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What phone are you using? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by mikestevens@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

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So, I thought I'd kick things off here with some community building.

Quote this post with answers to the below!

What phone are you using?

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

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[–] Cameli_Hostis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What phone are you using?

Galaxy S10e

Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?

It's great. Large memory and external SD card support. Worst qualities? No 5G support. And I expect it to eventually be obsolete in other ways, and none of the newer phones have large memory or SD card support. I suppose they want you to use the cloud.

Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?

I had an S4 for a long time, it was okay. Eventually I started flashing custom ROMs to it, mostly CyanogenMOD. I was unhappy when they stopped development.

I also tried a BLU phone, but it was pretty garbage, and failed quickly.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

I will burn this one into the ground. I'm not hard on phones, I get a nice case and screen protector to replace the crap they come with. No broken glass, so I'll have this for a while.

What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.

I have a Samsung Galaxy 4 watch. It's nice being able to pay with NFC, but it doesn't support all credit cards. I don't use the Health Monitor features that much. Do they make headphones/earbuds specifically for Android? I just have a handful of bluetooth headphones (earbuds don't fit me), and keep a pair at home, at work, etc. I also have a set of shoulder speakers that I use a lot and really like. I can do work around the house and not be cut off from people around me.

Forgot to mention, I have an NVIDIA Shield Android TV box. I love it, enough power to run games/emulation, and access to all the streaming services without drama like the Roku/Youtube crap from a few years ago. Plus, it's easy to sideload apps not available on the TV-only Play Store. And I have a big USB stick attached to it that I can remote access and put movies/TV shows on. I'm also running Kodi and remote access to my Home Server (Windows) with a lot of movies/TV shows there too. The memory stick is generally just for crap I'm not planning on keeping.

Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)

I use Windows computers exclusively. The new Phone-link app is pretty good, I remember the Samsung connect software never worked for me.