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

[mechtech]

I still have one of these buried on a shelf somewhere in the basement................or did you mean cellphone.............or smartphone??

 

[wNotyarD]

I still have one of these buried on a shelf somewhere in the basement................or did you mean cellphone.............or smartphone??

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We have rotary phones installed all around my workplace. Replacing all of them will be one helluva work.

 

[mechtech]

We have rotary phones installed all around my workplace. Replacing all of them will be one helluva work.

Just like when you mess up the last number and you have to hang up and start re-dialing all over.....lol......I remember the days.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

I still have one of these buried on a shelf somewhere in the basement................or did you mean cellphone.............or smartphone??

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Daily driver is daily driver - no hate.

 

[azrael]

iPhone 13 mini is a good pick, if you can stomach iOS

I might be able to stomach iOS, but I'm generally not so fond of the whole Apple eco system. Also, I like to be able to just connect my phone to my PC with a USB cable to transfer files instead of having to install bloatware like iTunes. But yes, size-wise the iPhone 13 mini is pretty close to my XZ1 Compact, and with a bigger screen. FWIW I did look what an iPhone 13 mini goes for around here, and it's quite a lot, if you can even get it. Not even Apple's own website lists it for my country.

 

[Waldorf]

@wNotyarD
?
unless they have fixed wires, its the same plug (for hard lines), so unplug and plug new one in.

@azrael
i wont be spending +1K just to get a decent ois cam on a newer xperia (thats water proof),
so decided to get the LG V60, as its one of the only phones offering ois with +16MP,
while having 5Ah battery, and mil test for drop resistance, without requiring "armored" enclosure/case.

 

[wNotyarD]

@wNotyarD
?
unless they have fixed wires, its the same plug (for hard lines), so unplug and plug new one in.

Most are directly wired and are screwed to concrete walls in their iron boxes (and I do work at a hydro power plant, so I'm talking hundreds of them throughout the facility).
As we're changing them to a wholly different model, every replacement requires some force to remove the old equipment and then drilling the walls to install the new phones.

But I'll end the off-topic here, and say I'm truly glad I bought my S23 Ultra. Its zoom camera is absolutely bonkers and I love it.

 

[Synthwave]

iPhone SE w/o mobile net. The first one, so it's basically iPhone 6 hardware in an iPhone 5 shell, using it for phone calls, SMS and as a flashlight.

 

[Waldorf]

@wNotyarD
yeah, thought about that (big (gov) place with stuff screwed to the walls) right after posting

my main problem with samsung phones is color accuracy (at least in the past),
battery life, and the "we dont care as much as we could" behavior, regarding battery related stuff,
as other brands dont regularly have them blowing up, so its not related to battery (tech) per se.

 

[Dr. Dro]

iPhone SE w/o mobile net. The first one, so it's basically iPhone 6 hardware in an iPhone 5 shell, using it for phone calls, SMS and as a flashlight.

It's a 6S on the 5S chassis, it's quite a bit more powerful than the iPhone 6, and was supported for much longer too.

Great phone, enjoyed it a lot back then.

 

[Espionage724]

OnePlus 6.

I used Android since Gingerbread (first with a Galaxy Tab) and was big into custom ROMs. My last Android for a while was OnePlus 5, and I went to an iPhone 6s. I became an Apple fanboy for a while after that as Apple had the experience I've been trying for years to get on Android! I got an iPad, Watch (S1, S3, S7), iPhone SE, and finally to a SE 2nd-gen. The experience was so great I got bored of it, and bought a OnePlus 6 about 5 months ago and use it today.

I enjoyed the clean stock apps on iOS, and the walled-garden approach made the App Store feel relatively safe; I didn't feel I had to scrutinize app developers and permissions as-hard when checking out new apps on iOS. For anyone not tech-savvy, I overwhelmingly recommend iOS just because Apple's entire ecosystem is more secure overall and protected consistently than Android.

