What is everyone’s daily driver right now?
I’m currently rocking a pixel 6a but can’t shake an itching desire for an s23
Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS. I was expecting to waste a weekend setting it up but I’ve been blown away with how good the user experience is. The only pain point I’ve had is not being able to run my banking app without Google services installed.
Right now I have a separate profile with sandboxes Google services installed which is unfortunate but gets the job done!
Damn, what’s the app? That’s shitty.
Xperia 1V. Yes I paid flagship money for a Sony phone because of the headphone jack. No it doesn’t overheat.
I imported an Xperia 10 IV about a month after launch. It’s a brilliant form factor, but I’m very sad that it doesn’t look like sailfish will ever arrive for it.
Nevertheless, I’m glad I bought it - and like you say, the headphone jack gets used frequently enough that you’d miss it if it wasn’t there.
Yea, if it makes you feel any better, me too…
Redmi K30 Pro. Love the pop up camera and the full screen display with no stupid notch or hole punch. Have no plans to replace it any time soon since I just replaced the battery and everything else is still good as new.
Thank you for your feedback. Do you use the default OS or a custom ROM?
Currently running the Xiaomi.eu version of MIUI. Had SparkOS on it for a while a few months ago. Like them both for different reasons, and may go back to Spark at some point in the future.
Nexus 5X. Unironically.
Can’t believe yours is still working. Mine bootlooped after a long flight from Seattle to the east coast
Oh, I’ve had some issues with it. Especially after that time when I took a photo from under a wave, because it surprised me and I meant to be on the side of said wave. Man, phones do not like seawater. But, I’ve cleaned it with chemicals, operation that left “burn in” stain marks to the inside of the screen, and also made about 5% of the pixels black. After a couple months, those reverted, and it now works perfectly again. I might hit the 10 years of continuous life. The battery is a bit weak, I have to charge it twice a day, but… it’s okay ish, it works very well otherwise.
Fellow Pixel 6a user here (with Graphene OS)! My gripes are mainly the ‘rainbow effect’ of the screen and the fingerprint sensor that doesn’t work 10% of the time.
Pixel 7 Pro here.
I am on a Pixel 7 Pro with GrapheneOS. I am absolutely happy with that device. The battery lasts about 3 days for me. I like the work the GrapheneOS team is doing. All those privacy and security enhancements are great to have.
On Google Pixel sub, they often complain about battery. Is the three days because of Graphene OS?
I did not use the stock rom other the then to enable oem unlocking. So, I have no idea.
It might be because of Google Play sandboxing. I have it running and battery life seems to be worse. Not a deal breaker though.
Same but with the pixel 6. Im loving my experience. I just really hate the underscreen fingerprint scanner since I cant use privacy screen protectors
does it still not work if you put the screen protector on and only then register the fingerprint?
Z fold 3. It was not worth the price, but it’s not a bad phone by any means.
I’ve seen a surprising amount of people carrying around a Fold 3 where I work.
Fairphone 4. Works well with CalyxOS. Stock software updates aren’t that great.
I also have a OnePlus Nord CE 3 5g or something like that, the pastel colored one. Nice little phone.
I can’t do OLED phones due to eyestrain, so my options are limited.
OnePlus 7Pro. Tempted for foldable but actually seeing what Nothing Phone 2 will be like. Beginning to think #eSim is needed for my future device
Also on a 7 pro here. It’s peak smartphone. If it ever breaks I’m more likely to attempt a repair or get another second hand 7 pro than to “upgrade” to a newer device.
Recently got an s23, coming from pixel 5. There’s good and bad. The hardware feels a lot more premium. Software side there’s so much more customisation on the galaxy, but the pixel everything is so smart out of the box. I keep coming across little things that made life so easy on the pixel which are missing from Samsung.
Razer Phone 2. I probably should get something newer, but I need something rootable at a bare minimum, and preferably not Samsung.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
LineageOS 20.
It’s still too fine to replace, although it’s the first phone of which I cracked the screen.
Chose it for the reasonableness of it at the time, was like 200€ new, with microSD, unlockable bootloader, had lineageOS support and still microUSB, as I still don’t even have a hand full of usb-c devices.OnePlus 8 IN2015
S23+. It’s a downgrade in most ways from my Note 8… I don’t like it very much. Screen looks worse. Glass scratches super easily. Software is buggy. The camera is atrocious. 9/10 photos I take of my kids comes out blurry.
I’m pretty disappointed overall considering it’s supposed to be Samsung’s flagship. It’ll probably be the last Samsung phone I buy and I’ve been very happy with their phones in the past.
