Android

Pixel 7 Pro

My main PC is on Pop!_OS, Ubuntu based distro based on rolling kernel releases

I'm using an LG V40 and I love it. The best phone i've ever owned. Love the dual screen case, love the headphone jack and it's incredible DAC, love the rear fingerprint sensor. it's the perfect phone for my use case. I've previously owned the LG V30, and the LG V20.

I basically only ever upgrade if my phone breaks. The only other android device I own is my NVIDIA shield that runs plex etc.

No apple devices for me, except i guess my work laptop but that's not really mine, and i certainly wouldn't buy a macbook if i was in the market for a laptop.

What phone are you using?

OnePlus 9 Pro 5G, I've got a fold coming in 2 weeks though.

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Yeah I like it, no drawbacks I can think of.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

OnePlus One was the best phone I've ever had. Mainly for the dev environment.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

Every 2-3 years

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

Android TV and a Mobvoi TicWatch 5. This watch has crazy battery life for a full android wear 3 watch.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

Nah I only have phones and watches, but I do like the new MacBooks.

LG v60.

I'm still headphones gang, may be the last phone of its time tho

What phone are you using?

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Fold 4. My phone service provider upgraded it from a Fold 3 because the plastic screen protector on the inside screen was peeling off from the center.

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Yes, I'm happy with this phone, or else I wouldn't be using it. I love that it's a small phone, and when I want a device with a bigger screen, I can just open it up.

The worst part of this phone has already happened: the screen protector (or something) separated from the screen. I changed my phone to an iPhone when I went to a trip with snow, but I somehow still got problems with the screen using the phone in a tropical place. I don't know if it's because the screen has thin glass, or something else, but folding phones aren't as durable as their slab counterparts.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

I had several Samsung Galaxy phones, starting from the S1 to every other phone (I think S3, S5, S6 Edge, Note 8, S10+, Fold 3, Fold 4, S23+, Asus Zenfone 9 and Google Pixel 6. The latter four phones are the ones I currently switch between when I feel like it, but my main phone is the Fold 4.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

I try to upgrade my phone every two years, but the pandemic changed something in me and I recently went on a phone purchasing spree (hence the recent phones with the same SoC in a generation).

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

I have a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 (as my bed tablet) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra as my main Youtube viewer/laptop.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

I have a 2019 Apple Macbook Pro 16" laptop, a 13" 2015 Macbook Air with an upgraded 1TB of storage, and an iPhone 13 Pro Max with 1TB of storage.

For my desktop computer, gaming laptop and a 2-in-1 laptop, I use Windows 10. I've been using Windows OSes since the 3.1 days, so I guess I'm used to how the Windows OS works.

I try to dip my toes in every ecosystem there is, since I'm a geek, but I don't like Apple's locked down ecosystem. There's days I'll swap my SIM card to my iPhone to see what Apple is doing nowadays, but the last time I did that was earlier this year.

What phone are you using? Motorola Edge

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities? I love it! None of the Motorala apps are aggressively integrated and launching by themselves, and they are actually useful.

I am not sold on curved screen. I use a case so I don't really benefit from it. Some apps extend inro the curve and get awkward to use.

Just a clean Android experience.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot? Before I was using Samsungs. The earlier ones were solid but they eventually become unusably bloated and hostile with their own apps. It advertised to me the way Microsoft Windows does, which I hate.

Had some iPhones. Nothing to complain about. It used to feel limited compared to the tweakability of Android, but I am not much of a power user. Plus, I actually buy stuff from the iOS App store, the quality is better, and I trust Apple infinitely more than Google.

Best phone I ever had was a Blackberry. I adored that thing. I miss physical Qwerty keyboards. I would give up my large high rese screen to get that back.

Blackberries were as tweakable as Androids too!

How often do you upgrade to a new phone? I try to keep my phone as long as possible. Phone technology is not progressing like it used to, it is all slabs of metal, glass, and plastic. I don't take a lot of pictures, so the camera is not a concern.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. Felt it was the most economical option for a good Android tablet at the time. I like it. It has Dex which I only used once... gonna try it out again.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.) Got a few Apple iPads, the best being the iPad Pro. The big screen is gorgeous and nothing beats reading PDFs on it, especially text books. I also bought like every synth on the App Store, which is still a FRACTION of the price for a single analog synth, even a cheapo Behringer clone.

