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Greetings, Android aficionados! πŸ“±πŸ‘‹

Today, let's take a moment to get to know each other better. We'd love to know:

  • Which Android devices are you currently using?
  • What do you love most about them?
  • What do you dislike?

Whether you're rocking the latest flagship or cherishing a reliable budget device, we want to hear about your experiences. Share the brand, model, and any standout features that make your phone shine. Who knows, you might inspire someone to discover their next Android companion! πŸŒŸπŸ’¬

Remember, let's keep the conversation friendly and inclusive. Everyone's perspective is valuable, no matter the device they use. We're here to celebrate the diversity within the Android ecosystem and learn from each other.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Im using a 'Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4'. Nothing comes even close to be as good as it is when it comes to productivity, consuming media, playing games and surfing the web.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Phone is pixel 7, Work phone is Samsung A52, Kitchen has hub-thinking of upgrading this to the new tablet, 2 nivida shields in the house, Chromecast with Google tv modulated around the house and I bring on trips, Kids have tablets for trips only,

Love the photos from the pixel

Atm i hate 2 things. I'm worried more and more about privacy, and my pixel can't chat lock whatsapp chats yet but my Samsung can for the last 2 months!!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Motorola Moto Edge (2021)

Pros: Moto's classically lite skin with sensible additions that can be turned off if you don't want them, great battery, great performance, really just a well rounded device.

Cons: I think I legally have to mention the update cadence, and lack of long-term support, but honestly it doesn't bother me. Android versions haven't mattered much past, what, Jelly Bean? Though longer security support would be nice. Also, the camera can be a little soft, but I don't take a ton of photos so I'm rather ambivalent on it.

Honestly, I paid a good price for an unlocked device that still holds up amazingly well. I'm very satisfied.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Galaxy S23 Ultra

Best things: long battery life and versatile camera (zoom options open up some great creativity)

Worst thing: size and weight. Top tier phones have gotten just a bit too big now. My old Note 10+ was ideally the biggest comfortable size.

BTW my summary on the S23U would be: it's a great all-rounder. You might find a phone that does this one thing better or that other thing better, but the S23U seems to do a very good job of everything. It's definitely by far the most enjoyable user experience of any phone I've ever owned.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Device: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G

Loves: The inner screen, the comfort of holding it folded-up one-handed, and having a tablet anytime, anywhere.

Dislikes: wish it was waterproof like later models, price is high, no aftermarket roms, built-in Samsung apps are blah

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nokia 7.2 it's pretty solid with Android One. I would move to a different OS but I need android for my work and banking.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Poco X3 NFC

I got the 64/6 variant for ~$130. I mainly love the good custom ROM support. Has IR blaster, SD card, and headphone jack. Good camera especially with gcam. Great battery life.

Stock MIUI sucks so you really should have a custom ROM. US cell coverage isn't great.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm still rocking a Mi 9T, and I'm going to keep using it as long as I can find new batteries to put into it. Or until notchless phones with headphone jacks come back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Picked up a Motorola Edge+ (2022) somewhat a month-ish ago after giving a Galaxy S23 a go for almost a month before. I just prefer Moto's experience more, even if updates are sparse and camera quality isn't as great.

Sure, it's notably bigger that what I've long-term used before (Xiaomi Mi 9 and the 2020 Motorola Edge), but the screen is pretty good and even though the Snapdragon 8 gen 1 is meh foe battery life, I'm not too intense on it and it charges pretty quick when I need a top-off.

The Galaxy S23 just wasn't my cup of tea. OneUI's launcher wasn't tunable the way I wanted, using a custom launcher to get my experience back broke gestures (as expected, but still), and it wasn't meaningfully smaller width-wise than the Mi 9, which I went back to for a while after I gave my fiancΓ© my Moto Edge (2020).

It's also pretty damn hard to pass up a brand-new last-gen flagship for $500 plus manufacturer accidental protection 24 months and an extra year extended warranty.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Redmi K20 Pro (or Mi 9T Pro) been 3+ years. Basically using it for the Evo X and the pixel spoof. Will buy a new but compact phone soon. Not Apple!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm currently using a pixel 6 pro. I took a long break from Androids. The last one that I owned was a S9 Plus.

I love the screen with the high refresh rate and it's really responsive. I also love the live translate feature and all of the neat AI tricks that it has as well. I also was very hesitant because I've heard a lot about the battery life being bad, but the battery on mine is really good, as well as the fingerprint reader.

The only thing that I dislike would be the grip of the phone. I played around with both the pixel 6 and the pro and I would have to say the regular pixel 6 has a better grip, but I love the higher refresh rate and display on the 6 pro.

