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bout to get me one of these bad boys, what am I in for?

>lose OP7P
>stress buy OP12R
Am I fucking retarded? I'm aware 8-11 were bad, but surely the 12R isn't?

>>103012557
crispy crease

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>>103012585
>12R
Only the Keqing Edition is good.

>>103012557
treat its inner screen as the most delicate thing in the world otherwise it will break after a few months of normal use

when is the xiaomi 15 out

>>103012557
stress test it by folding it over and over until it breaks

>>103012785
I believe in November for China and December-January globally

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Reminder that stock android cucks have to deal with WiFi and Mobile Data being combined into a single button, requiring 2 taps to turn on either one. I'm so glad I'm out of my Motorola years and on a Samsung, so I can have a reasonable UI experience, after my old Motorola got absolutely fucked by Google when Android 12 came out and pushed this criminal UI change. Instead of just quick toggling WiFi and Data on and off, I had to tap the internet icon and wait a solid 3 seconds (on Snapdragon 778g) for the internet menu to pop up from the bottom of the screen.
There are rumors it's going back to normal in Android 16, but thankfully I don't need to care about that thanks to Samsung.

>>103000493
Samsung fanboys in 2019 when the Galaxy Note 10 removed the jack: REEEEEEEE
The same Samsung fanboys today: What? We never used the headphone jack in the first place, what are you talking about?
Ditto for the SD slot.

At least iSheep would acknowledge that they did use the headphone jack before Apple removed it from the iPhones starting from 7, even as they claim they don't need it anymore.

>>103002697
>yes daddy Samsung fuck me in the ass more PLEASE give me shit performance from your increasingly expensive paperweights!
Lol.

>>103013053
>The same Samsung fanboys today: What? We never used the headphone jack in the first place, what are you talking about?
>Ditto for the SD slot.
>>yes daddy Samsung fuck me in the ass more PLEASE give me shit performance from your increasingly expensive paperweights!
you can't win these fights against your mental projections alone.
they're not getting any weaker if you keep giving in to them.
you require professional help so seek it.

Which phone has the most powerful vibrator? I'm fucking sick of missing calls in my pocket while I'm walking. My current phone is a Galaxy S20 FE 5G for reference.

>>103013089
Hardly a mental projection when they're openly exhibiting that behaviour here.

>>103013123
Just let it ring nigga, nobody cares if they hear Galaxy Bells out of someone's pocket for the 10th time this day.

>>103012585
12R user here, it's pretty comfy except for the practically useless 8mp and 4mp secondary cameras on the back. I have it running pixelos and it's very easy to custom rom. (Plus there's a lotta ROMs available). The battery life easily exceeds one day (at least on lineage and pixelos) and it's super cool cos of the big ass vapour chamber

Ausfag here. Faggot telco's blocked my perfectly functional VOLTE phone (calls and SMS still work on wifi, they have just purposely blocked me from using their 5g cancer towers).

Gonna spoof my IEMI but incase that doesn't work, what is a good phone that:
>isn't blocked by retarded aus telstra/optus/vodafone
>ideally isn't new (id perfer 2nd hand or at least not new new price)
>isn't shit (no unnecessary "features")

I hated the Samsung S8 I had (bloated as fuck), loved my nexus 5 (util the power button broke), and I was doing alright with my RealMe 6 (but I wish the chink "features" would fuck off).

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>>103013053
>>103013089
Totally normal, 180-degree turning Samshit behavior.

>>103012538
Do you have an HMD/Nokia phone? I think they look alright, I might get one

>>103013008
Pretty sure that got removed with android 13. I've got separate wifi and mobile data buttons on my moto

Phones without selfie cameras? I don't use them/don't want them. Willing to to pay more for a phone without one.

>>103013310
They look interesting but I don't think I'd buy one

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>This is to go even further beyond

>>103013479
>8 inch display
Way too big.

>>103013479
first i've heard of these, are they good?

>>103013492
>Typo
*7 inch

>>103013492
>>103013499
That'd be the 10 Ultra, not the 10.

havent bought a phone in ages since my nokia just worked for 5 years. now its kinda shitting itself and i figure its time for a change, but im pretty clueless as to what to what brands are good and which i should avoid. all i know is that i want to stick with android.

main features i care about is that it's generally good quality and doesn't waste my time by being slow. decent camera is a plus

i was looking at a pixel 8a for 400 euros but no thoughts aside from that

>>103013496
They're surprisingly decent considering they're gaymen phones.
Large batteries and battery lives
Flat backs
No front camera punch hole
Great performance and cooling obviously
And they cost significantly less that big name flagship phones

>>103013496
Quite good if you can get past the gaming aesthetics and the lack of IP rating.

>>103013514
Do you still want a headphone jack and/or SD card slot?

>>103013514
Main issues with pixels are the chipsets and sometimes ironically software. They're decent phones though.
Motorola phones are another good option, although most of the good ones have curved screens.
If you want something nokia-esque you could get the new hmd phones, although I can't vouch for how good they may or may not be.

>>103013517
>No front camera punch hole
Does it have a front camera? Or is it just hidden?

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>>103013518
>Do you still want a headphone jack and/or SD card slot?
It's been 8 years since the iPhone 7 and 5 years since the Galaxy S20 and this is STILL a daily topic of discussion in smartphone threads online. Wireless earphones can be had for under 50 bucks and phones START at 128 or 256GB of storage.

>mate xt snap in half
>yet somehow people will shit on samsung for not doing trifold

>>103013548
And? Why would I pay more for a phone with less options?

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>>103012651
It's China

>want to buy phone without retarded camera layout
>it's either samsung or apple
grim

>>103013543
Hidden

>>103013560
Pixels

>>103013562
Gay. I'm trying to find one without a selfie cam. Thanks anyway

>>103013548
>Wireless earphones can be had for under 50 bucks
You can get decent ones for like $20 now.

