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

[dgianstefani]

Almost bought the 13 PM..

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

S23 is rumoured to have a new battery type, at least from the leaker who is generally right.

I had the ceramic 512GB s10+ for two years before breaking the screen, £300+ to fix since its the whole chassis.

I bought a pixel 2 to use while considering if it was worth repairing and that's been great. Got a deal on a pixel 4xl from amazon but the rear glass popped out and the battery connector eventually failed. On warranty but I'm in no rush to send it back.

I think it's worth waiting for solid state batteries in phones before upgrading - will be huge improvement. I suspect Samsung will introduce that in the S23 series.

 

[theFOoL]

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.

I hear the asus zenfone 9 is decent. Back to 5.9 goodness

 

[GamerGuy]

New daily driver, transferred all my data via Smart Switch from my old daily driver (Fold 2, right) to my new one (Fold 4, left). Ever since I went with fold phones, I can't seem to go back to just regular phones. My Flip 3 5G and my Note 10+ are my backup phones.

 

[I hit the lottery]

S20 fe, still benches within 10-15% of flagships TONS of aftermarket support........has held up amazing, the Cameras are still great, I got gcam for s20fe recently and it became even better.... tons of storage WITH SD option still a feature... 5g if you're into that, great screen. Thumbprint reader that works the first time... and half the price of a flag ship brand new, infact I find it so good next to my friends Brand new 1200$ phones, I wont touch an upgrade till solid state batteries..

 

[Totally]

I have a S22 Ultra on the way 2 month wait, long time Galaxy Note user currently using an S20FE for about two years after the N20 Ultra 5G I had for less than a month was stolen when theives broke into my car. Can't speak much about the N20 since I had it for such a short period of time orher than the difference from the N10 I had felt like just more of the same but at the same time being a massive departure, like lots of subtle little changes and improvements. Then it got stolen and I the one time I opted out of theft insurance, so I grabbed a S20FE in a hurry and develop a love hate relationship with the thing. Had none of the things that I had grown used to on the note series but struck a happy medium on screen size and more than made up for it by have flat edges. Can't put into words I felt, and how much better than the curved glass on the rest of their lineup. Making me wish there was FE verson of the 22 Ultra.

 

[Mussels]

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.

Just the camera - the S22U has a better zoom lens, otherwise they're pretty similar for use

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Just the camera - the S22U has a better zoom lens, otherwise they're pretty similar for use

Both expensive AF too... XD Camera is 108mp if I'm not mistaken.

The night mode feature is pretty nice though. Look up at the stars and take a picture of em. I've never had a phone that could do that before!

 

[Lei]

For me, choosing Phone criteria are:
1- Should not be more than 170 grams
2- good camera, more than 24 mega is not really necessary. same quality larger files.
3- fast charging, at least 18w
4- It's good to have 3.5 audio jack

I prefer not motorized selfie cams. on-screen finger print is not necessary.
I use Huawei Nova 4e (aka p30 lite) I think Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite meets my criteria. or Nova 10 for better selfie cam.

Nova 10 : 168 grams, 66w charging, cams 50-front 60-selfie
Mi 11 Lite: 157 grams, 33w charging, cams 64-front 16-selfie

Current phone: 159 grams, 18w, 24-front 30-selfie

I personally don't like to spend a lot on a phone for 3 reasons:
1- It's nowhere near as important as PC. It must not become the dominant device for daily use
2- Social Net has lacerated communities, why should I add fuel to the flame
3- taking too may photos kills the moment. I respect people I meet by not taking too much photos from them. I don't make a video of every pigeon I fed.

