Android

I'm using the OnePlus Nord (the first one) and I am still very happy with it.

I used to have a Blackberry Key2 (and the Key1 before that). Those were awesome Android phones too, and much easier to code with using the physical keyboard. I kept the Key2 and use it for when I need to do some typing but don't want to use the laptop.

I used to own an iPhone (6s was the last one) but I ended up switching because of the Blackberries. I like how I can just install Termux and turn my phone into a device that I can work on. Also Android just seems way ahead in terms of software features with their OS.

I am typing this on my Pixel 7 (recommend me a Lemmy app please :D )

I had a 4a before this, I liked the finger print reader way better on the 4a but other than that my 7 is better, its the best and most expensive phone i've ever owned.

Before the 4a I had some random Honor and Huawei phones and I used to upgrade phones almost yearly which I felt was kinda depressing so I figured I should "invest" in a phone I could use for ~3 years.

The only Apple product i've had was some kind of iPod that I asked my uncle to copy cd's onto, it was kinda cool i guess.

I use a pixel 6a, switched over to it from an iPhone 11. I wanted something that worked better than my iphone on Google Fi. I had a ton of issues on Fi with my iphone since it was technically in beta like the cellular settings getting reset. I had a moto g power before and that thing was trash, it worked fine for a while but as soon as you start installing apps it just chugs. The pixel 6a is good enough for me to say I will never buy a non-Google Android phone ever again. The pictures are crazy good, I don't even know how, the sensor is old, software magic I guess.

I also have an m1 Mac mini and a gaming PC running endeavour OS. So far the Android phone works much better on a Linux ecosystem for obvious reasons. No smart watches or anything though, haven't dipped my toes into that space. I will say I was extremely hesitant to move to Android from iOS, iOS is so solid from a stability and compatibility perspective, Apple really has that down to a science. However since switching to a Google created Android phone, it's a night and day difference from my past experiences on Android.

Still using my Pixel 2xl from 2018! Longest time with a single phone ever. Still working pretty well but showing signs of the inevitable end of life.

I use an LG V60 and I love it. It's super powerful, it's got great battery life, and really good headphone audio quality. That also means it still has a headphone jack, and it also has a micro SD card slot, despite the 95GB worth of storage space after system files.

My last phone was the LG V30 and I had it for like 5 years. I was dreading the upgrade cause I loved it so much, but it was having signal issues and didn't have 5g. Turns out it was very worth it. Especially because you can get the V60 super cheap refurbished. Warranty will probably be an issue, but I do my own repairs anyway so I'm not worried about it personally.

I will keep this phone as long as it continues working. Hoping to get at least 5 years out of it, and if anything breaks that I can't repair, I'd sooner buy another V60 than upgrade. RIP LG, they made the best phones.

I used an iPhone back when they were jailbreak-able. When that started getting more difficult/infrequent to jailbreak I got an LG V20 as my first android phone. iPhones seem mostly fine now days. Biggest downside for me is no adblock plugins on other browsers for iOS, as far as I know.

The only other android phone I've used consistently is the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, and it is a pretty terrible phone in my experience. That is my work phone, and it is very slow. Sometimes to the point that it just locks up entirely. I guess between the Samsung bloat, and the VoIP app that's always running for work, it's just too much for it. I'm sure there are some good Samsung phones, but that is not one of them.