>>103013563
Pixels have a hole punch don't they?

>>103013560
> >want to buy phone without retarded camera layout
What is retarded camera layout?

>>103013565
You can just remove it yourself. It's not that hard.

>>103013572
So do samsungs and apples.

>>103013563
I live in shithole so pixel is more expensive than fucking iphone

>>103013548
> and this is STILL a daily topic of discussion in smartphone threads online.
Because people are retarded.

>>103013583
I'd rather buy one without it.

>>103013585
And that's shitty too, yes.

>>103013569
I got decent edifier w820bt new for $50

>>103013587
Prove it.

>>103013569
I bought some $20 QCY buds (T13?) 2.5 years ago and they still work. They sound about on par with the $10 wired buds I was using before, and replacing every 6-9 months when the cable breaks. These shitty wireless chinkbuds have outlasted any wired buds I've ever had, I can just imagine how good more expensive ones must be. Thinking of getting the Galaxy Buds FE as a self christmas gift (excuse to spend money on tech) actually.

>>103013518
>Do you still want a headphone jack and/or SD card slot?
nah im good

>>103013539
havent heard of HMD but ill look into it.

>Main issues with pixels are the chipsets and sometimes ironically software
sounds sus but i can't find really good information on whether that is noticeable for normal use. i don't play games on my phone so i can't imagine overheating is an issue or anything

i'll still probably go for the pixel 8a tomorrow if i can't find anything else

>>103013604
It's an older model but my pixel 4a overheats like a bitch. Always has, I don't do anything intensive on it.

>>103013604
Can you find a Galaxy S23 within your budget?

>>103013548
>>103013589
Yes, not wanting wireless headphones to explode in your ears is retarded. But I guess your ears are already fucked anyway if you think wireless sounds better than wired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58EJUzbpXdc

And 1TB is not enough for a lot of people.

>>103013604
Yeah, the Pixel should be fine, then. Other than maybe the battery life.

>>103013623
Wired does sound better than wireless. Why do you think it doesn't?

>>103013599
>Thinking of getting the Galaxy Buds FE
Don't. The sound is nice, the noise cancelling isn't bad either and I like the shape. But the connectivity is AWFUL. For me they were constantly dropping signal, especially outside. Sometimes it'd be playing fine and then I'd turn my head and the signal would cut out. I've used several 20€ wireless buds and even a fucking 8€ pair and they didn't have any of these problems.
If you're thinking of getting something a bit more expensive I've heard the QCY melobuds pro are good. Or you could get something else, just don't get the fucking FE buds

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>>103013604
>i can't imagine overheating is an issue or anything
Generally it's not, but the main issue with their chipsets are worse connectivity and worse efficiency which leads to worse battery life.
Software wise some people find it buggy and you get shit like webm related sometimes, but it varies model to model and I imagine some of it gets fixed.

>>103013618
i see them for 500-600 euros here. i don't have a budget but i care about value. if a 500 euro phone (galaxy s23) is more than 25% better than a 400 euro phone (pixel 8a) then i'll get the 500 dollar phone

>>103013640
oh wow that looks like shit lol

yeah i am the type where i notice bad frame times in games while playing at 144fps so i'd like to prefer jankiness and stuttering if i can. source for video?

>>103013652
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVsrCqcJQ0E
The clip is from around 4:25.

>>103013008
OneUI currently has the best android skin on the market. The whole

>*Clean android without any bloat*

is an absolute meme

>>103013123
any high end flagship has a good vibration motor

when I upgraded from my S20FE to S21U I could notice the difference in many things, the vibration motor being one of them

>never owned a smart phone
>try and look them up now
>get overwhelmed
Why would I want all these features? I can't figure out what's useless and what's not.

>>103014035
What features are confusing you?

>>103014058
Pretty much everything. I've literally never used a smart phone.
Why would I want my phone to have my fingerprints?
What's 3D scanning for?
Why do they all have cameras on them?

I'd like a normal phone. Maybe I'll just get a landline again.

>>103014035
Smartphones are pocket computers nowadays, they're designed to be able to replace every other electronic device you own - TV, gaming console, computer, etc.
It's also why phones are getting so huge nowadays. Pajeets don't own any of these other devices, so they need a huge phone to use as their everything device from work to entertainment.
>>103014075
>I'd like a normal phone.
Companies still make regular "dumb"phones. I guess some of them are, like, brainlet phones with some smart-ish features like web browsing, but you can probably walk into a store and buy a regular phone with just calls and texts for 50 bucks.

>>103014085
So why do people want smart phones? I've really never seen the appeal. I musch prefer dedicated devices.

>>103014075
>Why would I want my phone to have my fingerprints?
Faster unlocking that a password without being too insecure
>What's 3D scanning for?
No clue, maybe for people wanting to import objects as models
>Why do they all have cameras on them?
Because almost everyone wants a phone with a camera

>>103014098
I want one so I can remain connected to the internet, and entertained by it, wherever I go. The appeal is instant internet access from your pocket. You can't really do that with a Laptop.
If you're just staying indoors most of the time, then I can understand why a smartphone might lose appeal. At home you have all your other dedicated devices. The smartphone combines all of them (albeit worse than the individual devices) in a handheld package you can pocket and take everywhere with you.

>>103014102
>Faster unlocking
I don't want that.
I also don't want a camera phone. I already have a great camera. Seems like I have zero options for this

>>103014113
>The appeal is instant internet access from your pocket.
I would hate that. Why do you want it?

>If you stay indoors most of the time
I don't. I still prefer dedicated devices.

>>103014117
No one really wants to make phones for 0.01% of the market. Not even trying to belittle you or anything, that's just how it is.

>>103014153
Sure, but I'd grossly overlay for a smartphone that didn't have the bloat like cameras and sensors.

>>103013191
>4G is le safe and effective
>5G is le cancer!!!!
You either don't have VoLTE or calls still work on 4G... Which is it?

