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What smartphones are people using nowadays? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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My phone's just bitten the dust and now I need to look for a new one again.

Thought I'd test the waters and see what kinds of phones people on here are using nowadays and what for, what features set them apart if any etc

Bonus points if anyone's managed to get mainline linux running on them either via KVM or bare metal

Edit: Thanks for everyone who talked about their choices of phone, I am now writing this on a fairphone 4 and am quite happy with it so far.

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[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

I'm using a Pixel 6, mostly because I like stock android. Not spectacular compared to their previous phones though, notably they used to be the only major company that still had headphone jacks, but that is no longer the case.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I have a 6a. Same deal. Terrible battery life honestly. I wish I could find a phone that could stay up to date and I can replace the batteries...

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I will say though I had to replace the screen after completely obliterating it and it was shockingly easy, at least as far as modern smartphones go.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The good thing about the pixel line seems to be that the repairs are supported in most local places or ifixit thats for sure. I had a terracube before. Do not recommend!

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Are the newer pixels any better? I have a pixel 4 that I’d like to upgrade at some point but it seems like everything else would be a downgrade for what I want.

Good battery life under load, wireless charging, and NFC are the only things I want. A low end phone with a potato for a CPU would be plenty but none of them have wireless charging AND NFC. They’ve started to have one, or the other, but not both.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Im not sure. Looks like the 6a would not be a good fit for you: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/does-google-pixel-6a-have-wireless-charging/

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Oh yeah I forgot about that. I think the 7a or 8a added it but I haven’t heard favorable things about their battery life either.

Well my 4 still does the job. Screen burn is pretty minimal and I’m doing my best to manually keep it at bay. If its battery blows up at least the back isn’t even glued on properly so I can replace it again.

[-] eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

If you know yoyr criteria you could try the Phone Finder on https://www.gsmarena.com/

[-] w00@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

6a here too. At least the battery holds long when the phone is barely used. Idle standby is great compared to my outdated Xcover from before.

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