Pixel 4a 5g. Overall, still works and performs well enough for what I do.

I did start running into an issue a few months ago where it would just drop signal and have to be rebooted to get service back. I think it may have been after an update and also might have been resolved with a more recent update as last couple weeks it hasn't happened.

It has also survived a couple drops without breaking 😀

S20 FE user here. Pretty solid phone for the price I paid like almost 2 years ago. It's still great and works marvelously for my usage.

Only downside I would say is custom ROM support, as there's no working one and device support is about to end.

One plus Nord. Didn't have to much money to spend then, so bought this one, has pretty good support, so running on Pixel experience since more than a year. Pretty satisfied, planning to shift to a Pixel phone next year

Poco F3.

Galaxy S21 5G, Snapdragon. Yep I've been happy with the phone throughout the 2+ years I've owned it.

I'd say its best quality is its screen, with the battery being the worst.

Before this I had a Galaxy S8, another great phone.

Rarely, I don't see myself upgrading this phone.

I own a Galaxy Watch and a pair of Galaxy Buds.

I have an iPhone that I basically use as an iPod touch, I also plan to get an iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil.

@mikestevens I currently main a Sony Xperia 1 iii, but for work reasons I have an iphone 12 Pro Max and a pixel 6a kicking about too. Both solid devices, just a different experience.

Bought a used Pixel 4a 5g, running LineageOS microg (I like having root which goes against Graphene) and I'm a Linux user so that's my "ecosystem" I guess. I snatched Skullcandy Sesh ANCs off eBay for 12 bucks refurbished, if that matters.

I'm using Huawei Mate 20 x.

Yes. But there is always room for improvement.

I will use this phone as long as I can.

I had a samsung phone for a short time but my main 2 phones before Huawei was Xiamoi Redmi 9t and LG.

None.

Android all the way.

Samsung Galaxy S7, international Exynos variant. LineageOS 20.

It used to be my dad's phone until I got to have it. It went through a slew of problems so I had to replace most of the phone with spare parts. It is no longer waterproof but I still love it. An exercise on giving planned obsolescence the middle finger and avoiding further polluting the planet with electronic waste.

I love it for its small size and crisp 1440p AMOLED display crammed into a 5.1 inch diagonal, it has both headphone jack and SD card support and it is so comfortable to use with one hand. Newer phones have changed mostly for the worse, with each year devices are more locked down and more useful features are being taken away.

• I'm using the Pixel 7.

• I'm happy with it. Best qualities are the camera and the worst is charge time.

• I've been using Xiaomi devices, main label as well as Pocophone and Redmi labels. Worst was their data hoarding which I blocked with a pi-hole and vpn always on. Best is their hardware and price. Was great fully charing a 5000+ mAh battery within 30 minutes.

• When it breaks or when there's a good deal and I have the current phone for over a year.

• I still have a huami watch but don't use it anymore. Nothing else.

• No apple golden cage shit for me hehe. Windows 11 on my desktop and have a home server with unRAID on it. So both windows and Linux I guess.

Thanks for this initiative.

I'm currently using HTC U11. I'm okay with it though except for one drawback, which is the camera wouldn't open when I want it to (I rooted it via magisk and somehow I broke it). BTW now I'm currently planning to buy Pixel 7. Is it good?

What phone are you using?

Pixel 6A in the yellow/green (?) colorway

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Very. I've enjoyed (most of) Google's devices since the Nexus days, and the Pixel line continues to satisfy. The 6A for me has great battery life and is just the right size in the hand. It's getting harder and harder to find a reasonably small device, so I'm glad Google is still keeping that going (for now). There are a few software quirks that really, really annoy me. I'm STILL angry that Google took away the On/Off/On If Silent universal switch for vibration, and I think the quick settings tiles in the Pixel launcher are ugly as sin.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

So, so many. Started my smartphone journey with a Blackberry Curve 8310, then I was team iPhone from the 3G up to the 6S. I bounced around from OEM to OEM in the wild west days of Android devices, usually preferring HTC. Probably my favorite phone ever was the HTC One M8. My favorite recent device was the Z Fold 3.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

When I either get bored, or something compelling enough comes out. Otherwise every 2-3 years.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

Pixel Watch LTE, Pixel Buds Pro, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8. I really wish someone besides Sammy would make a decent US market Android tablet. We'll see how the Pixel tab goes.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

Android all the way. Personal computer is Zorin OS, work PC is Windows 11.

