What phone you use as your daily driver? And, a discussion of them.

[Space Lynx]

I am using my Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, in about 1month and 18 days or so it will turn a year and I am planing on having it next year too because my phone budget is non existing at the moment because I am moving to a new place.

I think there are some places that let you trade that in for its 13 equivalent with no extra cost, just sign a 2 year refresh on your existing monthly contract.

 

[Shou Miko]

I think there are some places that let you trade that in for its 13 equivalent with no extra cost, just sign a 2 year refresh on your existing monthly contract.

Only cell phone company here is Telia that I got access to but it comes with a contract of like £34 or something a month and then you can "upgrade" your phone but at the moment I am currently on no contract just going monthly basics and I pay £10,15 for 10 hours talk, 30GB 5G data (8GB for EU when I travel) with free sms/mms in europe.

So far I am not gonna buy 3 times as much for something I won't use even if they bundle it with a lot of other features.

 

[The red spirit]

Anyone using a cheap Samsung A50 like me?

Me. Mine is black version 128/4GB model.

woah i cant justify the upgrade from just 1 generation but if you want the upgrades .. go for it

I don't even know how many gens pass when I upgrade. I had Note 3 Neo and upgraded it in 2019. At that point there already was Note 10 available (but not Lite version, that came later), so I guess I managed to keep my phone for 7 generations. But at some point Samsung skipped some gens, so it's probably 5 gens in total. I can't recall Note 5 or Note 6. That was 300 Euro investment and over 5 years it became 60 EUR/year, which is great. I managed to hit perfectly into not too cheap, so that it is so ass to use, that you won't survive long with it and not so expensive that it will never pay off. I got Galaxy A50 in 2019 and I already have used it for 2 years. I could have went with Galaxy A40, but I wasn't sure if it will truly be a long lasting device or not (overall slightly lower specs and only 3000 mAh battery, which is fine today, but probably won't fare well years later), so I picked a safer option. I think that I could expect a very realistic 4 more years out of A50 as unlike ever before, years later phones at same prices didn't really get better and same A5x class got way more expensive (even then upgrade is just okay, not really significant). And unlike ever before, I have latest Android version. It seems that 6 years of total usage time is doable and I may survive longer as innovation has grinded to halt. Not only that, but also factors that make phone obsolete also become almost dead or insignificant. In 2012, unless you got flagship, you would have already compromised experience with device. Like small battery, no updates, barely enough storage for few apps, poor cameras, general sluggishness of devices. In 2012, you bought crap and you were happy that it's just this crap, but not even more crap. Today, crap phones almost don't exist, unless you really go way cheaper than you should. Due to many factors, buying a flagship today is barely worth it anymore as mid range phones truly became a flagships of yesteryear and flagships today just fail to provide real additional value over mid range phone.

Only cell phone company here is Telia that I got access to but it comes with a contract of like £34 or something a month and then you can "upgrade" your phone but at the moment I am currently on no contract just going monthly basics and I pay £10,15 for 10 hours talk, 30GB 5G data (8GB for EU when I travel) with free sms/mms in europe.

So far I am not gonna buy 3 times as much for something I won't use even if they bundle it with a lot of other features.

Let me guess, is there Tele2 available to you?

 

[Guwapo77]

woah i cant justify the upgrade from just 1 generation but if you want the upgrades .. go for it

There will be no trade in as I never trade them in. I worry too much that someone will extract the information that was on the phone (IT/Cybersecurity). Last I read, Apple outsources the clearing/refurbishing/recycling of their phones. One of the recycling contractors was reselling the phones instead. This is a huge security risk and I just don't trust them. Long story short, I'm giving the 12 Pro Max to the wife while I'll take the new 13 Pro Max. 120 hz means nothing whatsoever to her. LoL

everyones income is different, also the trade in offer that a lot of places offer in on a back to back upgrade like this is really really top notch... I mean it probably will only cost him 100-150 bucks to upgrade, if that, so fair enough. its amazing how much value iphones hold.

Spot on!

 

[Space Lynx]

There will be no trade in as I never trade them in. I worry too much that someone will extract the information that was on the phone (IT/Cybersecurity). Last I read, Apple outsources the clearing/refurbishing/recycling of their phones. One of the recycling contractors was reselling the phones instead. This is a huge security risk and I just don't trust them. Long story short, I'm giving the 12 Pro Max to the wife while I'll take the new 13 Pro Max. 120 hz means nothing whatsoever to her. LoL


Spot on!

fair enough, helping family and friends out is always a plus and smart imo. good on you

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Iphone 8 64gb

I'm still rocking my G1

I bought a G1 boxed, it was on 1.0 but i stupidly updated it to 1.6 grrr. Pretty collectable now, specially on 1.0

 

[sam_86314]

Got the Android 12 update on my Pixel. So far, there are things that I like, such as a lot of the visual changes, and a few things I don't like. Unfortunately, the gradient in the notification area wasn't removed so I'm still using Lawnchair, which still works despite its last update being from 2019.

Interestingly it increased my benchmark scores, so now they're closer to what I thought they should be.

Spoiler: Geekbench 4 Android 11

Spoiler: Geekbench 4 Android 12

Still scores slightly worse than the 750G-based Motorola that I briefly had, but ultimately I don't think it matters.

