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

SpittinFax · Apr 16, 2022

Tigger said:
A very zoomed moon pic. Zoom lens must be pretty good. S20 plus 5g

Impressive detail considering that my budget J7 Pro I got in 2018 wouldn't have a hope of seeing anything other than a white orb.

Moon pictures definitely depend heavily on zoom ability. Even with my crappy J7 Pro's camera, peering through a telescope is a totally different story. This one was through a Celestron 80AZ refractor scope with a 2x Barlow lens (180x magnification):

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 16, 2022

SpittinFax said:
Impressive detail considering that my budget J7 Pro I got in 2018 wouldn't have a hope of seeing anything other than a white orb.

Moon pictures definitely depend heavily on zoom ability. Even with my crappy J7 Pro's camera, peering through a telescope is a totally different story. This one was through a Celestron 80AZ refractor scope with a 2x Barlow lens (180x magnification):

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The zoom cam is pretty good on the S20+ 5g, must be better on the S21/2. I should have taken a non zoomed pic so you could see just how small it was un-zoomed.

I can't wait till there are readily available scopes that will be able to see the stuff the astronauts left behind.

Mussels · Apr 17, 2022

Tigger said:
lol yeah i guess it is upside down to you

Can't see that adapter on the UK Amazon.

I got it locally in a store for $20, was trying to find an online link. One of the few 4K 60hz capable ones

SpittinFax said:
Impressive detail considering that my budget J7 Pro I got in 2018 wouldn't have a hope of seeing anything other than a white orb.

Moon pictures definitely depend heavily on zoom ability. Even with my crappy J7 Pro's camera, peering through a telescope is a totally different story. This one was through a Celestron 80AZ refractor scope with a 2x Barlow lens (180x magnification):

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You certainly get more detail with that - i wonder what the S22U could do with a tripod and some stability, or an add-on optical lens

ramjithunder24 · Apr 18, 2022

Galaxy Note 10...it's lasting much longer than my S7 Edge ever did...

Count von Schwalbe · Apr 18, 2022

Pixel 3 XL w/ Android 12. Getting a little long in the tooth...

The Pixel 6 looks attractive but not sure I can justify it...

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 18, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Pixel 3 XL w/ Android 12. Getting a little long in the tooth...

The Pixel 6 looks attractive but not sure I can justify it...

The cam hump on that Pixel 6 is a monstrosity.

Count von Schwalbe · Apr 18, 2022

I run a thick case anyways - it would even it out. Really was looking at performance and features for a really good price. It gets compared to phones 2x the price and can hold its own - especially the pro version. Trouble is, I am so cheap I am going to hang on to my old 3 until it becomes unbearable or I find a good deal on another non-Samsung android with decent performance. Really like the Pixels though.

Mussels · Apr 19, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Pixel 3 XL w/ Android 12. Getting a little long in the tooth...

The Pixel 6 looks attractive but not sure I can justify it...

google went backwards, check out reddit before you sidegrade

The sheer amount of software bugs is staggering
I ended up moving to samsung, and using googles apps *shrug*

(Oh, both samsung and google announced repair kits for end-users to fix their own phones - so the age of user replaceable batteries is returning!)

Cutechri · Apr 19, 2022

Pixel 6 Pro in a few days, I cannot wait. Going from a Samsung A51. It's going to be my first flagship.

Mussels · Apr 19, 2022

Cutechri said:
Pixel 6 Pro in a few days, I cannot wait. Going from a Samsung A51. It's going to be my first flagship.

Awkward after my last post... good luck, look forward to hearing your experiences

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

I did like the Pixel phones, but could not live with that awful camera hump on the 6.

Just make sure you get the pro, for the better screen res and better cameras. They nobbled the non pro pretty well.

Icon Charlie · Apr 19, 2022

The current phone is a LG artisto 2. I've had it for 6 years now and it is in excellent shape. When it breaks down I'll purchase something similar.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

I have had Sony, and LG int the past, but always end up with Samsung if i am on Android. Love em or hate em, imo they are the best for Android.

Cutechri · Apr 19, 2022

Mussels said:
Awkward after my last post... good luck, look forward to hearing your experiences

I don't care, I'm buying it for security. No other phone has better software/hardware security. Read this article I wrote if you're interested, Pixel section towards the end.

