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Which phone should I get? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by TheCynicalSaint@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Ideally, I'm looking for an Android or LineageOS device with at least 6GB of RAM, compact enough for portability, and capable of running without Google Apps (GAPPS). I'm open to a tablet or flip phone design as well. Since my phone serves as my primary tool for browsing, mobile computing, and communication throughout the day, reserving my laptop and desktop for evening or specialized tasks, performance is key. USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode would be a valuable bonus, though not a strict requirement.

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[–] Azzu@leminal.space 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fairphone is not perfect, but Fairphone.

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's my take on it, too.

It's far from perfect and costly for the hardware (but for understandable reasons), but hey, it's Fairphone. Rocking my FP4 here.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

I have the same one. Works great and we can het repair parts whenever.

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How's the software experience for your usage? I hear fairphone is slow with major updates and updates can be buggy.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

I havent seen it. Theres an update just about every other month. Im currently sitting here downloading the newest version /e/ os 3.0 which released thismonth. I havent run into the bugs...but i usually wait a couple of weeks. Just best practice.

But if you dont want to use /e/ theres a huge selection of other OSes you can use. No need to stick with thiers.

[–] frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use Fairphobe 5 and iode. I am quite happy with it - have not run into any bugs at all. Just aurora store sometimes has a few problems - never bothered me enough to write a bug report(i don't know much about that sort of stuff).

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

I use Fairphobe 5 and iode. I am quite happy with it - have not run into any bugs at all.

Good to know. I had heard this complain with some fairphone users insisting not to buy one. Maybe, it was the default Fairphone ROM which had some egregious bugs.

Just aurora store sometimes has a few problems - never bothered me enough to write a bug report(i don't know much about that sort of stuff).

That's a given the way it works. Not much you can do besides switch to the official play store or risk a ban by logging with your google account in it..