 

[dorsetknob]

Just got a Samsung A23 (upgrade for my HTC 320

 

[theFOoL]

Just got a Samsung A23 (upgrade for my HTC 320

What's the difference between my A53 5G besides the chipset

 

[mplayerMuPDF]

Still using an iPhone Xr and will continue using it for the foreseeable future. My interest in phones has reached an absolute nadir. They are all pretty much the same now and focused on extracting as much data from their users as possible (despite the obscene prices that people already pay to get one in the first place) and then you remember the fact that all those corporations are working with the government too, to make 1984 a reality. Let's not even start about repairability/the environmental aspect or the cancerous OLED screen fad. I am just absolutely disgusted at this point. I have thought about getting one of those new VoLTE/4G dumb phones but those aren't ideal either because you can't install alternative messaging apps such as Signal or easily use proper navigation. You would have to use a separate device for all the non-phone stuff.

 

[dorsetknob]

What's the difference between my A53 5G besides the chipset

mine has 3.5 jack and 64gig
But more important it cost average of £100 less than A53 5G.
mine was only £180 inc VAT

 

[AusWolf]

mine has 3.5 jack and 64gig
But more important it cost average of £100 less than A53 5G.
mine was only £180 inc VAT

That's a good deal! I bought my A22 5G for that price half a year ago.

 

[Ruru]

I'll order a new battery tomorrow as I have no reason to upgrade from my 8 Plus. The last big iPhone with a home button.

I'll refurb it completely later on when I can afford it (a new screen and frame), but now the battery is the most important thing.

 

[theFOoL]

Since the ASUS Zenfone 9 so many companies have copied the rear camera match up. I like it but why others copy just my 2¢

 

[TheLostSwede]

Pixel 6 these days, as I upgraded a couple of months ago.

 

[Mussels]

Still rocking the S22 Ultra and loving it.

Bixby routines are growing on me, the ability to set things like 'if on wireless charging, stop at 85%" or "disable fast charging on home wifi" are going to keep this phone battery alive for years longer than it should, while also not causing me any issues if I forget those settings are on/off

 

[Arco]

I don't really understand the reasoning to buy a 1000$ phone that breaks easily. I'm fine on any 50-100$ burner phone. (All I need to do is, call, youtube, browse the web, some games, and I guess read?)

Currently on an iPhone SE (2nd gen) Bought it for like 50 bucks.

 

[paulwarden]

i am very happy with my Sony Experia 10ii plus it only cost me £330 brand new

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Still rocking the S22 Ultra and loving it.

Bixby routines are growing on me, the ability to set things like 'if on wireless charging, stop at 85%" or "disable fast charging on home wifi" are going to keep this phone battery alive for years longer than it should, while also not causing me any issues if I forget those settings are on/off

I got mine for the pictures. 108mp camera = can't upload pics to forums any more because it conflicts with the upload size.

Mine set to performance mode, man this phone can eat up the battery juice real quick. Especially when gaming.

 

[theFOoL]

I got mine for the pictures. 108mp camera = can't upload pics to forums any more because it conflicts with the upload size

Can you just *Attach file as it will resize. I just thumbnail mine

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Can you just *Attach file as it will resize. I just thumbnail mine

No, that doesn't work. The picture is 17.35mb, tried to upload one of my dogo. No success

Says
"The uploaded file is too large for the sever to process."

 

[AusWolf]

I got mine for the pictures. 108mp camera = can't upload pics to forums any more because it conflicts with the upload size.

Mine set to performance mode, man this phone can eat up the battery juice real quick. Especially when gaming.

That's why I think expensive phones have more drawbacks than useful features nowadays. Bad battery life is the biggest one. My A22 5G easily goes 2 days on one charge - 3 if I'm at home and don't use it much.

 

[shovenose]

iPhone 13, pink, it works fine. I absolutely hate Apple and iOS is pure trash especially when it comes to how notifications are handled, even on the new iOS 16 they released today. I miss Android. What I don't miss is getting half a day out of a full charge LOL. And hey, this is my 1000th post.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

That's why I think expensive phones have more drawbacks than useful features nowadays. Bad battery life is the biggest one. My A22 5G easily goes 2 days on one charge - 3 if I'm at home and don't use it much.

Yeah I came from using an A70, which was a really decent phone. The camera was not too great and eventually stopped auto focusing. Cause I dropped it a lot of times.

The store had no upgrade path from it however, so I opted to go big instead of dealing with a broken camera.