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

  • unker73@lemmy.zip
    6·
    2 years ago

    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

    • Robin@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • unker73@lemmy.zip
        2·
        2 years ago

        More held back by price than brands. Perhaps see what OnePlus, Oppo, and other manufacturers come up with to push the prices down.

        Have A Surface Duo as a secondary work device now and like the landscape form factor

    • Bako Bitz@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 years ago

      Had a OnePlus 7 Pro for 4 years and just switched it out for a Pixel 7 Pro last week. A lot of things to like on the pixel, but the experience is definitely tinged with regret. The OnePlus 7 Pro is such a great device, I had never kept a phone more than 18 months before and that one I kept 4 years and still felt it was fine, I just wanted better photography and an AOD.

      The biggest surprise with the pixel is how locked down it is. I assumed getting a Google phone would mean it was as open as possible, but it’s probably the least customizable Android phone I’ve had. Maybe I should have gotten an S23 ultra, but I hate all that Samsung crap that they put on those phones and don’t let you take off.

      • unker73@lemmy.zip
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’m not one for photography so not too bothered by the latest and greatest.

        Op7p has the whole screen though and think that’s why many choise to stick with it and run roms to extend it too

        Pixel line want to go the Apple way (closed?) but lost out to Samsung and others UI when they didn’t pay attention to hardware so many years back when they could, I feel.

        Beauty of Android is one can make any device feel like another one. Just have to know where to look.

  • penguintrinity@discuss.tchncs.de
    6·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • I'm Hiding 🇦🇺@aussie.zone
      3·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • MonkeyBar@aussie.zone
        1·
        1 year ago

        Where did you import your Xperia from? I got myself pretty sold on getting one but totally forgot that Sony don’t sell phones in Aus anymore. Such a shame. I really want an sd card slot & headphone jack.

  • PangolinAlone@lemmy.one
    5·
    2 years ago

    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.

  • williamallenbro@beehaw.org
    4·
    2 years ago

    Pixel 7a. I recently moved to this from a Fold3. If the pixel fold has any sort of dex-like functionality, the pixel fold 2 will probably be my next phone.

      • williamallenbro@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 years ago

        The main motivator was that I found myself using the outside screen in the fold 90% of the time and it is not a good screen to use 90% of the time.

        There were also some software issues with some apps. Google messages, for example, would crash if I tried using it on the open screen. While I recognize that’s a error on the app development side, so few apps are being properly developed for foldables, it was a legitimate issue.

        The final deciding factor was repair. I’m very lucky to have a Samsung store near y, but when I needed that exterior display replaced, 3 ubreakifix locations were unable to service the phone for various reasons.

  • TheWiz@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 years ago

    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!

  • avail@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 years ago

    Redmi Note 10. Have had it for two years without much issue, but have a bit of an itch to check out a Pixel 7a.

  • Gur814@beehaw.org
    3·
    2 years ago

    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.

  • jsheradin@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been rocking a Xiaomi Mi 9t Pro for the past few years. I’ve run a few different Android variants and have been really happy with Evolution at the moment. I honestly don’t know what would make me upgrade. This phone still easily lasts a day and a half on one charge and has all the features I’d want (headphone jack).