometimes browsing and for 2FA.

 

[ThrashZone]

Almost bought the 13 PM..

But I think I might just buy a battery for my XS Max 256.. It still works pretty well..

Hi,
Yep after two years my iphone se battery is acting funky

Could of been the 10' fall last week though

It's top bounced off the downstairs neighbors BBQ lid and landed on it's back in some leaves though.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

I've had my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for two years now and can't fault it. If I were to change it I'd go for the S22 Ultra but at the moment I can't justify that kind of expense.

I have the S22 Ultra, my son has the Note 20. They are both comparable phones, I don't think you'd notice anything switching to the S22 honestly. I upgraded from an A70, the difference is night and day though.

 

[Splinterdog]

I have the S22 Ultra, my son has the Note 20. They are both comparable phones, I don't think you'd notice anything switching to the S22 honestly. I upgraded from an A70, the difference is night and day though.

I don't get as excited about phones now, as much as I used to. And yes, the S22 is probably a cool phone, but I'd rather save up for a new GPU.
My stepson has a Samsung Z Flip 3 and he loves it.

 

[freeagent]

Hi,
Yep after two years my iphone se battery is acting funky

Could of been the 10' fall last week though

It's top bounced off the downstairs neighbors BBQ lid and landed on it's back in some leaves though.

I bought my wife the SE2 a couple of years ago, man that battery life is terrible!

It is faster than mine though

I am sold on the Max battery capacity

 

[ThrashZone]

I bought my wife the SE2 a couple of years ago, man that battery life is terrible!

It is faster than mine though

I am sold on the Max battery capacity

Hi,
Good it's not just me
SE was free from xfinity so I'm not complaining but now I see why it was free

I turned off battery optimization and it's a little better.

 

[INSTG8R]

Well I only had it a year but because my current plan is basically called “switch” I switched my 2020 SE for my first flagship phone since the 6S and got a 13. I just decided my tired old eyes need a larger screen and I’d been holding onto that small form factor just too long. I’m absolutely loving it. The battery life so far has been impressive as heck considering who we’re talking about I’ve barely had to plug in the few weeks I’ve had it and while sceptical of FaceID now I think it’s brilliant, super quick compared to a Touch ID.
BUT I will be keeping this one for 2 years this time because frankly I don’t need a new one every year.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Not sure why apple activates bluetooth but I also turned that crap off to plus some other crap they turn on after updates.

 

[INSTG8R]

Hi,
Not sure why apple activates bluetooth but I also turned that crap off to plus some other crap they turn on after updates.

That annoys me on my iPad because I don’t need and it’s just wasting my battery being on.
Edit: guess who forgot to turn it off again after the last security update….

 

[theFOoL]

Low and behold I still have my LG v20 but for Home use. I wish I could use it outside but no 4G LTE Support AT&T

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[silentbogo]

Low and behold I still have my LG v20 but for Home use. I wish I could use it outside but no 4G LTE Support AT&T

LoL. Just a couple of days ago I got my favorite phone I almost forgot about. Interestingly, it's not my old HTC One M7 with unkillable screen, or LG G5 with modular design and hot-swappable battery, but a puny Xiaomi Mi4c which I bought with a cracked screen ~6 or so years ago off some feisty dude in the middle of the puke-smelling alley with bums, gypsies and other local demons, near Kyiv central railroad station.
Got it fixed up for an equivalent of my 2-day coffee budget, flashed the latest(at the time) LoS on it, and for nearly 2 years it was THE best android experience I ever had. Later sold it to a friend of a friend for a symbolic sum, cause he really needed a phone... and now, few years later it's back at my office. Just needs a new screen and maybe proximity sensor calibration, but otherwise it's still clean, undamaged, unscratched, and well taken cared off. Might even do it for free, just to talk him out of buying a new phone.

I'll post some pics once the new screen gets here.

 

[wheresmycar]

I think i've already replied to this thread previously... i'm on a Sammy S8+. Does everything i need it to do and still plenty of storage (well-maintained). I like the above posters (theFOol) extended battery solution and after seeing this was having a look at some options for the S8+. Battery life is still decent, lasts a full work day... but throw gaming/media into the mix it drains fast.

Quick question: rather then pulling out a second device (portable charger) and having to deal with 2 devices to charge.... would these extended battery solutions make for a good solution? Also, might be a silly question... since the S8+ has a 3500mah battery and i'm seeing a Amazon listings showing 5000mah extended battery options... does that get me a total of 8500mah?

 

[theFOoL]

I think i've already replied to this thread previously... i'm on a Sammy S8+. Does everything i need it to do and still plenty of storage (well-maintained). I like the above posters (theFOol) extended battery solution and after seeing this was having a look at some options for the S8+. Battery life is still decent, lasts a full work day... but throw gaming/media into the mix it drains fast.

Quick question: rather then pulling out a second device (portable charger) and having to deal with 2 devices to charge.... would these extended battery solutions make for a good solution? Also, might be a silly question... since the S8+ has a 3500mah battery and i'm seeing a Amazon listings showing 5000mah extended battery options... does that get me a total of 8500mah?

I had the 8+ was a good phone and yes with that battery case it'd be 8500mah. With that 10500mah on my v20 it's quite heavy but it's worth the extra time 3.5 days

 

[wheresmycar]

I had the 8+ was a good phone and yes with that battery case it'd be 8500mah. With that 10500mah on my v20 it's quite heavy but it's worth the extra time 3.5 days

impressive!

My portable charger is 10,000mah and I get 85% of that on a single device solution... im definitely gooing to look into this further. Some of the Amazon reviews are a little concerning... any recommendations?

 

[AusWolf]

I somehow managed to F up the charger port on my Galaxy A20e a couple months ago, so I picked up an A22 5G as a replacement. Other than its size, I couldn't be happier. It's screen is great (and it's IPS, so won't degrade like an OLED panel would), its cameras are awesome, and the basic SoC is enough for everything. Faster ones only sip more power with no benefit whatsoever, so you'd have to charge the phone more often. Two days with one charge is brilliant.

My only complaint is its size. I can't use it with one hand, and I have to take it out of my pocket when I sit down, which is really awkward, especially while driving. I keep forgetting about it, and leaving it in the car. Unfortunately, every phone is a tablet these days - I really don't understand why.