Just get a modern phone.

>he's trying to reason with an amish luddite
lmao this whole thread's ngmi

>>103014123
You don't want an internet connected device in your pocket? Are you on the wrong board? >>>/out/

>>103014117
You don't want more convenient unlocking? Just use a PIN which is less secure since Jamal just has to see you type it once and snatch it for full access to your shit.

You will pay out the ass for a "security" phone or it will have a camera. You don't have to use it.

>>103014800
>You don't want an internet connected device in your pocket?
Correct.

>You don't want more convenient unlocking?
Why would that be more convenient?

>>103014812
>tapping 6 digits or typing a password
>scanning your fingerprint
Its way faster. You will still have to type your pin periodically to make sure boomers don't forget their PIN.

WHY are you in /spg/ if you don't want a smartphone? It is by definition an (almost) always connected device.

>>103014908
I don't need to unlock my phone any faster, so I'm not really interested in paying for this feature. Sorry.

>Why are you here
I already said. I've literally never used a smart phone and I'm trying to learn.

>>103014930
>>103014908
In fact I have another question. What is the definition of a smart phone exactly?

>Pixel has a shitty CPU outdated by 3 generations also turbospying by Google
>Samsung has terrible software skin
>Chinkphones funnel your data to CCP
>deGoogled ROMs leave you with a useless brick that can't use mobile payments, bank apps, play DRM content and a lot of other stuff
And people wonder why iPhones are so fucking popular. Oh no the file system access is limited who gives a shit.

>>103014930
>I won't pay for a feature built into even the cheapest chinkphone
OK? Then you won't get a phone.

>>103015087
>OK? Then you won't get a phone.
Ok. I've already said that's fine earlier ITT.
Why so hostile?

>>103014098
it's computer in your pocket
do whatever with that information grandpa

>>103015121
I don't really want that. What are some viable alternatives? I haven't had to buy a new phone since I was 16 or so.
I'm 30 now.

>>103015101
If you don't want a phone why are you here. I don't see atheists storming churches proclaiming they don't believe. OK cool buddy good for you but why should we give a shit?

>>103015129
>If you don't want a phone why are you here
I already said. To learn about phones.
You aren't very good at reading, are you?

>>103015126
buy whatever you like desu
https://www.phonearena.com/phones?f[576][]=2147&f[53][]=1222
if you have children just ask them lmao

>>103015261
I don't know what is good or not.

>>103013183
late, but ty! also added to my list. although he does seem very selective in what he reviews, I really like that he doesn't let off on 'SamApple'. not enough people hold them accountable for failing to set standards for the better when they have no excuse with their dominance

>>103013053
>The same Samsung fanboys today: What? We never used the headphone jack in the first place, what are you talking about?
>Ditto for the SD slot.
I don't see that happening. What I do see is countless iTards who just accepted the disappearance of the headphone jack, the hardcore shilling of airpods and always defend apple by saying the headphone jack was obsolete.

Not a single one of them says they miss the headphone jack or demand it be brought back.

Some people were smart enough not to get another iPhone after they removed the headphone jack. Some.

>>103013415
Zenfone 8 Flip.

>Pixel 6a screen breaks
>Mr Curry wants £150 to fix it
Might just get a cheap new midrange
Anyone got the Jelly Max?

What's a good phone when it comes to:
>speed (regular use)
>battery
>GPS
>longevity
>reception

Camera is less important. Same for screen (no movies, tv shows, etc.)
Budget = around € 600 (648,4 USD).
The price may differ. I'm looking to get the most value for my money.

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>>103013865
Yes, it's so great of a skin that it cripples every phone it's on. Including flagships.

>>103016136
Yes, the iSheep accepted the removal of the jack, said it was obsolete. But those who used the iPhones with the jack, never said that they never used the jack. They all admitted to having used it in the past, just that it's obsolete now. Samsheep on the other hand, even those who used the jack on S10 series and earlier, all deny ever having used the jack even when they actually did.

Guys. What do you think about OxygenOS 15? It seems they finally fixed animations delay.

>>103016494
I definitely feel that when gaming on my S23. I assumed it was thermal throttling due to the small phone, but then it actually thermal throttled and ZZZ dropped to single digit FPS.

>>103013008
crdroid doesnt have this problem and is not a goy os with ads and bloatware like oneui

>>103015085
>>deGoogled ROMs leave you with a useless brick that can't use mobile payments, bank apps, play DRM content and a lot of other stuff
>mobile payments
use your paying card
>bank apps
use PlayIntegrityFix
>DRM
why give a shit? just torrent it

>>103013514
Pixel 8a is fine. You might also wanna consider the A55 and Moto G Stylus 2024.

>>103013548
It was removed to sell wireless headphones. You don't need to remove the headphone jack to use wireless headphones.

Phones pulled a huge anti-consumer move, and you all just sat down and took it.

>>103016553
I got the OP12 mostly for that emerald color which looks sick. after watching a bunch of preview vids, it seems decent overall. design changes are fine. new animations? cool at first, but they’ll probably get old fast. AI image editing? meh, everyone’s doing it, who cares. the only actually useful thing looks like the new split-screen multitasking, dragging stuff between apps seems way easier and the quick shrink for switching is nice too. 7/10 overall

>>103012585
Pretty much the best battery life on the market in a semi-decent mid-ranger, could have done worse

>>103014117
You don't have to use it, grandpa.

Having a dedicated camera is nice, but having to wait until you get home, then upload it to your computer/social media of choice is a bit of a pain in the ass. Phone cameras can instantly upload a photo to the internet or even to their laptop/desktop through using the cloud.

>>103014123
Internet access means you can check anything at a moment's notice. Listen to music or watch videos while on your lunch break. GPS tells you how to get somewhere.

>>103014946
A phone that can access the internet and use apps.

What's the deal with wireless chargin?
Does it actually damage your device and if so why is it so popular?

