• chi-chan~@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m probably the most unloyal customer here. I bought the phone *for the OS*, not the opposite.

    So probably anything that GrapheneOS supports

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    1 year ago

    I think I’m switching away from Pixel for my next phone. I’ve hated my Pixel 6; it’s too big.

    I’m probably going to the Asus Zenfone 10 next.

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    1 year ago

    I’m a software nerd, my biggest priority is keeping Android up-to-date on security and features, so it really seems like Samsung would be the best fallback option with a proven track record of getting security updates out as quick (or quicker) than Google and typically promising 4 years of OS upgrades/5 years of security patches (here’s an article with many phone manufacturers policies). I’d really miss the stock Android experience and unlockable bootloader though!

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, same.

      I’ve moved from Samsung to Pixel and I think I actually prefer oneui for some of the software features. I had to disable a few things on Samsung and I don’t like the secondary store being necessary for some updates, or the parallel Samsung version of a bunch of apps. Or having to be careful to avoid installing a bunch of bloat. That being said, once carefully set up, a Samsung phone is smooth, battery was excellent in my experience, great performance, hardware strong. I think if Pixels had Snapdragon based processors over modified Exynos, and a bump in battery they’d be considerably stronger.

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    1 year ago

    My P7 has been such a disaster. My P2 and 5’s were the best phones I’ve ever had. My friend uses the OnePlus and swears by it. I may go that route.

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      1 year ago

      I moved from a Xiaomi Mi11 to a P7. My decision was based largely on the camera but also the phone have relatively good reviews.

      Camera A+, battery (for my use case) A+, however first time travelling with the phone has been a disaster. Android auto constantly disconnecting causing navigation nightmare. Can’t log onto hotel WiFi connects disconnects so basically using 4G always for the week away.

      I think next phone work be back to Xiaomi I’ve really been unimpressed.

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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure…maybe a 1 year old (cheaper) iPhone pro.

    If it has to be android. Some AOSP small phone. But I’d probably try Apple first.

    I’m planning on going with the Pixel 8 next (considering the size is closer to the 5), but if the battery life of the Pixel 8 is not at least 20%-25% better than the Pixel 5 (Pixel 5 on first month was giving me like 3 days standby with 6-7 hours of Reddit which was good for me), then I think I’ll return it in 15 days and move on.