Man this forum is fantastic at fucking up my excitement, not sure why I even come here anymore. You're not going to be hearing of my experiences.

Count von Schwalbe · Apr 19, 2022

Mussels said:
google went backwards, check out reddit before you sidegrade

The sheer amount of software bugs is staggering
I ended up moving to samsung, and using googles apps *shrug*

(Oh, both samsung and google announced repair kits for end-users to fix their own phones - so the age of user replaceable batteries is returning!)

Honestly cannot stand Samsung. They make great hardware but the software pisses me off every time I use one. All the better for you if you can but I just simply cannot. It just feels like they are trying to be Apple layered on Google.

@Cutechri I would love to hear about your experience. The main reason I haven't bit the bullet and made the jump was those bugs - was going to wait until more of them have been ironed out.

User-replaceable batteries, woohoo :rockout:

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Honestly cannot stand Samsung. They make great hardware but the software pisses me off every time I use one. All the better for you if you can but I just simply cannot. It just feels like they are trying to be Apple layered on Google.

@Cutechri I would love to hear about your experience. The main reason I haven't bit the bullet and made the jump was those bugs - was going to wait until more of them have been ironed out.

User-replaceable batteries, woohoo

I just change the launcher on my samsung and then its much better.

The red spirit · Apr 19, 2022

Tigger said:
I have had Sony, and LG int the past, but always end up with Samsung if i am on Android. Love em or hate em, imo they are the best for Android.

That has been true pretty much since Galaxy S2. I have also tried some alternative, but nothing can top Samsung in delivering quality, software and reasonable value. Nexus 7 did a lot to put me off from "Google" devices forever.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

Nova launcher and samsung=win

theFOoL · Apr 19, 2022

Tigger said:
Nova launcher and samsung=win

Too bad it's *not the default Launcher

Rooting isn't easy nowadays

dirtyferret · Apr 19, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Pixel 3 XL w/ Android 12. Getting a little long in the tooth...

The Pixel 6 looks attractive but not sure I can justify it...

currently on a pixel 4a 5g after using the pixel XL, and pixel 3a XL. I was thinking about picking up the pixel 6 when it goes on clearance but frankly the 4a 5g does everything I need it to do

Mussels said:
I ended up moving to samsung, and using googles apps *shrug*

The swapped samsung navigation buttons are pure heresy....HERESY!!!

I do know you can change them in settings.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

theFOoL said:
Too bad it's *not the default Launcher

Rooting isn't easy nowadays

Don't have to root it. I don't bother rooting my phones any more. Too much hassle, and most custom roms are as insecure as a bit of string locking your bike. Not risking my s20+ 5G by rooting it or unlocking the bootloader, would have ten years ago mind.

Count von Schwalbe · Apr 19, 2022

The swapped samsung navigation buttons are pure heresy....HERESY!!!

Every time I try a Samsung I nearly change it out of aggravation - and every time I try a Samsung it is someone else's phone

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Nova launcher and samsung=win

I would but I use a weird setup that I don't think would play well with custom ROM. Thinking about waiting for Pixel 7 and seeing how Tensor 2 (?) plays out. Actually really surprised by the (apparent lack of) performance of Tensor with the specs it has.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Every time I try a Samsung I nearly change it out of aggravation - and every time I try a Samsung it is someone else's phone .

I would but I use a weird setup that I don't think would play well with custom ROM. Thinking about waiting for Pixel 7 and seeing how Tensor 2 (?) plays out. Actually really surprised by the (apparent lack of) performance of Tensor with the specs it has.

Nova is NOT a custom rom. its a launcher you install from the play store. No need to root or modify the system in any way.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en_GB&gl=US

theFOoL · Apr 19, 2022

Tigger said:
Nova is NOT a custom rom. its a launcher you install from the play store. No need to root or modify the system in any way.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en_GB&gl=US

I'm not saying it wasn't. Just I find why not let us Uninstall the default when have downloaded. The store can ask that you know. Like when you DL it, it should ask "Do you want to apply this launcher and Uninstall the default one?"

Count von Schwalbe · Apr 19, 2022

Nova is NOT a custom rom. its a launcher you install from the play store. No need to root or modify the system in any way.

Interesting. Didn't realize that. I might have to try this out. Honestly, I don't know that much about Android, I try and stick with computers and my discrete camera as much as possible.

Does anyone here have any experience with the newer OnePlus phones?

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