>>103017113
That's not the Unihertz Tank 3

>>103015126
>I'm 30 now
You're a year older than me and I bought my first smartphone at 14.

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>>103015085
iPhones won't make it out the decade lmao.

>>103017460
>rerelease the same phone like 5 years in a row
>Why are sales down?
lmao, sad that China of all places is the only one trying to innovate

>>103017460
Yes they will. You'd be surprised at how many people will automatically use iPhones mo matter what. Women, especially, see it as a necessity. Other phones don't even exist to them. While you're here thinking about which phone has a headphone jack, the best ram, the best processor, camera, how big is the battery, and poring over each and every setting, so many people just go "uhh lemme get the new 16 plus and some airpods" and never give it more than 2 seconds of thought.

>Google search
Meanwhile, iPhone marketshare is up both in the US as well as in Europe.

>>103017606
Who the fuck would be surprised by this unless they never go outside? I see one android to every 20 iphones out in the wild, and 90% of the time the android is a samsung. I don't think I've ever seen a chink brand actually being used in person.

Any news on a pixel fold in the future?

>>103017781
Well apparently that guy that thinks "people googling iPhones" is any indicator of anything.

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>>103017606
>>103017738
>>103017781
>>103017925
>all this cope
lol These next 5 years are gonna be hilarious. Can't wait to see Apple go bankrupt from lack of innovation.

Anyways, here's a $3500 vr headset that can't play any vr games.

>>103018295
Hey, I hope to god that Apple crashes and burns. I just don't think "less people googling iPhone" is an indicator of anything at all.

>>103018295
>i only understand computers in terms of games

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>>103018352

>>103018414
>By MacRumors Staff

>>103018352
VR headsets aren't computers.

>>103018482
Then the Vision is not a VR headset, because it's a full-fledged computer.

>>103018501
Not even close, but go off queen.

>>103018501
You have a broken xr so you can't afford it.

>>103018516
I bet you a dollar you're defining "computer" in a hilariously outdated 20th century way. Computers have to have parallel ports and acoustic couplers, right?

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Look at all dem colors

>>103015617
He also does a weekly livestream for his channel and a weekly live podcast called Best of Our Week.

Two topics I haven't seen anyone else make videos about was the framerate of 4K video recording being compromised and the requirement of a filter to control light for 24fps video. When Xperia was still having problems about shutting off the camera he took a simple look at the files to show other brands were compromising the footage whereas the 1 IV maintained the requested settings until it couldn't. 24fps footage looks terrible from most phones, but that's because no one uses filter accessories to control the light interacting with the sensors. The colors on his "improvement" after the filter look worse in my opinion, but it eventually shows how blur was achieved at 24fps.

Skipped to parts:
>https://youtu.be/yVbf3pHFzXQ?si=IK0TLUzzYwzAm1yH&t=381
>https://youtu.be/PGTMaZeAt-g?si=yylL51CgdyYnZ1b4&t=43 (blur shown around 5:10)
Reminder to use SponsorBlock on desktop and Tubular or BraveNewPipe on mobile.

Another channel I follow is GroundedTech. Infrequent and doesn't use loads of B roll, but he's a guy who buys phones and talks about his months long use of them like a person. His recent video from today was about enjoying moving back into a 1 V from a 1 VI.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-883BPJzbbU

These two posts about two channels seem like Xperia shill ads, but there's a channel called Shibi Chan where after 4 years of tolerating Xperia he did a video calling them out on their bullshit before trying out the Vivo X100 Pro. He didn't like it and changed to a Xiaomi 14 Ultra with the photography kit within the past month. Usually posts street photography of Japan.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaE-pVG_sFA

Not a channel rec but another anti-Xperia point despite Xperia support channels. This video shows the increased magenta and horrid low light camera footage.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5ZpOK_Mulw

>>103019278
Pastel and primary colors? Pick a lane.

>>103013123
you tried to be subtle but we know what you really wanna do

the ishit 6s was released in 2015 and can run a version of iOS that still gets security updates. That's rather surprising considering Applel's marketing model. Any reason hardware is supported this long?

>>103019755
And how many androids? 0

>>103012538
Is Sony still the only brand worth buying?
Or did someone else figure out to release a phone with a 3.5mm jack, sd card slot, no screen hole/notch and decent specs?

Why does Reddit hate the Xperia 1 VI?

how many times have you checked your phone's GSMArena page?
i think i looked up mine's more than a hundred times by now.

>>103020018
If those are your autistic requirements go for Sony I guess. Or some dumb gaming phone maybe.

>>103013008
There's no way this is real, right? Not just the Wi-Fi thing, but the design as well. I've had my complaints about OneUI, but after seeing this I'll never complain again.

>>103019999
My experience with Android is the hardware shits itself before the EOL software date.

>>103019668
I've missed half of all calls I've received on this phone. I miss my flip phone. When it rang, there was no mistaking it. If I wanted to stick it up my ass then I'd just fucking say so.

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Thinking of getting a Chinese smartphone.
Which brands are decent?
Is HarmonyOS usable or not?

Do you use Phone Link?

>>103020103
A lot before I bought it, not much after.

corposhit upgrade from the iphun 14 to 16 and feels like a downgrade. The visibility outdoors is worse despite supposedly higher max nits on paper. Not sure if it's some new version of the screen. Main camera also somehow takes worse photos despite better on paper specs. iOS 18 photo app also gave me cancer

>>103020301
No but I use kdeconnect

>>103020270
HarmonyOS may not be viable IN China, might do a Windows Phone. Who knows though Huawei is a big company. Outside China I wouldn't get it except as a spare phone if I had too much money laying around. You won't have apps and PWAs only get you so far sometimes.

>>103020270
Huawei does some interesting stuff but their chips are crap and while harmonyos isn't awful it's still gimped.
Xiaomi make some good value phones and I've heard their os has gotten better (still not great but better).
Motorola is basically a chink company now, nice os, some nice phones, nothing extravagant though.

