Many devices, one for the heart.
Essential phone was a huge flop but man was it a nice phone. Ignoring the poor radio issues it had everything you could want plus the ability to attach accessories like 360 camera. And it was almost perfect one hand use sized.
Pixel 4a for sure, I love smaller size phones and the 4a is perfect in size.
That’s what I have too. Performance never dropped. I’ll keep until I have no other choice.
Yep.
I’m actually upgrading to a Pixel 5 in a few weeks! Lol.
Great size, lighter than many, great specs, and I can run DivestOS on it. And it’s less than $150
Oneplus 6t. Still use it today, in fact typing this comment on it. Been great with custom Roms, has Android 13 on it with newest security updates installed (November 2023). Cost me $75. People look at me weirdd when i say that.
I liked a lot about the Sony X Compact, especially the compactness. It had a headphone jack, SD card, unlockable bootloader, and dedicated button for the camera (with half-press to focus and meter like a real camera).
Xperia Compact 1-3 were probably my favorites.
S7 edge was the best phone I have ever had. Now it is running lineageos and ocasionally serves as a network debugging tool.
The S8 I got afterwards was horrendous from the first day I used it to it’s last. I never factory reset it. I have no idea what caused the issues.
Now I have a S22 definitely my last samsung.
My Pixel 5.
I can run GrapheneOS and I prefer the fingerprint reader on the back. And that style of fingerprint reader seems to work a lot better than the ones they put under the screen in the Pixel 6 and up.I just upgraded to the Pixel 8 Pro when the Pixel 5 went out of official support. The screen fingerprint reader works fine. Where it is flawed is that it’s not as quick to unlock from the front. I’m looking forward to the greatly improved support period. Three years was ridiculously short. I know something like GrapheneOS is always an option, but I’m hesitant to do so when I don’t have a backup phone.
The Pixel 8 Pro has been treating me well. Great photos and video, snappy UI, good feature set. And it sounds like I’ll be getting feature drops for the next few years, so that’s nice. The battery life is good. I added on Peak Design’s case and mini tripod, so I can quickly set it up on a surface to take videos or make a video call.
Samsung Note 9
same here.
Samsung s8+. Just a gorgeous capable smartphone for its time.
The one I have now, the Pixel Fold. Folding tech isn’t perfect by any means, but damn if it isn’t nice to have a small tablet with you at all times not to mention foldy phone unique functionality, like laptop/tabletop mode or folding it like a book for reading (If only I could get a foldy device with an eink screen, it could be the perfect reading device lmao). The pixel unique features are nice too.
Ofc, there was a love before that, but prior to 2015. The Motorola Backflip, damn I wish they would release a modern version of that one :( not the best keyboard to type on, but it was a physical keyboard none the less
Yeah, I’m on a Samsung fold 4 at the moment, definitely gonna be a Fold user for life unless something even better comes along. Can’t go back.
I don’t know if my galaxy active 4 was before or after 2015, but I loved that thing mostly for the style and the removable battery. Nice to just swap in a fully charged battery and continue on not being tethered to a charger. I got it in whatever they officially called the turquoisey color that year. Usually they were just called “blue” despite very much not being blue, ever. The back panel was so pretty.
https://images.app.goo.gl/xHjrG4nX83Qw4hNeA
Edit: looks like it was released in 2013, but… I still had it until around 2017… so it still counts right? Ah wells, I’m gonna pick it anyway, you can’t stop me!
Edit 2: please don’t stop me.
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Why the 2015 cutoff? There were many awesome phones released prior to 2015.
Nokia XpressMusic was the best, just realized they released a new version of it a few years ago but only in some countries
My most-beloved would also probably be pre-2015. Miss the way you felt Blackberry boo.
I think they’re looking for modern-ish phones rather than nostalgia about Nokias
Galaxy Note 9. It was the last fully featured phone Samsung made with a headphone jack, an S-Pen, and no display cutout. The only phones that have come out since that are even close to as fully featured are the Sony Xperia phones.
I bought one brand new a few months ago because my S7 died and I couldn’t justify dropping $1000 on an Xperia phone. It’s an EU model bought from US Amazon so I definitely overpaid, but it’s been worth it so far. Definitely holds up imo.
It’s obviously not flagship level, but it’s still a solid mid-ranger. It doesn’t get software updates anymore so officially, I’m stuck on Android 10 and an old security patch. However, I can upgrade to One UI Android 12/13, or whatever the latest AOSP is through the magic of custom ROMs if it ever starts to bother me.
Edit: The only issue I have is that the fingerprint reader isn’t as fast as I’d like it to be. I’m not sure if it’s common or just a me issue despite searching a bunch so any help would be appreciated :)
I had the note 8 and loved it, I still have it but the screen blacked out. 300$ to fix. I often think about the S pen and miss not having one.
Oof $300 for a repair is rough, especially considering you can get a refurb Note 9 or 10 for less than that (US or EU at least). What are you daily driving now?
S Pen is one of those things that I didn’t think I’d use much but I keep whipping out for this or that. It’s kinda great!
I switched carriers, so now it’s a Samsung A54 5g. It’s nice but not the same.
A series are pretty solid. My sis has an A32 and it’s great. I’d daily drive one myself if it wasn’t for the notch haha
They remind me of the old “S series” samsung rolled out during the start of the smart phone boom. I had an S3 with a life proof case on it. Damn thing was indestructible. When I hot this A54 I noticed the shape similarities and got another life proof case. Would Highly recommend it 🤌 I hoping to get as much life out of this phone as possible
Yooooo I also had an S3. That phone was a TANK! I dropped it on some rocks and smashed the screen once so I had to get a screen replacement but that was the worst of it (and completely understandable). Aside from that it was a fantastic phone and very durable! I had it on LineageOS Android 7 (or 6 idk) before it got stolen :(
I’m still using a Oneplus 7 Pro with no plans to upgrade.
I still love mine. I’ve moved on but still fire this up from time to time just because pretty and comfy
Pixel 6 Pro!!! I love this thing with GrapheneOS on it!
Pixel 4a, all above have no headphone jack and are too huge
Pixel phones. I’ve had the 2XL, 4a, 6 Pro, 7 Pro, and 8 Pro. Each one was better than the last. I know some people had manufacturing problems and the Pixel 3 had memory issues. But I’ve been lucky and never had issues. And the software experience is exactly what I want. Call Screening is awesome.
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I haven’t used the Pixel Fold
Can only pick one!
I thought it was obvious: Pixel 8 Pro Each Pixel is better than the last, so whichever has been latest is the one closest to my heart.