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Why do you personally prefer using an Android phone?
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I dislike Apple alot, stupidly Expensive, more than they devices worth, very restrictive on what you can do with them (treat their customers as kids) and their monopoly.
There is also a wide variety of Android phones with different price ranges, and features (like my beloved headphone jacks), wider customisation and a somewhat better repaiability sometimes.
I first made the switch to android after my iphone 5 died and found out the newer models wouldn't have an aux output. I have significantly more chances to use a 3.5mm plug than bluetooth in my life, so it was an easy choice.
7 years later, and I still have the same phone. No bloat, and updated the way I want it. I charge it once per day at high-performance mode, and the battery is holding strong.
I keep an iphone dongle in my car for friends, because I am a gentleman, but they always remark on how easy it would be to just have the damn aux port.
I think my first "real" phone ever was a Used Iphone 5 and My hate for apple started when I wanted to use some niche apps I wanted to use where android only, and I would need to ask my mother to lend me her phone for a second, eventually I got my hands on android phone and not only I could use said apps (they would eventually reach ios tough) but do a whole lot ton more things with my phone, here androids are more popular than Iphones tough, as they are mor of a luxury product.
Which brand is your Android phone and are you running an alternative Android-based OS like /e/ or LineageOS?
galaxy s8+, just regular pie
I've never felt the need to install something else, since pie is so customizable as it is, and I like the way it works. no doubt there's some good OS out there, but I haven't felt the need to go that route.
do you prefer a different OS?
I actually don’t have an Android phone. Well, not yet. I want to get one. I’m just waiting for the right one.
I want an Android phone which has a headphone jack, an easily-replaceable battery, good enough specs to easily manage 3-4 major OS upgrades, and support from an alternative Android-based OS like /e/. Though, I have to admit that I’m starting to worry that I’m asking for too much.
I’ll probably get a Fairphone 5 if it’s released in the US and has a headphone jack.
I’d go with /e/ because it’s free of bloatware and Google’s spyware.
Yeah like people often pointing out that iPhone cameras are better. I have a friend who owns a Samsung A71 (a budget phone) and the pictures look just as good as an iPhone 13 or iPhone 14 for half the price.