>>103020038
>>103020038
Probably because they ditched the 4k for no reason.

>>103020492
No, lower resolution is better.

The real crime was appealing to autists but not including a DAC.

>>103020188
OneUI is the only good android skin atm
you can complain, but it only gets worse from there
It still confuses me how aosp doesn't move menus lower on the screen like oneui does.
how are you supposed to reach that brightness slider?

>>103020492
They did it for a very good reason. You're getting deep into diminishing returns with such a high resolution on a phone. Doubt anyone can tell the difference between 4K and 2K on a 6.5 inch screen. The cons of having to run a 4K display however are very real. The display itself uses more power, the GPU needs to render more pixels, using more power, leading to shittier battery life.

>>103019755
>can run a version of iOS that still gets security updates
But not the most current one, right? Kek.

Most Android phones usually get 2 Android updates from the year they're released. Samsung and Pixel have decided to go for 7 years. The difference is that most apps support most versions of Android going as far back as Android 5. So if you've had a phone from 2014, you would've had 10 years of support so far. Facebook app on the iTunes App require iOS 14 (2020) or newer. Twitter on the Google app required Android 5 (2014) or newer. They only just now changed the standard to Android 8.

>>103020814
6s got iOS 14 what's your point retard

Looking for
>$600 used or new
>modern specs
>android
>usa, South Florida (us mobile network)
>near stock android

>>103021052
pixel

>>103020986
>being 4 OS updates behind
That's kinda not great.

>>103021222
Yeah but your original point is irrelevant, it got up to iOS 15.5

>>103021076
Don't pixels have bad chipset?

just picked up a nothing phone 2a+ is the ADB the best thing to use for getting rid of all the google shit? I mean cause I use gmail but everything else google can fuck off

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why don't these e-ink """""productivity""""" phones have uber and spotify?

>>103013415
Samsung A80

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I may or may not have been in prison for the last 3 years.
How much have phones changed and which one is worth getting??

Talk me out of the redmagic 9s pro. I don't game but seems solid for price

>>103021739
>How much have phones changed
Not much, they've gotten a bit bigger
>which one is worth getting??
Depends on what you want
Also who did you rape?

>>103021826
>Depends on what you want
A phone that's
>not small, not too big
>nice display to watch videos and such
>decent battery life, don't care about charging speed
>solid camera, want to be able to post photos for social media every now and then to appear normal

That's about it
Budget is about 800 eurodollars

>Also who did you rape?
I am unable to answer that question

>>103021947
>not small, not too big
That narrows the choices down quite a bit.
Google pixels have good cameras, good enough displays, are the right size, but have kinda crappy battery life.
The moto edge 50 neo is reasonably sized, has decent cameras, a good screen and much better battery life than pixels. Main downside is that the chip isn't great for the price, but apparently there isn't much slowdown when it comes to just regular phone browsing, so if you don't care about gaming you should be fine.
Or you can just get an iphone if you're into that

My Fold 4 just got bricked after the latest update. Is Poco F6 a good budget phone?

>>103013548
>Wireless earphones can be had for under 50 bucks and phones START at 128 or 256GB of storage.
phone storage is for the ever increasing size of applications and their caches; sd card is for photos, music, absolutely legally dumped games, ebooks/docs etc.

for the people asking about 3.5mm jacks, not everyone likes bluetooth, be it because of needing to recharge things all the time, or wanting to use their existing headphones without wasting money on wireless ones just for their phone.

samsung still sells phones with both of these btw

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>>103021561
>using Spotify
>any year
You're dumb!

>>103014075
>Why do they all have cameras on them?
>I'd like a normal phone. Maybe I'll just get a landline again.
cell phones have had cameras, albeit kinda crappy ones, on them for a few decades now, this is far from a new thing. only difference is now they're actually comparable(at least with close up shots, digital zoom is still ass) to good cameras.

>>103014163
>I'd grossly overpay for a smartphone that didn't have the bloat like cameras and sensors.
yeah well, you probably aren't going to find a phone without a camera of some kind, even if you get the worst garbage off aliexpress

>>103020018
>no screen hole/notch
best I can offer you is the samsung xcover6 pro with a teardrop camera. not ideal, but I've gotten used to it. dunno if the xcover7 is in the US yet, or if its better or worse than the 6 pro

>>103017113
I figured, I pretty much went overboard when I got the OP7P, but I realised that I barely used the phone outside of Clover and youtube on the shitter. I'm guessing I can pull 2 days probably, considering I've had the OP7P since release and to this day my battery could last well over 14 hours.

>>103013188
>useless cams
That was my breaker between the 12 and 12R, I'd rather not drop $200 for more power or camera. I'd love to not have a gay fag shit pinhole front cam, but pretty much they all have them, sucks mayne.

>>103012651
I was in NYC when OnePlus held that event, and my girlfriend told me to go, but I didn't play Genshin at the time, lmao. Although I do have a case on my phones, so its whatever.

>>103020103
looked at it only to compare to newer ones
chinesium phone can last longer than i expected, but im considering replacing it

Best smarphones android i can possibly in europe with a 400€ budget?
Audio quality and battery are important btw

>>103022804
I have the F5 and its very good. It plays my games really well, have over 3000 hours in Mobile Legends. Battery is still strong, charges super fast 67w. Internet is fast, screen is decent enough and responsive and smooth. Also has a game boost mode. It feels high end.
Camera is average though
F6 should be similar I guess?

>>103023543
Have you debloat it?

>>103021739
>How much have phones changed
Telegram is now controlled by the feds, so you can't spread pizza anymore.

Should I wait for the Xperia VII? I heard the VI is a downgrade. Will the VII finally come with a DAC?

