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

[Quigly]

MOTO E2020. Cheap, cheerful, relatively free of bloatware. Had an LG G6 THINQ before, lasted 4 years and 2 batteries. Funny enough, the Moto is more performant. LG was trash at keeping up with updates, it's probably for the best they're no longer in the mobile game.

 

[ShiBDiB]

Pixel 4a

I prefer small phones and not carrying a TV around in my pocket. So it's perfect. And fuck apple.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Most important for me is sound, and the iphone has it. Had both Android and Ios, and i mainly only use it as a phone now so it does the job. I do miss the customisation of Android, but don't matter.

 

[AhokZYashA]

changed my phone to ROG Phone 5s
have everything i need, big battery, excellent speakers, 3.5mm Jack, excellent screen, okay-ish camera

got it for pretty cheap too

 

[Space Lynx]

Pixel 4a

I prefer small phones and not carrying a TV around in my pocket. So it's perfect. And fuck apple.

not a fan of Apple either, but all their phones support all bands (I think), and if you travel a lot that comes in handy.

 

[Frick]

Sony Xperia 5 III.

 

[Remeca]

I'm still using my S9. I'm seriously considering upgrading to an iPhone 12 or 13 (base model.) Anyone have any opinions on switching if you've only ever had Android? I have some paid apps and games on Play, but nothing I can't live without. No other Apple devices except an iPod Touch 4g that hasn't been touched in many years.

 

[git_nerdy]

iPhone 13 Pro Max

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

Oppo F19. Lightweight at 175g relatively compared to 190-200g competition. Slim width at 74mm compared to 77mm and fatter competition. 1080p AMOLED vs LCD 90hz or 720p 1080p.

But most importantly ColorOS is very stable. Had good experience with Realme UI, a slight variation of ColorOS with mum's Realme 8 Pro bought earlier in 2021. Not random bricking like Redmi/POCO's MIUI. Not to mention no incessant ads like MIUI and Samsung's budget phones.

 

[Cutechri]

The crappy Galaxy A51 as I only use my phone once a century.

 

[Athlonite]

Oppo F19. Lightweight at 175g relatively compared to 190-200g competition. Slim width at 74mm compared to 77mm and fatter competition. 1080p AMOLED vs LCD 90hz or 720p 1080p.

But most importantly ColorOS is very stable. Had good experience with Realme UI, a slight variation of ColorOS with mum's Realme 8 Pro bought earlier in 2021. Not random bricking like Redmi/POCO's MIUI. Not to mention no incessant ads like MIUI and Samsung's budget phones.

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USB	USB Type-C 2.0

is the only thing I hate about cell phones that sell for under a grand would it really hurt to put an actual USB Type C 3.x gen 1 or 2 controller inplace of a shitty USB 2.0 chip I doubt it

 

[ShiBDiB]

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USB	USB Type-C 2.0

is the only thing I hate about cell phones that sell for under a grand would it really hurt to put an actual USB Type C 3.x gen 1 or 2 controller inplace of a shitty USB 2.0 chip I doubt it

Pixel 4a has 3.1? And was never close to $1000 even at launch

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

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USB	USB Type-C 2.0

is the only thing I hate about cell phones that sell for under a grand would it really hurt to put an actual USB Type C 3.x gen 1 or 2 controller inplace of a shitty USB 2.0 chip I doubt it

Do people use phones as backup storage now or sth?
I mean it's nice to have ngl but is it a burning need that I missed?

 

[Franz]

S9+ since release for now and works perfectly. I dont like waste things, that S9 is the third smartphone that I have. The first one was the first model grand duos, the hardware was OK and the camera BY FAR is the better that I had, pitty the screen was shitty, I selled that for a friend after one year and regreted it

The second was Note3 and the hardware was incredible (even now it would have avery good performance) the screen is better than S9+ but the camera was TOTAL shit! It survived for almost 8 years and I still miss the IR cannon for remote control

The S9+ is a good phone anyway, not a perfect, but good and solid, almost 4 years of use and some drops but in perfect form. I think my next phone will be a note family again, I always buy flagship aiming for long lifespan and not regret at all.

 

[Athlonite]

Do people use phones as backup storage now or sth?
I mean it's nice to have ngl but is it a burning need that I missed?

