• cbarrick@lemmy.world
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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

      Same here. Moreover, it gets too hot, has no headphone jack, and has a big camera bump.

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      1 year ago

      Same I hate that phones are getting bigger and bigger. I was even considering going for the iPhone 13 mini

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      1 year ago

      I found my Nexus 5 yesterday, it was so small and sooo light, felt so nice in the hand.

      I also have a Pixel 6 and love it, but it’s heavy and so slippery without a case.

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        Old comment, but I moved out of the country last year,and sifted through lots of old stuff.

        Found my old Nexus S. That was my favorite phone, ever. Tiny, light, oleophobic coated curved screen …

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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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      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

    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

    The new Razr seems cool to me, not sure I’d actually hold onto it but the concept of being able to flip it into a square and tuck it away is awesome. Can’t do Samsung phones because of OneUI though!

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    1 year ago

    I had great experiences with Motorola in the past. Probably lean towards that.

    I loved my Essential PH-1 and I wish that would have gotten a new device, but alas, I love my Pixel and each time I ventured out to try something new, I always returned.

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    I had an Asus in the past (Zenfone 8, 2021) and I think this is my first last Asus. The software updates often introduced bugs that took months to be resolved (like cast being broken for the better part of a whole month) it them shipping updates that were not verified by safetynet causing gpay and others to stop working.

    Now I have an s23, and on top of having twice the amount of upgrades (4 vs 2) , they are actually pretty good and bug free. The UI is also good too, but I would prefer a pixel’s UI

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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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      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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    Cheap OnePlus mobile with LOS since they are one of the very few alongside Google who let people unlock their bootloader

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    It’s a weird request but I’ll probably jump from a pixel 7 pro to any phone that supports usb-c video output in the future. I’ll stick with my 7 pro for another year or two and then hop probably to Samsung… but I’m open to other options. I’m hopeful the nothing phone 2 will have USB-C 3.1 and support video out.

    I want to be able to watch things on my train commute without having to hold my phone up to my face in the middle of a packed train. It’s a niche use case but it’s a major selling point for me.

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    I would have gone for a zen 9, I like bare systems with no bloat. PinePhone (if I remember correctly, the repareable one?) was tempting me as well.

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    I’d probably prefer a Sony device of some sort but they aren’t well priced, so Motorola I guess. I had a Motorola X4 before I got into Pixels, and while I didn’t like it being slippery glass, the software was nice and not bloated. It was part of the Android One program, which might not exist anymore.