>>103020492
>>103020558
>>103020588
Higher ppi is good for playing mobile rhythm games with flick notes, like many gacha rhythm games (and Phigros). Flick notes need a movement of a certain number of pixels to register, and the higher the ppi, the smaller the movement required. Flick misses are a very common issue among these games' communities.

The problem is that this market is not anywhere near important to cater to (especially since most people use iDevices for these games anyway), which is why Sony stopped bothering.

>>103021258
Wait for Pixel 10 next year, that one won't.

>>103012538
There are no good phones on the market anymore. They are either way too expensive, or simply shit deals with compromises.

>>103024060
>since most people use iDevices for these games anyway
Why is that a thing? A guy I know always borrows his sister's iPhone when he wants to play Project Sekai instead of using his own Poco X5 Pro.

I can buy a refurbished s23 ultra with 256gb storage.
I want to buy it to replace my Xiaomi redmi note 11 and have more access to my galaxy watch features.

Can you tell me how much storage is actually left after all these android updates are done (14+15+16+17)?
I heard it takes a lot of storage up.

>>103023527
MOONDROP MIAD01

>>103024551
On my regular S23 on Android 14 OneUI 6.1 "System" is using 16.69 GB. "Other files" is using another 17.91 GB, but that's most likely some of my shit, not Android files.

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So can we just agree that the dark/tinted icons were a mistake? They look so fucking ugly. Just fucking revert it at this point.

>>103024683
I'd just use the light icons, but the issue is that if you use dark mode, the icons in settings are now fucking dark mode too. Makes no fucking sense. They 100% hired some cheap pajeets for the UI after everyone was probably put full throttle into AI development.

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Maybe I'm too self conscious about my phone, but this is a big reason why I got a Samsung for my newest phone and am slightly leaning towards trying out iPhone for my next in a few years, assuming iPhones are still considered cool and appealing by the general public in the second half of this decade. I'd be too embarrassed to pull out my phone in public if I had a fucking Redmi 13C poverty chinkphone or something, when literally everyone I see using their phone on the bus has at minimum a midrange Samsung from the last 2-3 years, if not straight up a Pro iPhone.

>>103024706
Have you tried killing yourself?

>>103022821
For me it's rimusic

>>103024683
I think tinted icons could work but not with that color scheme.

>>103024867
you impossibly dumb retard.
that was possibly the weakest bait a member of homo sapiens could ever conceive and you still fell for it.

>>103024683
I wish I could tint app icons on Android for apps which don't follow material design or whatever it's called. Shit like snapchat and mihoyo games don't care about my color theme and look ugly among the other themed icons.

>>103024605
Thanks. Guess. I will go for it. I kinda like it that it still has warranty for 24 months and is substantially more affordable than what I can get new.

How is the experience with it so far in general?
Not camera, since I almost never use it myself.
But calling, stuttering and stuff.
Can it run discord without it shitting the bed?

Do any decent custom ROMS run on modern phones, or am I doomed to be 3+ years behind if I want system-wide adblocking (and microG for emergencies)?

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>>103025330
>How is the experience with it so far in general?
Really good. No lag in the UI or daily use apps. Really heavy games like ZZZ do cause it to shit the bed, but medium-heavy games like Genshin or Star Rail work well. (S23U should do better in gaming because of better cooling and more RAM!) Only stuttering I experience sometimes is when swiping right (left?) on the home screen to go to the google news feed for the first time every day. Calling and RCS messaging has worked as expected, no problems there. Blocking numbers in the default caller app works, and I've blocked a bunch of sales numbers from my cell provider so they don't bother me.
>Can it run discord without it shitting the bed?
Discord app is complete dogshit on Android. Sometimes when I go to open the emoji or image upload tabs they only open like 10 pixels instead of the usual size, and I have to swipe up to expand them fully.
Left is the expected behavior. Right is the incorrect behavior that happens like 30-50% of the time.

>>103025339
The fastest phone you can install LineageOS on is OnePlus 11 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. You can install GrapheneOS on Pixel 9 Pro XL but Tensor is so dogshit I'd vastly prefer a last gen Snapdragon to it.

>>103020588
They ditched the 4K screen while keeping the same price, that's why people are angry.

>>103021947
Google Pixel 8a, or any in the "9" series. Pixel phones (starting with Pixel 7) have the best cameras for photos among all smartphones. However, their battery life is ass. But it's worth sacrificing it for the ability to install and use GrapheneOS and have the most private and secure OS.

>>103026136
Thanks for pointing that one out, anon
Unfortunately OnePlus phones are ridiculously expensive where I live

Can trade-ins be combined with Black Friday deals for Google or Best Buy?

>>103025339
Just get the latest Pixel. It's fast enough and supports GrapheneOS which lets you install Play Services without it being a system app.

Also, do you really need system-wide adblocking? There's several different things you could do instead:
>use alternative/FOSS apps for whatever adware you're currently using
>block internet access to the adware apk
>use something like TrackerControl or NetGuard with a custom hosts file
>re-compile the adware apk with an injected hosts file (with something like App Cloner)
I can't say I've seen an ad on my phone since Android 4.

>>103024334
He's looking for nudes.

>>103025339
You have two options for no root system wide AdBlock: local VPN or public adblock DNS.

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Where can I find a Chinese gf who looks like this?

>>103026764
the local "massage" parlor

>>103025199
Smart Launcher is pretty good about enforicing the colours even on normally unthemeable icons. You may need Icon Pack Studio from the same devs.

>>103024683
Tinted icons are a mistake, making everything look the same is bad for picking the right icon.

>>103024605
Samsung is retarded and includes the "loss" from formatted capacity in "System". Making it bigger so that you have " 128GB" instead of the actual formatted capacity.

>>103021739
Where were you on January 6th 2021?

Why do all phones have these ugly hole punches in them now?

Apple chases Android and ruins it's own OS in the process.

>>103027636
Front cameras.