I went back to Android because I enjoy tinkering with my devices. I chose a OnePlus 6 because it had 8GB of RAM, was OLED, and has support for (mostly?) every mobile OS solution available currently (LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch, Project Renegade for Windows and Linux, postmarketOS). My main set-up is LineageOS without Gapps and a few apps from F-Droid, and I like it because of the control and privacy it gives me. It's gross flashing Gapps and Google having full system permissions and full-reign on system settings just to provide a few apps from Play Store, and was downright insulting having Google (Pay) tell me I can't use my device to pay at card terminals because they think it's insecure. And ironically if I go flash some additional stuff like Magisk, my device will be "secure" as if that makes sense. Basically, I like the freedom of Android without Google apps!

Any modern Android device and folding screen stuff isn't on my radar unless they advertise full LineageOS support or mainline Linux, at a price ponint that makes sense. $200 for a 128GB 8GB OP6 makes sense. $400+ for a Pine Phone Pro with 4GB RAM isn't happening when OP6 exists. I'll likely go back to iPhone though before another Android, unless there's a 4G/VoLTE cellular 7-inch tablet (phablet) that supports LineageOS, Windows, or even mainline Linux; 7" is my favorite form-factor and I'd pay almost anything for that today

 

[faye]

Pixel 7 Pro. Before that a bunch of Samsung Galaxy S and LG G series, then a Pixel 4a, 5a, and then the 7 Pro.

I miss LG, honestly think the G/V series phones were some of the best price/performance options on the high end.

 

[paulwarden]

i have just gotten a new Honor 90 Lite as my previous phone started to go tits up on me battery would not even last half a day

 

[Dr. Dro]

Pixel 7 Pro. Before that a bunch of Samsung Galaxy S and LG G series, then a Pixel 4a, 5a, and then the 7 Pro.

I miss LG, honestly think the G/V series phones were some of the best price/performance options on the high end.

I still rock a gold colored LG G3/D855 in my regular roster. Actually bought the phone new and unused last year, just open box condition.

Android 6 Marshmallow is all but worthless these days, and sadly, the 6 release is very buggy for this phone.

Let's just say while the device is lovely, a 2560x1440 screen doesn't pair well with a Snapdragon 801. I really like it though.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I still rock a gold colored LG G3/D855 in my regular roster. Actually bought the phone new and unused last year, just open box condition.

Android 6 Marshmallow is all but worthless these days, and sadly, the 6 release is very buggy for this phone.

Let's just say while the device is lovely, a 2560x1440 screen doesn't pair well with a Snapdragon 801. I really like it though.

You should look here and consider installing LineageOS;

Info about d855 | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org

While that build is unmaintained, it's still Android 11 and is still usable. It's also very stable.

 

[faye]

I still rock a gold colored LG G3/D855 in my regular roster. Actually bought the phone new and unused last year, just open box condition.

Android 6 Marshmallow is all but worthless these days, and sadly, the 6 release is very buggy for this phone.

Let's just say while the device is lovely, a 2560x1440 screen doesn't pair well with a Snapdragon 801. I really like it though.

My first Samsung was the Galaxy S2, then an S3. I think that's where I jumped to LG with the G2, then a G4. I love the design of the G2 to this day, though mine sadly cooked itself like so many others.

The G8X was the height of LG for me - I kept that phone longer than any other. Still have it and use it for at home game streaming, that kind of thing. I never owned any of the V series, but I got to play with them a few times and heard good things. Might get one on eBay if they ever get really cheap, just to play with.

 

[Dr. Dro]

You should look here and consider installing LineageOS;

Info about d855 | LineageOS Wiki

wiki.lineageos.org

While that build is unmaintained, it's still Android 11 and is still usable. It's also very stable.

