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Same here. I just picked up a new phone the other day, and I immediately dropped the pixel from consideration because of its lack of a headphone jack.
by suby 9y ago
Same here. I just picked up a new phone the other day, and I immediately dropped the pixel from consideration because of its lack of a headphone jack.
- arkades 9y agoIf not an iPhone or a pixel, what decent phones are left in the running?
- chucky_z 9y agoCheck out mid-range stuff. There's an absolute treasure trove. I've been using a Moto G5 Plus (the 4GB RAM model) for some time now and it's an absolute treat.
- pier25 9y agoMe too. Other than the mediocre camera I've been really happy with it.
- remir 9y agoHow regular is Motorola/Lenovo regarding security updates?
- chucky_z 9y agoPretty regular, I will say they haven't seemed to put forth a patch for WPA2 yet, but I'm also unsure how fully vulnerable it is mostly because Android can be such a customized beast.
- remir 9y agoI wish there was more Android One devices in North-America. Cheap, good, "stock Android" + garanteed updates.
- test1235 9y agoAnother vote for the G5 here. It's a little larger than I'd like, but other than that it's been perfect for me.
- flyinghamster 9y agoLG Stylo 2 Plus here, and I heartily agree on going with mid-range (and I prefer phablets as well). There's a Stylo 3 Plus now, which fortunately still has the headphone jack, bumps the SOC from a 430 to a 435, and the display to 1920x1080. Neither have the fastest SOC out there, but still plenty for my needs, and both have an SD slot. So far, I've been very happy with my Stylo 2 Plus. Battery life is amazing (the battery is usually at about 75% when I plug it in for the night), the screen is sharp in spite of being 720p, and plenty bright. I can't see spending more than $250 on a phone these days, except for bragging rights.
- jfaat 9y agoan iPhone 6s, most likely. i am in a similar camp of wanting to have certain ‘legacy’ tech wrt my laptop. my 2011 17” mpb will be my daily driver until it is pried from my cold dead hands (well hopefully its cold dead shell is pried from my living hands). i, however, didn’t feel the need to cry about it when the computers didn’t perfectly align with my desires though. maybe people just like complaining?
- sz4kerto 9y agoI know it's universally hated here on HN, but Samsung. Their top-end models just work; they have some UI bloat but some of that is also useful. They look good, are generally well-supported, good cameras, great screens, good battery. (This applies to S8 and above, S7 and below were bad.)
- voltagex_ 9y agoThe problem with the S8 and S8+ is finding glass screen protectors for it. The only one I can find locally is $40, and the curved edges means it cracks really easily. Yes, I tried it for a day without a screen protector and ended up with scratches on the screen.
- endorphone 9y agoI've had my GS8 since its release and there are zero scratches on it. I have it in a case, but otherwise no screen protector, and no issue. I've dropped it several times, and today had the scariest incident yet -- set it on the counter and opened the cupboard to have a big can of split pea soup fall and smack right off the screen. No problem. Scratching definitely isn't a problem. Cracking is a risk, but a basic case dramatically reduces the odds of that.
- owaislone 9y agoThe new Nokia devices seems to be pretty good in the mid-range category.
- ericd 9y agoThe first Pixel is a good phone, still very performant.
- bitexploder 9y agoPixel is my last big brand phone. Next one needs to run Linux and not be tied to Apple or Google. It has all gotten a little too controlled and walled. Pixel is an amazing phone and aside from the privacy aspects... I can't see needing more phone. The camera is better than any phone camera I have ever used. We need to get away from the Android / iOS duopoly
- ericd 9y agoIf you find such a thing, and it isn't completely godawful, let me know.
- bitexploder 9y agoHeh. Will do. Sony Xperia runs Jolla, that is something. We will see. I am guessing it means sacrificing a little hardware quality, but we are all kind of spoiled as it is.
- ericd 9y agoInteresting, I'll check it out. Thanks!
- ericflo 9y agoI've been reading great things about the new LG V30.
- waddlesworth 9y agoThe OnePlus 5 is pretty awesome.
- stronglikedan 9y agoHow's the display on that? I'm on a Note 3, and I really like the fact that I've always been able to see Samsung's AMOLED display in the sunlight. I also have bad eyes, so I tend to keep the display pretty bright in the dark. It's always seemed so much more vivid than other phones I've compared it to, but that's been a while. EDIT: And where the heck do you get one in the US?
- Yizahi 9y agoOneplus 3T (exact same panel as in 5) has good legibility in sunlight, I had no issues with it. As for vivid, you can configure display calibration on Oneplus to suit your taste. Unfortunately there are no gamma sliders for fine grained control, only 3 or 4 predefined settings.
- glogla 9y agoOnePlus phones are a great Nexus replacement - they have good hardware (but not the best one) and near-stock system for reasonable price, and as enthusiast phone, they get a lot of community support from like LineageOS and stuff.
- arkades 9y agoI’ll have to check that out. I’m stuck in the odd position of being tired of Apple’s “you can play in our sandbox”’approach, but I’m loathe to move to Android and give google what remnants of privacy I’ve managed to retain.