Edit: Oh and of course, the camera is amazing!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

S9

I'm still using my S9. Size is about as big as I want to deal with. Indicator LED is great. 3.5mm jack is great. SD socket for local storage. Camera is still fine. Qi charging is one of the few gimmicks that hasn't turned out to be useless. Screen is drastic overkill. Design is a stupid friction-less glass egg, but that's easily fixable with a minimalist case. Performance is still perfectly adequate.

It's long out of support, but I'm finding the market wildly un-compelling, and will probably just roll with it until something renders it unusable.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Device

I'm on Pixel 6 running GrapheneOS,

Love

I control a lot of what the device is doing. I am a nerd, hence I want to use it, and because I use it, I am a nerd.

Hate

I spend a lot of time which I could've spent otherwise. Little feature that people show off let me feel like I've got an inferior device. I am talking about auto cropping a thing in an image on ios. At the same time ios can't play an oga file which is more important than apple's playground. It only happens once a year but seeing a friend airdropping something to a stranger feels like I'm missing out. I hate apple for being like shit. Compared to other androids ... no, I don't miss android auto. Pay could be there but not that neccessary. Being able to toggle wifi on or off is actually more important and seeing that even xiaomi etc. Still have the tiles but GrapheneOS doesn't feels like shit. Browsing the web with mull and vpn is slow compared to other devices with chromium browsers. Selfie camera is a banana. It takes long to start a video and long to stop one. It's difficult to post process on android due to the lack of apps and options.

Recommend it?

Tough call. It depends. Ideologically I'd say yes. For nerds, yes. For kids and young adults, yes if you are strong enough to resist the FOMO that people will give you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently have a Note 20 Ultra. I like the size and refresh rate of the screen, and its microSD card slot. Not a fan of its processor and battery size.

I'd normally upgrade to the S24 Ultra, its natural successor, but instead I'm waiting for either the:

  • Fold 6 (if it has a decent camera, the Fold 5 leaks are disappointing)
  • Surface Duo 3 (same, decent camera)

I can't get a Pixel Fold as I need Miracast tech inside my phone, and I'm not a fan of the Fold 1-4 aspect ratio of the upcoming OnePlus Fold. If they switch to the Pixel Fold style of opening landscape, I'd take another look at their Fold 2

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm using a OnePlus 9 and a Galaxy Tab S7. My tablet is mainly for reading manga and watching series, I'm quite happy with it.

I like some things in my phone, like the camera and the screen, but the battery is kinda awful and since I moved to the US, I may need a new one. It's kinda weird since I had 5G when I arrived but since a maybe a month ago, I just have 4G on ATT. I'm thinking on maybe getting a Zenphone 10 or a S23, any thoughts on that? I'd like to keep using both sims I already use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm using a OnePlus 6

It's really fast and has a headphone jack, and you can get a second-hand one for really cheap (I got mine for ~170$). The preinstalled software sucks, but I've installed LineageOS on it and I'm really enjoying it

The only thing I don't like is that the battery is non-removable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Which Android devices are you currently using?

I have a Google Home Mini, a Google Chromecast, and I'm on my 4th phone powered by Android ... two from HTC and two are Pixels.

What do you love most about them?

The Home Mini and the Chromecast actually don't do too much that is useful for me. They mainly are just there doing not much.

The phones that I have chosen have been delightful. All Android phones are delightful, the cheap free phone that I got when I signed up for Visible (cell service) for my spouse was a piece of garbage. But that's the way that Android works: the developer/manufacturer can roll it to be whatever they want it to be.

What do you dislike?

I don't have anything to put here, but I'm looking forward to some of the responses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Samsung Galaxy S10E, better Form factor for my pants pockets and medium (not over the top) media equipment I wont use anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same here. Doesn't feel ridiculously oversized, runs smoothly, and most importantly still has a headphone jack and mini-sd card. The last two points were complete deal breakers for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

LG Wing.

Love the dual screen functionality of course but what's more impressive is the fact that the 2nd screen is concealed beautifully such that on first glance, you can't even tell that it's not a normal phone! The primary camera is also excellent.

The software is pretty shit. LG sacked their mobile division 2 years ago and while they have kept their promise of giving this phone Android 13, they've done the bare minimum effort to support it. You couldn't even tell it's android 13, has the same UI and features that they shipped with Android 11. The settings app is also inconsistent, some screens have that stock android feel others have the traditional LG UI. And bugs are plenty. The processor is another weak point, it's not able to keep up in 2023.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
  • Which Android devices are you currently using?
  • What do you love most about them?
  • What do you dislike?

Device #1: Google Pixel 6a

Likes: Affordable. Decent screen size (not overly large). Clear and readable. Checks most of the boxes for features I want. Great camera quality.

