Android

Pixel 7a

Vanilla Androie experience, fast updates and I like the visor astetic

Would love faster wireless charging

Samsung galaxy s21+ as my phone

I got it back at release when they let people stack discounts (paid like 40% the cost of the device). It's still fast enough for everything, a good size, I also got the care plus option with it so swapped to a brand new one earlier this year, want to get another 2 years out of it.

I also have a galaxy tab s6, but haven't ended up using it as much as I thought I would over the years.

• Pixel 7 Pro
• The responsiveness vs. my previous phone (Pixel 3a).
• I miss having a headphone jack.

I use two Samsungs: a Galaxy A52s 5G and a Galaxy A23. The features that I use the most is not baked in the OS itself but, KDE Connect. The thing I dislike about both of them is that they have insanely high idle battery drain

• Pixel 7 Pro
• Adaptive charging at night
• Somehow this phone's GPS loses accuracy to outside of 1 block every few days and needs to be "fine tuned" again in G maps

Galaxy s21 (the smallest model)

I love that its not gigantic

I dislike the fingerprint reader. I prefer the one on the rear of the phone, like my previous phone had

Rocking a Pixel 7 and a Galaxy Watch5.

Loving my Pixel in general and have loved them, mostly, since the 2XL. The Pixel features, like call screening, are useful. Plus it has a great camera. The Watch5 is just a generally nice smart watch, with smooth operation.

I dislike how slippery the Pixel is. I'm otherwise neutral on everything else. The Watch5 has too much Samsung bloat.

• Samsung galaxy M12
• Cheap and good for an entry-level phone
• Lack of custom rom support

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G. Had it for a few years and it works great, just wish it had more internal storage.

Pixel 6a

Likes: As it's my first pixel phone I was shocked to see how smooth the OS (13) is, the haptic feedback being everywhere makes the device feel abit more snappier, double tapping the back of the phone as a gesture (it's kind of niche but it's nice to have)

Dislike: It gets toasty lmao (I'm not on 5g of anything so I'm kinda of confused why :(( ), ugly default contact app, so-so battery life

Android device

• LG v30 ThinQ

Likes

• LineageOS support
• Dual SIM
• SD card slot
• headphone jack
• USB C
• FM radio
• no notch/hole punch
• wireless charging

Dislike

• battery doesn't last as long as it used to due to age
• non-removable battery
• some camera hiccups from LineageOS

The phone works well for everything I need it to do (web browsing, messaging, some light emulation, quick downloads) but it doesn't handle 3d games too well (tried Genshin and it was unbearable). Currently looking for a future replacement for when the battery issues become worse. Might go for one of the Xperia but the prices are a bit too much.

Pixel 6 and Grapheneos :)

OnePlus 8T - Rooted & running HavocOS. Performance is great, battery is really good and charges quickly, and 120hz display is nice. I have Termux-X11 installed so I can have a whole Linux desktop on external monitor using HDMI out over USB.

My only gripe is the device is large and uncomfortable for one-handed use. I would ideally want the Asus Zenfone 9/10 mainly because of the smaller size but it doesn't support HDMI out :(

@Curated_Android Samsung A52 5G. Solid phone for the price.

Right now I'm using a pink S21 unlocked and I love it.

The theming system on Samsung is one of my favourite things and I don't know why Google hasn't co-opted it.

The only thing I wish it had was a more flexible One UI launcher that's closer to Nova.

Lava t81n

Pixel 7 for app development

Oppo A54 5G with the associated Oppo Watch.

I like mostly that it's an decent affordable 5G phone that came with a smartwatch on my contract.

What I don't like is its tendency to overheat when the hotspot is on. The specific one I've had has had problems with its charger, but I'm not sure if that's a general thing or a misuse thing or what. My watch also has a tendency to reset and erase itself if you look at it funny.

Overall rating: 3/5 (1/5 being the Doogee I had once that had adware integrated into the OS).

I'm using a pixel 6 pro.

I absolutely love the camera quality

There's nothing I dislike really. It's an amazing phone that checks every box for me. I suppose if I could, I would improve the battery life. On a heavy day I go to bed with about 15% battery. Which is too close for comfort for some.

Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming. I like the shoulder buttons for gaming but dislike MIUI bloatware.

Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G

I love that it has open boot loader so I installed Lineage OS

I hate that it does not have second display support

Pixel 7 Pro and a Samsung Gear S3 watch (that I hope to upgrade to Galaxy 6 Classic)
The only thing I really miss about my samsung phones (s4, s8, s10e) is that the screen was a whole lot brighter (could see just fine at 50% brightness most of the time, whereas my Pixel requires it to be 80 and up) and that while I prefer dark themes, I really don't like the 'white print on black' because the contrast bothers me. Samsung Themes had all kinds of different colors. Also the size was a lot to get used to, but thats common on just about all flagships now

first phone: pink Samsung that 100% didn't run android second phone: Samsung galaxy Y third phone: samsung galaxy j series phone 2015-2017 relase date mabye current: samsung galaxy a32 future: google pixel running calyx os

Galaxy Fold 4

I never get tired of being able to use the front screen for simple browsing and quick access to things and then unfolding the phone to use the main screen for watching videos or playing games etc. I do have a few multi app pairs set up for certain specific scenarios (e.g. I have a Google calendar/Google keep app combo that is great for when I'm meal planning for the week and want to be able to add items to a grocery list at the same time). I truly don't think I would be happy going back to a non-folding phone in the future.

I dislike the battery life of the phone. That's probably my biggest complaint and honestly it's not unmanageable. I've always got a giant 21,000 mAh battery pack in my backpack anyway so charging the phone a bit during the day if I've been hammering the battery watching YouTube for example isn't a problem for me. I'm a ideal world the battery life would be better and this wouldn't be necessary but it's not the end of the world.

The under-display camera on the inner screen is truly terrible also but I almost exclusively use it for video chatting which already is bad quality usually just due to connectivity so it really doesn't bother me. If I were to take selfies (which I just don't do) I would use the camera on the front display. It is possible to unfold the screen and use the main cameras for selfies but as I said, I'm not a selfie taking kind of person.

Galaxy Note 10+ 5G and Waydroid. Might go for a Pixel in the future, idk - not overly happy with my current phone. I love my old Note and wish I could go back to it.

Waydroid is there so I can have Apple Music for Android running on my Linux rig.

Currently using Pixel 6a

Likes Price to features especially with the high trade in value of a pixel 3a

Dislikes Fingerprint reader doesn't work with a glass screen protector

Cell phone reception seems weaker than it should be.

Using: Motorola Edge + 2022

Likes: Most of all price point. But more importantly what you get with it: wireless charging, 5G support, OLED, awesome battery life, Finger print sensor in the frame, decent camera, un-bloated OS, very useful gestures support. Honestly it's the best device I've used out of the box so far. Had Pixels and Samsung's in the past.

Dislikes: not many. Camera can be better especially in low light. Sometimes need to restart Bluetooth because it fails to connect to my watch.

• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
• The Screen(s)
• App support

• Pixel 7 Pro
• GrapheneOS
• 5 x camera auto focus is trash

Pixel 7. When I got it, it updated it and then flashed calyx :)

I got a pixel, because they are some of the easiest to flash. I strongly considered a fairphone 4, but the 60hz screen was a dealbreaker for me.

What I like: the boost in nits and better battery. I don't seem to notice much difference in the photo department.

What I dislike: coming from a pixel 4, the pixel 7 is quite large.