I like audio books and when I'm copying 7+ GB's of them over I really don't want to be waiting half the bloody night for it to finish but I also don't have a need for a 1000+ dollar phone either

 

[Mussels]

Pixel 4a has 3.1? And was never close to $1000 even at launch

My pixel 4XL is USB 2.0 type C
no faster transfers, no faster charging (USB-PD, 5V 3A - no 9V or 12V)

 

[AVATARAT]

iHunt i7 4G​

 

[xtreemchaos]

9+ but not as a phone i have no card in it and never have as my tinnitus will not let me use it with me ear so its just a min tablet.

 

[silentbogo]

My pixel 4XL is USB 2.0 type C
no faster transfers, no faster charging (USB-PD, 5V 3A - no 9V or 12V)

Do you use the original charger and cable? I'm pretty sure Pixel 4 series has USB PD 2.0, which means it should bump it to 9V if everything works as intended.
Something like dirty USB port, damaged or low-quality cable, or malfunctioning charger can cause that. Also, if you are using a third-party QC charger - it won't work and roll back to 5V 2A.
My old Nokia 8 used to have this issue w/ QC2.0, cause it kept collecting dust bunnies, pocket rollies and tobacco from my pockets. Had to clean it with tweezers and IPA every month or so. Now I have a Poco F3 with stock case, which has a USB plug on it, which protects it from filthy dirtbags like me
Regarding USB - it's actually 3.1, but write speeds are gimped by some quirk in Google's implementation of MTP. It's been in the news a couple of years back, after some review outlet tested transfer speeds.

 

[Mussels]

Do you use the original charger and cable? I'm pretty sure Pixel 4 series has USB PD 2.0, which means it should bump it to 9V if everything works as intended.
Something like dirty USB port, damaged or low-quality cable, or malfunctioning charger can cause that. Also, if you are using a third-party QC charger - it won't work and roll back to 5V 2A.
My old Nokia 8 used to have this issue w/ QC2.0, cause it kept collecting dust bunnies, pocket rollies and tobacco from my pockets. Had to clean it with tweezers and IPA every month or so. Now I have a Poco F3 with stock case, which has a USB plug on it, which protects it from filthy dirtbags like me
Regarding USB - it's actually 3.1, but write speeds are gimped by some quirk in Google's implementation of MTP. It's been in the news a couple of years back, after some review outlet tested transfer speeds.

charger supports 9V, phone doesnt use it
Or am i thinking of the pixel 1, that did that?

Googling to find out

 

[NoiseBox]

Until recently I was a die-hard Blackberry user, the BB KeyOne was the best of both worlds, a real QWERTY keyboard, and a hardened version of Android. Sadly, it was 4g only and no carrier around my area would support it, so I was forced to downgrade to some random black slab of a generic Android phone. A Moto 5g Stylus I think.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Google Pixel 4 - It works and my service is $31 a month.

 

[Athlonite]

My pixel 4XL is USB 2.0 type C
no faster transfers, no faster charging (USB-PD, 5V 3A - no 9V or 12V)

that too the only way I get quick charge is by using the wall wart plug it into the PC via its USB Type C port and 5V 500mA is all you get

 

[Mussels]

that too the only way I get quick charge is by using the wall wart plug it into the PC via its USB Type C port and 5V 500mA is all you get

Thats normal, PC ports dont provide extra power

 

[silentbogo]

Thats normal, PC ports dont provide extra power

plug it into the PC via its USB Type C port and 5V 500mA is all you get

That's not entirely correct either. There's USB BC (5V 2.4A) and there's USB3.0 with its quirks. On lots of boards, laptops, prebuilts manufacturers skip on USB protection, which means theoretically you can pull as much current out of USB as you want(or as much as the device is capable of pulling). Our guys at work burned a couple of mini-PCs that way: 5V rail was capable of 5V 4A combined, but each port was able to provide ~1.5A or more to the phone/tablet. With 4 phones connected it managed to kill that rail.... twice... After I explicitly said to use powered hub for more than 3 devices....

The only reason you see 500mA when the phone is plugged in, is because phone itself tried to negotiate and failed. Older Samsungs used to be that way too: can't negotiate - roll back to 0.5A for safety.
And if you, @Athlonite , are using a cheap "pigtail" USB tester to measure current - it may become that barrier that stops phone from detecting port's capabilities. My old tester used to do that crap, so I replaced it with a new one, which has all lanes connected and even allows QC and PD to go through.

charger supports 9V, phone doesnt use it

Does your charger support 9V QC or 9V PD? As I said earlier, QC is not compatible with PD, so if you are using a third-party charger - you better check which one it is.
Same applies to Pixel 1.