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At least for the next few years, I am pretty firm on needing a jack on my device.

I am currently using an LG v60, and while nice, it's starting to show its age.

Any suggestions on where to go next?

I was looking at the ROG phone, and while it does seem very nice, I feel like it is a bit much as I don't game on my device at all.

Are there any good phones I should be looking at?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Depends on your budget and location.

Unlimited budget: Sony Xperia 1 V ($1400). Has almost anything you'd want. SD8G2, MicroSD slot, etc.

High budget: Asus Zenfone 9 ($700). Great compact phone with a headphone jack. Alternatively wait for the Zenfone 10 to come out as it's coming out this week.

Or even the Xperia 5 V ($1000), a slightly downgraded version of the 1 V.

Lower budget: Sony Xperia 10 V ($450). Expensive for the specs but you get outstanding battery life, 25-50% more than any other phone on this list. And it's the only budget phone with a telephoto lens.

USA pick: Moto G Stylus 5G (2022). Can be picked up for $250 on Amazon and has excellent all-around specs for the price.

Europe/Asia picks: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ ($350) if you want good cameras for the price. However the chipset might struggle with MIUI from time to time.

Xiaomi Poco X5 pro ($300). Good all-arounder at this price.

Xiaomi Poco F5 ($400). Best chipset out of all of these budget phones, at nearly flagship levels.

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

The Zenphone 10 is launching in 3 days, it is also rumored to have a headphone jack like the previous Zenphone 9!

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

Best, as far as specs? Gonna be the Asus Zenfone 10 (officially announcing 6/29 but most of the specs have been leaked) and the Sony Xperia 1 V (already available outside the US).

Both will have Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and plenty of memory and storage. The lower models of Xperia (5 and 10) will also have headphone jacks but somewhat lesser specs.

https://www.androidpolice.com/leak-asus-zenfone-10-every-angle/

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

FWIW the Xperia I V is very very similar to the I IV, it's predecessor. Sony's software support kinda sucks (only 2 years of Android updates, IIRC) but you can likely get a decent deal on last year's phone at this point.

If you're interested in custom ROMs or want something less Google-centric like GrapheneOS, you could also consider the Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, or 5a, depending on your size preferences. They're losing official support now or soon but they're still very good phones, very cheap refurbished, and GrapheneOS should be supporting them for a few more years just fine.

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

The 1 IV is known to have overheating issues with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. I'd recommend an Xperia 5 V instead.

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

I was under the impression that GrapheneOS support lasts only as long as the official support, for security reasons.

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

I considered posting about the previous gen Zenfone and Xperia, but the 8G1 gets hot and throttles frequently from what I've read.

Good point about the pixels. I put Graphene on my 5 and it runs nicely.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Still rocking my S10 that I believe is the best phone made.

Wireless charging, wireless power sharing, good waterproof rating, headphone port etc.

Holding onto this thing as long as possible. Might price out a battery replacement.. 💪

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

As a phone repair tech, Samsung phones are some of the easiest to repair. Especially for batteries or (if you can get Samsung OEM parts) screens.

I highly recommend you take a look at installing the new battery yourself if you're able to be precise with a screwdriver. All it takes is the aforementioned screwdriver, a hair dryer/heat gun, and an old credit card.

The only parts you'll have to buy are the battery and the water resistant seal for the back glass.

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

Eh.....Galaxy S5 is a bitch to repair. Specifically for the display.

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

Pixel 4a (5g version) amazing phone, I pur calyx OS onto it ( you must buy an unlocked version if you wish to run calyx ) I cannot recommend it enough… got to have a headphone jack

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

Would you mind telling me your experience with Calyx? I looked into both it and Graphene in the past, but never committed.

My only worries are having my Microsoft work apps and my banking apps function correctly.

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

I own both of these:

  • Pixel 5a 5G (although updates end in 1 year)
  • Asus Zenfone 9

They're both good!

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

I’ve got calyx os on the pixel 4a, calyx will indefinitely release os updates, no need to worry about it

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

Poco sadly doesn't have all the connection bands I need.

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

I am really happy with my Asus Zenphone 9. The best feature is the long battery life. If i wanted i could use the phone for ~72h, though I usually charge it to 80% and charge the phone every 2 days instead.