>>103027754
What models don't have them? It's really ugly and I don't use the front camera anyway

in market for a midrange device. budget is 400 eurorupees and was thinking about the Sony 10 VI. Is it any good? I don't care about refresh rate, I need a good battery, jack, microsd and a decent camera.

>>103027783
If that's such a huge and big deal for you then get an Xperia or a Redmagic

>>103028072
Which models don't have a front camera? The first Xperia i saw had one.

>>103027939
just get an A55 and a dongle, my guy

>>103028214
dongles are like prolapses

Lads I'm thinking of upgrading s10 to iPhone 14 pro
What should I expect?

>>103028581
Why not 15 Pro and get the AI features?

>>103024334
iDevices are just more optimised for rhythm games in particular. IIRC the different ways that iOS and Android process sounds plays a part too. Android has a longer sound delay, which matters a lot in rhythm games.

>>103023527
Moto G Stylus 2024

>>103027783
Zenfone 8 Flip.

>>103027939
That or Moto G Stylus 2024.

>>103028581
Cringe. Get a S24 FE if you had a Samsung before.

>>103028356
niche and hot?

Do I want xiaomi 15?

i just bought a pixel 9 pro without doing any research in it. it's good right?

>>103029336
Yes, it's great.

(note: I'm too poor to afford it so I don't have one and I'm just assuming)

>>103029336
very good, unless you're SPECIFICALLY into heavy mobile gaming and nothing else, in which case you would've been better off with some cheap X or F series Poco phone

>>103029390
>>103029366
that's nice, I don't game. there is an insane offer right now in sweden if you sign for a 24 month phone plan and trade in any old phone the pixel 9 pro is basically free. for me it's like $4 in 24 months for the phone

>>103028356
your choice on what matters to you more, anon, the A55 is a better phone in everything else

Is it worth buying a RedMagic phone? I'm worried it's gonna have shit aftercare and I'll be stuck with a brick.

>>103029765
>it's gonna have shit aftercare

That's the price you pay with these chinkphones, Anon, it's always been this way

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Thoughts on the OneUI 7 leaks/hype?

>>103025378
>Only stuttering I experience sometimes is when swiping right (left?) on the home screen to go to the google news feed for the first time every day
Same, I think it might be unavoidable with that shit. I usually disable it because a) the stutter is annoying and b) I don't really care for it anyway

>>103029316
Not out yet you dummy

>>103029409
That's a bretty good deal for it.

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>>103030134
Great, more shitty fucking animations.

>>103030134
I dont mind waiting longer for it, as long as it means that it remains good

OneUI is currently the best Android skin and I hope Samsung keeps it that way

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I recently did a factory reset on my phone. What apps should I install?

>>103030811
RiMusic
K-9 Mail
Notally

Moto edging 50, pro or fusion? I want near stock android, the only other option in my country is the google pixel. Fuck that

battery life and camera quality

>50
overheats?

>pro
buggy camera, shitty battery life?

>fusion
bad cpu/gpu for the price?

>neo
mediatek, so no

>40 pro
isn't sold here

>>103030694
OneUI is trash. Literally downgraded in a trade with my gf to get away from Samsung. Would you like some good lock with your kimchi kimbap UI?

>>103028132
All phones have front cameras because normal people aren't afraid of them and actually use them to videochat family and sometimes even friends. You'd have to buy some phone made for secured buildings with no cameras (front or back) allowed, which is a super niche and likely super expensive segment of the market.

>>103030987
>You'd have to buy some phone made for secured buildings with no cameras (front or back) allowed, which is a super niche and likely super expensive segment of the market.
That's fine I can afford it. Any suggestions?

>>103030928
Just get the neo

>>103030987
>Would you like some good lock with your kimchi kimbap UI?
Gotta love how you didn't give a single reason as to how One UI is bad.

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i just got a pixel.
can i transfer over the app data? or do i have to do logons and passkeys and shit for everything??

>>103031134
and ignore everyone saying that mediatek is the devil? honest question

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Has anyone ever bought one of those phones? I never would but I'm morbidly curious what they look like irl.

>>103031450
Mediatek isn't that bad anymore. Especially for midrange stuff.

All the chinks are including >5000mAh batteries on their flagships now, how long till Googlel/Applel/Samdung follow suit?

pixel 6a faggot here
is there any reason to upgrade if i dont play games

Why the fuck don't we have AI generated theme icons yet? It's genuinely one of the only real use cases for AI on phones I can think of.

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since I'm not going to use a custom ROM, does it matter if I go with motorola, xiaomi/poco or even samsung regarding data collection? I never had a samsung before but the hardware is very interesting

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>>103030534
>>103030987
You dumb boys are so butt hurt right now!

>>103031143
It's just subjective, sweetie!

>>103021769
Absolutely zero water resistance, also 10 might release sooner rather then later.

>>103012538
I miss my AMOLED display on my 2018 A8 so bad bros

This Google pixel 7a screen will NEVER be as crisp and beautiful

>>103031753
I friend of mine bought one once, struggled to run the messages app.

Not phones but what are my options for an Android tablet in 2012+12?
I don't mind ordering from AliExpress

>>103032544
was your friend 80years old?

>>103032578
Actually young af zoomer. I don't know what possed him to get it.

>>103021052
>near stock android
that leaves you with pixels and motorolas both shit for their own reasons, there is no phone without compromises

Anyone have any experience with Uniherz products? Never used them and would like some feedback from a user.
Any help is really appreciated

>>103031753
you can go to a morbidly cell phone shop and see one, anon
today

>>103032615
did my joke go over Mr anons head?

>>103032412
Will the the 10 have water resistance? Is water resistance really that important?

>>103012804
Yeah and test the gorilla glass with a claymore

>>103032679
Actually yes it did completely.
>>103032701
Well it's only important if you drop water on your phone. If you like baby your phone all the time or just keep things nice and dry it's not important at all really.