Yeah I gotta take a look at this. Android 11 should still be quite usable today... I'm hoping that LineageOS allows you to adjust the screen resolution. It's just too high, 2560x1440 without notch made for a brilliant IPS screen at the time, but the hardware just isn't there. The official ROMs push 1440p all the time and this affects the battery quite a lot, the phone is always hot and the performance is... less than optimal if you get what i mean. The Galaxy S5 and the Xperia Z2 are not this laggy, I know because I've had (and have, sorta, in a half-working, half-destroyed capacity) both of them too.

 

[Waldorf]

@Espionage724
while it might seem to be more "secure", especially regarding app store,
the devices/os are NOT more secutre when it comes to malware etc, especially since most i-users dont run AV/AM sw.
and no, not talking about the folks in forums like these (which isdnt the majority of global users).

@paulwarden
try to limit battery "use" between 20-80%, usually helps.
i have a almost 5y old phone (backup) that still gets 1 day of (cell phone) use (call/text/gps/bt).

 

[paulwarden]

@Espionage724
while it might seem to be more "secure", especially regarding app store,
the devices/os are NOT more secutre when it comes to malware etc, especially since most i-users dont run AV/AM sw.
and no, not talking about the folks in forums like these (which isdnt the majority of global users).

@paulwarden
try to limit battery "use" between 20-80%, usually helps.
i have a almost 5y old phone (backup) that still gets 1 day of (cell phone) use (call/text/gps/bt).

i have already replaced the phone with a Honor 90 Lite which is a much better phone all round longer lasting battery and much better reception as well

 

[Waldorf]

@paulwarden
sure, but this is general advice, as li-based batteries dont like when "stressed" beyond those numbers,
and suffer more, than if just charged more often.

 

[Dristun]

Upgraded from a 4.5yo S10e to S23 a few days ago. First impressions: everything is better except the frame. Rounded S10e frame feels much, much comfier in hand than S23's harshly cut off one. Also the phone just feels fatter because of this chunky frame, even though on paper they should be about the same depth. Battery life, after 10e, feels incredible - I haven't experienced something that lasted so long since Xperia Compact days. I realize that others have been getting these numbers on almost every other phone but 10e was abysmal in that regard.
Of course, I still wish it was Xperia Compact size but no such phones exist in Android world anymore. Happy with the upgrade, even if it's really boring and nothing particularly excites me about it.

 

[Hardi]

as of today S23 ultra, from samsung note 10+, the note was working fine and still got like 6-7hrs of SOT etc., but now i can use 5G, VoLTE and VoWiFi at last.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Just got a Galaxy S22, didn't want a + as i am ok with the size of the normal S22. It's a pretty nice phone. Had a S21 but was a bit miffed at the plastic back and not a fan of the kinda curve edges on the back either. The S22 is proper flat on the back.

 

[Space Lynx]

as of today S23 ultra, from samsung note 10+, the note was working fine and still got like 6-7hrs of SOT etc., but now i can use 5G, VoLTE and VoWiFi at last.

if you want to upgrade to Android 14 early, I believe all you have to do is download Samsung Members app from the galaxy store and scroll the membership banners at the top, their are currently 8 banners. one should be a beta offer.

don't do this if you don't want of course, probably best just to wait another month or two for the android 14 to hit the main s23+ channel OTA updates.

 

[sam_86314]

I'm still using the Pixel 3 I got on eBay for $70 almost a year ago. Running LineageOS 19.1 (Android 12) with microG.

It does almost everything I'd like it to do. The screen is great (if a bit on the dim end after all these years), the speakers are great, and the SD845 still holds up reasonably well.

The biggest draw that the Pixel 3 has for me is the size. I tried switching back to my Pixel 5a, and I couldn't stand how huge that phone is.

I'm planning on replacing the battery, charging port, and back cover. The battery life is pretty terrible, and the charging port has five years of gunk clogging it.

Honestly, I probably won't switch to another phone until either Google releases a smaller new phone or LineageOS abandons support for the Pixel 3.