Asklemmy

I like to get new phones a lot. It’s something I use constantly for work etc. And I like the resell value of iPhones.

Motorola One 5G Ace.

Every time I've had to get a new phone, I've gone on GSMArena and to me it always seems Motorola's midranges have the best bang for your buck, at least in my price range. I kinda don't like how they promised Android 12 and didn't deliver, but I've heard some things that make me think that's a blessing in disguise. Even if I could go iPhone, I wouldn't, I like having control that Apple won't allow me. I probably wouldn't go more expensive if I could either (there's a part of me that wants a Razr for coolness reasons, but I know foldables are still super fragile)

Samsung Galaxy S10e because it's the smallest I could reasonably get.

Samsung Flip 3 because it folds. I like having a compact phone. (I sometimes miss my iPhone SE)

Android 11 on Oneplus 8t, I chose it because at the time I liked one plus before the oppo merge. I have not updated because they completely overhaul the ux with oppos software and I really didn't like how it worked and I couldn't make it work how I wanted.

iPhone and iOS because I’m used to it, have other gadgets from the ecosystem (MacBook, iPad, Watch) and my employer prefers iOS and well supports macOS.

Android 12 on my Moto G Stylus 5G (2022).

This phone is an overall excellent value in the US. A drawback to some is the paucity of Android updates, but the new restrictions present in Android 14 have me relieved that I bought a phone that will never "upgrade" to that OS.

Android, because a) I planned to do some app programming and b) I didn't want to step into Apple's walled garden and Microsoft couldn't be relied upon to stick with it (and didn't).

Samsung because it's pretty much the only player that isn't a Chinese company.

My only requirements were:

• released within the last year
• high refresh rate screen
• relatively small (similar in size to my pixel 5)

That meant there were only two phones I could buy, the galaxy S23 and the iPhone 14 Pro. I ended up buying the S23 because it was half the price, and I was "afraid" I wouldn't like iOS.

So far the S23 has been a great update compared to the pixel 5, with the exception of the cameras which were a clear downgrade imo.

One Plus 9 5g. I fucking hate this phone. I was in love with the One Plus 6t. Amazing flagship killer but the 9 is full of bugs and memory leakage that have only gotten worse since the update to Android Oxygen.

I'm waiting for a waydroid to become usable on linux phones. Then I'll ditch android for a more open ecosystem.

but its Android for now.

S20 FE 5g (8gb ram- 128gb rom - Snapdragon cip) I got this buddy 2 years ago and I still think is one of the best deals I've ever made. Two years later is still super fast and can deal with anything form gaming to app, the camera is great an full of functions, the screen is a "samsung" and the fast charging works great. The battery can easily last one day and half, if not two. The Sam OS is a bit heavy (on other phones) but is very versatile and customizable.

I'm now on a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Moved from an iPhone 12 Pro mainly because the Truecaller app could not block numerous spam calls I got daily, and the S23 Ultra camera was about good enough to be a sideways migration (iPhone's macro photos are better but S23's zoom is way better).

I was previously on Android (and before that a jailbroken iPhone) but I've finally realised that the eco-system lock-in grates on me every time I use an iPhone (I'm now sitting with AirTags that don't work with my Samsung phone). But that said, iPhone is a quality phone and does do really great photos.

A Redmi note 10 with a custom ROM without google called SpiceOs