>>103032839
>Actually yes it did completely.
haha silly

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>>103031143
Throwing every feature at the user and then having more behind Good Lock is bad design. Especially when they remove actually useful features such as adaptive charging. Sure you can design a whole routine to emulate the functionality, but that is a pain in the ass.

I don't miss any of these features. So they are all wasted space on my device and in my menus.

The look trying to be iOS is funny too. Just look at the OneUI 7 control panel.

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>>103033496
people who say it looks like iOS are being disingenuous. if you're not parroting popular sentiment, can you honestly look at this and say it looks that similar? sure, both use rounded squares and rectangles but is that all it takes? I have no doubt samsung want to be apple, but not in this aspect.

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>>103015085
>Kuroba
>Husky
>Freetube
>iOS dumps all your memes in the same gallery of pictures as the photos you take with your camera
It's shocking how petty the things keeping me on Android have gotten.
>Verification not required.

I need an upgrade. Coming from a mi9t that's served me well for years. I just want an all-around upgrade. Headphone jack if possible. Budget is 900 AUD.

>>103012538
is anyone getting the snapdragon 8 elite phones? how do i get the 1TB/24GB versions in california? also i dont like that the gaming flagship phones aren’t supported by verizon like the rog phone and redmagic. im interested in the redmagic because its going to be at least 7 inches

>>103030134
>constant zoom in zoom out
Reminds me of zoomer tiktoks

>>103033769
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro
Poco X6

>>103033697
>Cromite
>Revanced
>Twire
>TachiyomiJ2K
>YTDLnis
I use these so regularly switching OS isn't even a thought. maybe when EU rules are global and even then not sure how long/if they port them over

>>103033779
how do you guys get the 1TB/24GB phones in north america

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Ausfag here, need a new phone since the telecom kikes decided to cut my connection 2 days after the 3G shitshow.

Budget is about AU$300-500 (depending on how much value I can get out of spending a bit extra)
Main requirements:
>will last a long fucking time
>good battery
>audio jack
>SD card
>no bloatware/built-in ads
>decent camera

The Motorola G55 128 GB seems to fit the bill aside from maybe the camera, the G84 is also an option but $50 more with double the storage. Are there any other options worth considering? I'd normally shop online for this shit but I need it ASAP, so it has to be available in a physical store.

WHats a good portable battery for samsung android phone?

just realized the only reason I want to replace my S10 is because the battery is kinda shite, but portable battery chargers exist, also I could probably replace the battery itself for 50$....

Because it does everything else I need...so not really worth getting a new phone?

>>103034826
portable battery isn’t that great or convenient. getting a new model with longer battery round be the best option. any good power banks won’t be pocket sized

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>>103031216
> can i transfer over the app data? or do i have to do logons and passkeys and shit for everything??
Yes, mr retard

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>>103034994
yes what?

>>103013191
>>103034412
>I can't think for myself, spoonfeed me: the post
First off, you're a dumb cunt for waiting to get network banned. Blah blah blah the government is corrupt and has telco cock up their ass, yeah tell me something that's new. If you had half a brain you would have observed the months long discussions on Whirlpool forums.
Anyway...

>will last a long fucking time
afaik none of the Motorola phones have updates past 2-3 years. Not sure about Nothing Phones. Pixels are the best for long-term support + custom ROMs.
>good battery
literally every phone now apart from Pixels and Samsung (AU Exynos) which have shit Samsung node SOCs
>audio jack
Motorola or Nothing Phone
>SD card
Motorola or Nothing Phone
>no bloatware/built-in ads
Basically no phones unless you put a different ROM on it. But in this case Motorola or Nothing Phone are the best at this price range out of the box, neither has ads to be clear.
>decent camera
Motorolas seem to have shit cameras but apparently Gcam helps. Nothing Phones should have a better out of box camera experience I think.

Overall G55 is the sweet spot because it has 30W charging (vs 15W) and a slightly better SOC than the G54. Again, consider a Nothing Phone for slightly more.

Also don't buy second hand you fucking flop, chances are the battery will be fucked or it will be IMEI banned or some shit. Don't even think about buying anything online now either, it's easier to just get something cheap and decent in a local brick and mortar.
This ensures you have the correct modem configs and a whitelisted IMEI for the telco cartel. We'll just have to ride this out to see what our options are going forward with this pozzed government.

>>103034870
Fair points
I guess 5 years is about time to switch

>>103032624
Ok forget the near stock android then. I can manage as long as it's not super chinesium UI like xiaomi

>>103034412
The Dimensity 7025 chip is a damn good chip so yeah. G55 sounds good

redpill me on UFS 3.0 vs UFS 4.0

>>103035789
What do you need to be redpilled on? Faster speeds is gooder. The best gains are made in gaming, but in day to day scenario, it's not going to radically change your life. You can get smooth performance even with UFS 2.2.

>>103035812
>it's not going to radically change your life
thats what I want to know lmao. i kept looking at benchmarks and random app-launch videos and couldn't really see that much of a difference
but if so, why call it 4.0?? surely there's some unseen gains elsewhere that convinces them to name it 4.0 instead of 3.2

Asus zenfone 11 is bad? Seems to have everything I need

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>mom bought iphone 16 2 weeks ago
>said iphone is stable
>it self shutdown 2 times now
chills

>>103036051
Check out where it's being manufactured this year

>>103035316
>audio jack
>Nothing Phone
Turns out Nothing Phones don't have a 3.5mm jack so just get a Motorola if you MUST have it, my mistake think-for-me-bro

>>103035421
used s23

>>103033621
>t. blind troon

>>103024706
dont bother you will never be able to cope with the lack of choice about how anything works just get a decent android and do what you want with it

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>>103031143
Full of bloat to the point that it actually slows down the phone. And that's before actual updates doing any of that. >>103016494

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can android do this?

>>103012538
>NEW THREAD
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>>103036750

>NEW THREAD
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>NEW THREAD
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>>103031753
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfcz04qmAas