Dislikes: cellular modem isn't the greatest, especially poor in fringe areas. Screen not quite bright enough to read in direct sunlight. Battery life could be better. Can get warm at times when doing intensive activity (streaming videos, recording video). Wish it had a true zoom lens like the flagship phones.

Device #2: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet

Likes: big screen, great for reading magazine style content, videos, web surfing. Awesome battery life. Expandable storage.

Didlikes: Samsung's implementation of gesture navigation is slow and awkward compared to Google's. Wide-screen aspect ratio isn't the best for portrait orientation (I'd rather have 4:3). Also hard to find a case that fit. Not enough internal storage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

OnePlus Nord N200 with LineageOS 20 (Android 13) with no google apps package installed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This got me wondering what I'm using ... apparently it's a Moto G5s with Android 7?

I like it because it didn't come loaded with extra software, it was cheap (80€ in 2019) and it's got a nice camera. In a few years I might think about replacing it, in which case I'd like something a bit smaller.

I've got a tablet too, which is a Lenovo that fell off the back of a lorry in Hungary and my MIL bought it for me for the equivalent of 30€. It works well too, I think it's got Android 8 on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're running pretty old versions of Android, don't you have issues with apps not being supported?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not that I know of? I have Connect and Liftoff for Lemmy running fine, Tomb Raider Go and Pocket Rally work nicely, Firefox is supported, etc etc. I have a HTC with Android 1.2 on it that I use for Google Maps, which works better than the Android 7 phone, so I'm not entirely convinced that new is always better, lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro). I honestly only really got it because it had a wild discount on AliExpress back in 2020 and wanted to give MIUI a try. However since then I've put TWRP and a custom ROM on it (MIUI isn't terrible but it seems to kill apps far too much and I'm not big on the ads within the actual OS).

I continue to use it because it still performs great and the battery life is pretty good (usually get about 2 days charge on it), and the custom ROM community around it is pretty reliable too. Plus it has a pop up camera so I definitely know when my phone is trying to look at me.

Not really found much to dislike to be honest, though I guess the camera could be a bit better. It's definitely helped along with good software though (especially either GCam or the MIUI camera).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

redmi note 10s with lineage

it was cheap good performance going strong since 2 years stock android thanks to lineage

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S22 because it literally was/is the smallest flagship on the market. If there were a flagship option with a 4-5" screen I would probably snap that up immediately.

I love the full-face screen with small symmetrical bezels. Performance is good. Wireless charging. Decent fast charge. Good cameras.

Don't love that it could be smaller. The camera module makes it rock when flat. I wish the back were not glass. Not a huge fan of the One UI stuff, but it's not the worst either.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite running LineageOS 20 (Android 13) (official).

I feel absolutely blessed by the device maintainers that keep Lineage alive and current on this phone. It runs amazing considering its lower speced hardware.

I picked this phone because it has NFC, an IR blaster, notification LED and a 3.5mm jack!

Not sure how the flagships brands justify leaving those features out

My only complaint is the camera which is very average but I knew that before I purchased so I can't really complain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How does Netflix and banking apps play with LineageOS?

My phone will get its last security update this month, so I'm thinking to jump ship.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
  • Both me and my wife have a Google Pixel 6 as our daily driver
  • My youngest son has a Galaxy Tab S6 tablet for games and YouTube.
  • My eldest used to have a Google Pixel 5a, but after he switched to an iPhone it's just sitting in a shelf as a backup phone just in case.
  • I have an Nvidia Shield TV (2019) in my living room as the streaming box.

I love the customization and flexibility Android gives me. Also I can always unlock the phones and flash whatever 3rd-party OS I want. We're pretty content with the Pixels, but the tablet barely receives any updates anymore. Also fucking Apple's moronic green bubble vs blue bubble bullshit makes sharing photos and videos with family a needlessly complicated chore. I don't want to get off on a rant, but how has nobody taken them to court yet over this purposeful degradation of quality coming from competitors' hardware?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pixel Fold!

It's everything I need in a foldable with the sweet sweet software from Pixel.

Only thing that sucks is the cost. Definitely for the enthusiast

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have the z fold. How do you think it compares?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So to be honest a lot of it might stem from the fact that I was on Samsung software for so long I was getting kind of annoyed at all the little glitches and hiccups. In a very cohesive environment and especially having this kind of fold software it always felt like a beta thing.

Or with the pixel feels like there's much more of a enhanced almost iPhone like experience with the full. I can grant that there is less maybe functionality in terms of multitasking and stuff but I really use those features so rarely that I don't miss them

Dad and coupled with the front form factor that's so much better for me and that I can actually take really nice photos and have all the nice little pixel features, its a no brainer for me

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