 

[Lei]

I use Huawei Nova 4e with Harmony OS.
It weights 159 grams and the cameras are good.

 

[seth1911]

Blackbery Passport, before that a Blackbery Q5 and Huawei P40 Lite E

 

[P4-630]

As long as my apps are still working I will keep using my S7.
Still looks as new.

 

[Trompochi]

Xiaomi Poco X3 pro 8gb/256gb. I got it recently, very happy with it.

 

[xrobwx71]

Note 20 Ultra5G I'm probably going to give this one to my daughter(since she has said to me 1000x "I want/like your phone Daddy") and go to the Pixel 6 Pro.

I went from the Pixel 4 to the Note20Ultra and I'm not digging Samsung too much. I miss the Pixel 4.

 

[The red spirit]

Note 20 Ultra5G I'm probably going to give this one to my daughter(since she has said to me 1000x "I want/like your phone Daddy") and go to the Pixel 6 Pro.

I went from the Pixel 4 to the Note20Ultra and I'm not digging Samsung too much. I miss the Pixel 4.

I don't think that kids need a fancy phone like that.

 

[xrobwx71]

I don't think that kids need a fancy phone like that.

You are more than welcome to your opinion. I happen to agree with you

 

[Vya Domus]

I have an iPhone 12, I bought it primarily because I like to go for a different manufacturer every time I buy a new phone and seeing how basically all Android flagships have become monstrously overpriced over the years I reckoned might as well try Apple this time.

It's alright, really the only advantage I see with Apple is that they retain their value better which is why I might sell it and buy a 13 Pro next spring or so.

 

[The red spirit]

I have an iPhone 12, I bought it primarily because I like to go for a different manufacturer every time I buy a new phone and seeing how basically all Android flagships have become monstrously overpriced over the years I reckoned might as well try Apple this time.

It's alright, really the only advantage I see with Apple is that they retain their value better which is why I might sell it and buy a 13 Pro next spring or so.

Why not try lower cots Androids? You know, phones like Galaxy M12, Nokia G20 or Motorola G30.

 

[Vya Domus]

Why not try lower cots Androids? You know, phones like Galaxy M12, Nokia G20 or Motorola G30.

I want to have something that is as fast as possible, usually that means the latest chipsets which are only found in flagships.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Like the Pixel phones, but the camera strip on the 6 pro is just the worst camera hump i have ever seen.

 

[The red spirit]

I want to have something that is as fast as possible, usually that means the latest chipsets which are only found in flagships.

It's just as much influenced by storage speed. But past certain point (which in recent years got really low), there's no appreciable benefit from higher specs and ever faster chipsets.

 

[WhitetailAni]

Still on the 6S, but I'm thinking of upgrading to a 7 somewhat soon.
I know that's not much of an upgrade, but the "16GB" (read: 4.5GB) of space I have is just not enough for what I want to have on there, and instead of trying to find a 32/64GB 6S and doing a brain transplant I can both upgrade storage capacity and hardware capability.
I will be losing the headphone jack but that doesn't bother me too much; I barely use it anyway, and I'll get stereo speakers instead of mono (playing music is something I use my phone for a lot; I have 1.75GB of music on my phone)

Why a 7?
Simple: checkra1n, and I like having a home button. I know the 8 also has a home button but it's A11-based and when checkra1ning an A11-based device you have to disable all security - password, Touch ID, Face ID, etc., and I don't want a crackable glass back.
There is Fugu14 for the SE 2 but it only works for iOS 14.5.1 or lower and there's a very low chance of getting an SE 2 on iOS 14.5.1.

 

[Vya Domus]

It's just as much influenced by storage speed.

I know, flagships also usually have the fastest storage.

But past certain point (which in recent years got really low), there's no appreciable benefit from higher specs and ever faster chipsets.

There is if you switch from a phone you used for 2-3 years. I previously had an S8, modern mid to low end chipsets are just as fast but that would defeat the purpose of upgrading.

 

[The red spirit]

I know, flagships also usually have the fastest storage.

Not really, as long as you have UFS storage instead of eMMC, you are good.

There is if you switch from a phone you used for 2-3 years. I previously had an S8, modern mid to low end chipsets are just as fast but that would defeat the purpose of upgrading.

No, you don't get it. Past certain point, faster chipset doesn't make everyday tasks any faster at all:

As you can see, as long as it's not A32, everything opens and works exactly as fast.

At higher end phones, their performance is up to random chance. The chipset only makes difference if you run benchmarks everyday or play most demanding 3D games. Otherwise it doesn't matter. Things like camera, screen, OS flavour are more likely to make a difference than chipset.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Motorola one 5G Ace.
It's decent and 5G is a noticeable speed increase.
I don't like that on this phone if you don't get 5G you only get 480p video...720p with 5G

 

[Vya Domus]

At higher end phones, their performance is up to random chance.

I don't know what you are trying to convince me of, the iPhone 12 I have now is unequivocally faster than the S8 I had in everything I do.

 

[yotano211]

My phone is a Samsung s10plus with 1tb storage, 256gb micro SD card.

This might be my lost samsung phone that I use. The s20's max storage is 512gb but only in the s20 ultra which is too big, s21 doesn't even have a mini SD card slot. I don't care about losing headphone jack but I'm sad for not having a micro sd card slot.