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.
Regular Galaxy S22 256Gb
Was choosing between S22, Pixels, and Nothing Phone. Ultimately, I went with the former because I happened to accumulate Tab S8 as well as Galaxy Buds 2. If not for those, probably would’ve saved a buck with first Nothing.
Pros: Easy cloud sync, good processor, nice materials, could be found for a very affordable price, and rest of the features that come with premium phones
Cons: No headphone jack, no SD card slot, some bloat you can’t remove, battery
Would’ve probably still rocked my Poco F1 if it didn’t get obliterated by a 0.5m drop onto a quartz floor. It never fully recovered from it.
oneplus 9 pro
I usually use a cheap Chinese phone around 100 bucks and swap it every 1-2 years.
Degoogled Pixel 4a that I bought to replace my broken Pixel 4a. I’m gonna use this thing until it dies and then maybe buy another one. I’m not sure when another phone this hold-able, reasonably powerful enough, and good LineageOS support will get released.
I’m using a regular pixel 4a. Does a degoogled version still have the awesome pixel call screening?
No, but you may be able to get it to work. https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/bzgrcd/is_call_screening_available_in_los/
I’m using a POCO X5 5G!
And I’m loving it…