The Battery Life was my main buying point, the aux and smaller size were important though too.
It also has an actual gimble for camera stabilisation in the lense instead of the typical stabilization through a sensor, though i guess it is more of a gimmick. I myself don't take that many action shots where this could be useful, so I can't really give any info if it is better than the usual way of stabilization.
Since it is an Asus phone I think it also is pretty powerful and power efficient for mobile gaming if that interests you (I don't care about that).

End of this Month they will also reveal the Zenphone 10, so maybe this might also be a possible phone to check out. I bought mine also directly release last year since I was looking for a new phone around that time. It was bundled with a chromebook that I was able to resell so it was a nice deal in comparison to other comparable phones.

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

Do you happen to know if the zenphone 10 will have full band support for American T-Mobile service? I considered zenphones before but the lack of full T-Mobile spectrum compatibility and apparent motherboard issues turned me away.

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

Dude, why are you triple-posting?

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

I was using an LG V30 for the past few years. Needed to replace it as the battery wasn't lasting anymore.

Like you a headphone jack is a must. So I got a Sony Xperia 10iii because that's all I could afford. I would ideally like the Xperia 5 but it's way out of my budget.

Still, the 10iii is a great phone and does everything I need it to. It's fast, takes good photos, has a good display and size and great battery life.

If you don't want Sony the only other phone I'm aware of in the premium segment is Asus ZenFone 9 (the 10 is launching next month) which had rave reviews and was even phone of the year I think. It reminds me alot of my V30 in many ways.

If your budget is low like mine, look at the Sony Xperia 10v which just launched. It has better speakers, cameras, OIS, and battery compared to mine.

Or look at Samsung as they tend to have a headphone jack in the budget segment. A54 I think has good reviews.

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

The Zenphone looks nice, but I really want the SD card slot :/

Hackable? Able to install Lineage/custom android?

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

I rock an A42 and have zero complaints, I assume the 54 is similar.

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

Oh nice, I had no idea Sony made affordable phones lol.

I will look into this.

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

Yes. The 10 series is the affordable line. I do wish they had something in the €500 range as well, say a 10 but with more powerful CPU just for those who don't want a SD695.

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

GSM Arena has a "phone finder" tool that allows you to lookup phones with specific features. There are over 500 phones released in 2022 to present with a headphone jack. You can narrow that down a lot if you only look at phones with IPX8 water resistance.

Some options:

  • Sony Xperia 1 V (expensive)
  • Sony Xperia 10 V
  • Asus Zenfone 9
  • Samsung Galaxy Xcover6 Pro
  • Nokia XR21
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have tried that in the past, but I always found that I either got 150 results that were mostly Chinese junk phones or 3 results that were incredibly underpowered low range devices.

I will check it out again.

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

Wait out - When the Asus Zenfone drop this Thursday. Top tier specs with a great camera.

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

The Zenphone 9 is a great phone. If you don't mind going for a slightly older phone, then I would recommend the Galaxy A52s.

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

I was considering this one, but I have heard wildly different stories from people using them.

Some say it's an incredible phone, some say it's a laggy nightmare with bad battery life.

Unsure who to believe.

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

The battery life is incredible for me (~72h max) and don't think I ever experienced any lag.

I think it is probably only a small number of people that have the battery issues and posted online since the ones with working phones won't post about that. Could be a software issue (Network reconnecting? Battery not properly calibrated?). Anyway this should be fixable by RMA on the off chance that it does happen to you.

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

Xperia if you're into photography at all

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

I have a set of 18 year old Shure SE530 headphones that I still use. I simply bought an external bluetooth adapter for them. I would challenge anyone to do a double blind test with them bluetooth vs. hardwired.

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

Was going to post this. I didn't want to give up the quality of my IEM's so went with a BTRK3 adapter and feel like I have the best of both worlds. Bonus is I can play mobile shooters with 4 fingers and not have a jack in my way.

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

This is basically the route I took, albeit with a BTR5 and SRH840s, and I don't think I want to go back. I can slap that little shit on whatever I want and it'll make the sound quality orders of magnitude better.

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

I'm still clinging on to my samsung s10e and hope to get another year or so out of it....after that I think I'm just gonna bite the bullet and get a dongle dac.

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

Asus Zenfone

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

Can you explain more?

I have an iPhone which has a lightning connector - if I want to hook it up to the computer, I can either connect Bluetooth, or I can plug in a 3.5mm aux connector to the lightning port... which would also allow me to connect my old Sennheiser headphones.

However, for listening to podcasts at bedtime, I generally just use the computer which usually goes to sleep at bedtime - but I could adjust that.

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