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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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[–] wazzupdog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Loving my zenfone 9, has some issues due to the supported network bands but its usable with some tinkering (USA).

[–] Cyv_@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel 4, probably gonna be on this phone for a while.

[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Samsung ultras series with a pen. The pen feeling is real-time. Also pretty robust little thing. I’ve had it a few years and I love this phone.

I also still have an lg g4 that still works. I keep it as a backup emergency given that it still works and has a replaceable battery.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Smasnug A40. It can run a browser, SSH, and play music. It has USB-C and a headphone jack.

I dread the day I have to replace it.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel 6 pro on graphene os and an iPhone 13 pro max

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Original iPhone SE. still receiving security updates, and the perfect size for my hand. I hate the trend towards phablets.

Moto edge + 5g

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

pixel 7a, calyx

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OnePlus 8T with LineageOS 21 on it. Thing's already a version of Android past official support, and it works great. Zero complaints, I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon. I expect to see at least another 2 years on that phone, maybe longer. Averaging 25% memory utilization, so it's got room for Android's enshittification for quite a while still.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

Got a guide to setting it up? I've got a spare 8t I'd like to do that to

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Xiaomi 13: great for pictures, shitty OS

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Murena 1, its the phone made by e os

[–] Barometer3689@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iPhone 8, I have been surprised by how long it has lasted so far. Still gets security updates every now and then.

Next phone is probably going to be a fairphone.

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[–] Mostly_Harmless@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (13 children)

iphone. They're solid and they get updates forever so there is no rush to upgrade. I don't miss Android and not getting updates 6 months after I buy the phone.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel 5, it's fine. Used to unlock bootloader/flash a custom os but less hobbyist lately with the phone, next one I get is definitely going to have a headphone jack though.

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