Pixel 6a. Was using pixel 4 before I washed it with my trouser, best phone I have owned. I miss headphone jack. I don't have any Apple products other than a iPad.

My first smart phone was a Samsung S3 (?). I upgraded to a OnePlus 7T--which was an awesome phone. Next was a Pixel 6--which I liked enough to get the 7 Pro the day it was available.

I love it! Reliable, nice photos, good battery life. 👍

Probably won't get the Pixel 8--unless it get's ecstatic reviews or something. Will likely upgrade to the Pixel 9 when it comes around.

OnePlus 9 Pro. Despite Reddit deciding that it's a bad phone because OnePlus bad or some such, I'm actually super satisfied with it.

Currently: Samsung S21 FE 5G Overall I like it....it's snappy and does what I need. Not a huge fan of OneUI, Samsung's take on Android. Got it for wireless charging mostly. Wireless charging is a required feature for me, and weeds out a lot of phones.

Previous Phones: Motorola Z2 Force - my favorite Android phone, just not fast enough today. Loved the Moto Mods Nexus 6 - Loved it at the time, but became too big for me and went for smaller to follow it. Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S... iPhone 3GS - First and Last iPhone...got tired of jailbreaking to use it the way I wanted to.

My upgrades have mostly been by choice leading up to the Z2 Force. Got them as new ones I liked came out. After that it was out of necessity.

Other Android I use: We have 3 NVidia shields in front of my media center running Emby. I've had a couple of Android SmartWatches, but don't currently have one.

I'm on Windows 10 for my primary PC/Laptop. Linux powers my servers. My dad uses Apple Products, has a iPhone 13 Pro, some iPad, and a Watch 8. I'm his caregiver as he is getting older. Not really looking to switch him as it works for him.

What phone are you using?

Sorry for the my previous post, I hit 'publish' instead of exiting preview, lol.

What phone are you using?

Samsung Galaxy A11, Android 12/One Ui Core 4.1. I bought it in November 2020, amid a problem with not accessing Whatsapp and communicating with my schoolmates.

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Yeah. I don't know how to say exactly about the best and worst things about it, I'll just say that at least it's satisfying me.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime and Motorola G6 Play. About the first one, it had terrible storage: 16GB, which was small even back then and it was one of the reasons I switched phones. About the second one, it lasted a few years, but as I used it a lot, it ended up with the battery becoming addicted and it stopped working during the pandemic. I still kept it, waiting for some repair, but then I had to give it to another relative.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

I use it until it is very old or with some defect. Yes, I know it's kind of weird to do that, but the wages here don't help much in the exchange for a decent phone.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

None.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

I have a tablet (Galaxy Tab A, 2019 version. Android 11), two cell phones that belonged to my parents (Galaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy A10, the latter being with the screen broken) and a notebook with Windows 10 that I also bought in 2020 (Samsung Essentials E20). Yes, I'm technically kind of a Samsung fan.

4XL, works great still

Only regret is not getting the larger, 128gb model

I'm using a Sony Xperia 10iii which I got at the end of December to replace my aging LG V30. Got the white one because black was sold out. Which is ok as I actually quite like white.

Likes: Compact, tall, slender, beautiful design, great cameras, fast/responsive UI, headphone jack, SD card slot, 21:9 OLED screen, 2 day battery life

Dislikes: cases and accessories not available in my country. Have to import them.

I've had numerous phones starting with a Siemens, then Nokia 3310, then a Panasonic flip phone, then an iMate SP3 Windows phone, various Windows phones, Symbian phones, HTC window phone. Then got the iPhone 3G, HTC Wildfire, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C. Then jumped to Android and got Sony Xperia Z2 which is my favourite of all time. That was a brilliant phone at the time and I even took photos underwater in the pool!

Then I had OnePlus X, Moto G, iPhone 7(terrible phone, got replaced twice), LG V30 and now Xperia 10iii.

I'm Android and Linux all the way (my Mac Mini runs Ubuntu) but I used to be a massive Apple fan. However after Steve died the company took a turn to the dark side and it's all about greed now.

I buy my phones outright when possible because I don't like debt and contracts. This means I often have to sell my old phone to subsidize the new one, but that's ok. It also means I never have a premium phone unless I get it used, or in the case of the V30, the Carrier still has old stock they want to get rid of. My Mobile carrier still had one V30 on the shelf from 2 years ago and they sold it for EUR240 just to get rid of it, so I bought it. Sold the iPhone 7 for EUR200 and just added 40 on top :-)

Samsung Galaxy S20.

Pretty happy with it. I just wish it wasn't a glass back. I have already shattered in even with a beetle case on.

I have previously used an S8, and a window's phone (forgot the model). The windows phone wasn't that great because i couldn't use most of the apps I wanted to use. It was decent though for its price since I needed it primarily for call + texting.

I upgrade usually once software updates and security updates are no longer supported on the phone.

I have an iPad and a macbook. Apple has a very nice hardware but I dont think i'll ever use iOS as my daily driver though.

Recently got a Samsung Galaxy S22. Pretty bummed about the lack of headphone jack, since my previous Samsung had one.

Well, to be honest, I'm using an iPhone 6S. I want to switch to an Android phone, but I really want one with a headphone jack, an easily-replaceable battery, /e/ support, and good enough specs to last several years with multiple major OS updates. The Fairphone 4 looked great until I found out about the headphone jack being absent. Well, that and if anything was wrong with it, I'd be screwed. I've read about enough Fairphone defects to not want to have one imported.

I came pretty close to buying a Sony Xperia 5 III about six months ago, but I decided against it due to the battery being annoyingly difficult to replace.

Phone: Pixel 2XL (2017)

Experience: Happy. Still does everything I want. The battery is starting to degrade---will replace soon.

Previous phones: Nexus 4, Nexus 6P (all-around great phone.)

Upgrade: When the phone dies, I look for a replacement. I run them the until the wheels fall off.

Other Androids: A collection of tablets (pixel, Samsung), some galaxy buds, Chromecast

Brand Loyalty: No Apple products. Who has that kind of cash lying around?

Asus ROG Phone 5. Damn powerful, perfectly shaped for movies, I can play Wii and PS2 games!

I'm using Poco X3 Pro. So far it's a great phone with good specs. Gonna be using it for the next 5-6 years.

What phone are you using? Pixel 7 Pro Hazel

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities? Happy so far but I've only had it for two days! Best qualities are definitely battery life, camera and control I get with an Android phone.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot? iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, S21 Ultra, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, Pixel 3XL Pixel 2XL, Pixel.

Best: iPhone 12 Pro Max and Pixel 3XL Worst: iPhone 12 Mini and S21 Ultra

How often do you upgrade to a new phone? I used to upgrade very 6mo - 1yr because I had a connection. The iPhone 12 mini was the first time in a long time that I went a complete two years before upgrading.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc. None

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.) I'm using Airpod Pros simply because I don't want to pay for another pair of buds but wouldn't mind if I got the Pixel Bud Pros as a gift or something.

Edit: Added the best and worst phone experiences

Iphone Xr for me

iPhone 14 Pro I’m happy with it. Best features (in my opinion) are the cameras and screen quality. Worst qualities are probably the locked down nature of iOS, the outdated lightning port, and it’s a little heavier than I would like. I always had Android phones before my first iPhone which was a Xr. They were usually budget phones and they always had issues from being slow, bad cameras, low res screens, etc. Since switching to the iPhone Xr I’ve been upgrading every two years, sometimes every year depending on if I really like the newest model. My only other Android devices are a few tablets. Other Apple devices I own include Apple Watch Series 5, AirPods Pro 2nd gen, and MacBook Pro M1 14”.

Pixel 6 Pro rooted w/ Magisk