Android

S21 Plus

Pixel 7 Pro

My main PC is on Pop!_OS, Ubuntu based distro based on rolling kernel releases

Fold 4.

I don't have buyers remorse because it's different from the usual phones, just that I barely use it unfolded. The outer screen is good enough for most purposes.

Using a Galaxy S10e rn, everything in this phone is great except the battery.

And my laptop has Arch Linux btw.

Moto G9 Power.

Dirt cheap less than 200$ new as of 2 years ago! Has all the features I need, stock Android, without 3rd party crap-ware.

Best Android phone I ever bought, despite it's also by far the cheapest.

I bought this cheap phone, because I was kind of disappointed by my earlier Android phones. Always something wrong.

I've been using this one for 2 years without cover, no scratches on the screen. ;)

I'm using a Pixel 7 pro right now, coming from a Pixel 6 before this and OnePlus products before that. Prior to this phone my OnePlus 7 pro was my favorite phone ever and is a very close second to my current pixel. My least favorite phone was my Samsung Galaxy 7 edge, I hated that piece of garbage, it lasted less than year before the cpu was glacially slow.

I refuse to use any apple products, use windows on my work PC and my gaming PC, but use Linux on everything else (and will probably put my gaming PC on Linux soon as well).

I do admit that the Apple watch is a nice bit of tech, but I use a Garmin Fenix 6s pro since I mainly need a watch for tracking my running and cycling.

Samsung S22 Ultra

Overall I like the phone. The camera is good, it's speedy, battery lasts the whole day. I'm not a fan of the Samsung added software, and I usually change the launcher. I absolutely hate the curved screen, and I intend for my next phone to have a flat screen, whatever it is.

I've always been android, and I've shifted between the Samsungs and Pixels. My last pixel was the 6 pro, and it had hardware issues that frustrated me and sent me back to Samsung.

I upgrade every 18 months or so.

I have pixel ear buds and a galaxy watch.

My computers are all Macs, so I've considered switching to the iPhone. I feel that I'll miss the customizations on Android, and the camera on the iPhone doesn't seem quite as good. Is the integration really that big of a deal to make the switch worth it? Given that I'm not accustomed to it now, I'm not sure it's enough to make me jump from Android.

Samsung Galaxy S7, international Exynos variant. LineageOS 20.

It used to be my dad's phone until I got to have it. It went through a slew of problems so I had to replace most of the phone with spare parts. It is no longer waterproof but I still love it. An exercise on giving planned obsolescence the middle finger and avoiding further polluting the planet with electronic waste.

I love it for its small size and crisp 1440p AMOLED display crammed into a 5.1 inch diagonal, it has both headphone jack and SD card support and it is so comfortable to use with one hand. Newer phones have changed mostly for the worse, with each year devices are more locked down and more useful features are being taken away.

What phone are you using? Samsung Note 9.

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

Fairly happy with it. Best part is that it's got a headphone jack, stylus, and doesn't have hole punches. Downside is that the bezels can be close, so if you're not careful with how you hold it with a thin/no case, then the pad of your hands ends up constantly touching the screen.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

Not very often, except when it's been stolen, etc. I only tend to upgrade when the phone itself is either starting to not work due to insufficient system resources, or some part is failing (like the battery).

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

A Samsung smartwatch. I had a Garmin one that I preferred more, but the frame broke, and I was hoping that the metal frame on the Samsung would make it tougher, although I personally think that it's a bit overkill software and hardware wise, preferring the simpler watch interfaces of both Pebble and Garmin. I don't really need to text or anything on my watch, and it would be basically impossible with that tiny screen.

I also use Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC (Gen 1) bluetooth headphones, and KZ ZSN PRO X earbuds, for when the headphones are out of battery, and/or I need a wired connection (the one on the headphones no longer works).

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

For my computer, I tend to use Windows. Linux every so often on a Live USB or something if I want to poke around on it.

I have an iPad Mini 2, since Android's tablet experiences aren't very good/rather limited (judging by how some of them work in Samsung's DeX mode), and because having a hook into the Apple ecosystem can be handy for some things, like trying to pin down an issue, or see how Apple does things compared to Android.

im using a Samsung a53 5g, its pretty good i like it but i really dont need the 3 cameras

S20 FE user here. Pretty solid phone for the price I paid like almost 2 years ago. It's still great and works marvelously for my usage.

Only downside I would say is custom ROM support, as there's no working one and device support is about to end.

Galaxy S21 5G, Snapdragon. Yep I've been happy with the phone throughout the 2+ years I've owned it.

I'd say its best quality is its screen, with the battery being the worst.

Before this I had a Galaxy S8, another great phone.

Rarely, I don't see myself upgrading this phone.

I own a Galaxy Watch and a pair of Galaxy Buds.

I have an iPhone that I basically use as an iPod touch, I also plan to get an iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil.

What phone are you using?

Samsung Galaxy s22 Ultra

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

Best of the camera. It's insane. Worst is the locked bootloader.

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

• Nexus 4
• Nexus 5
• OnePlus 3t
• OnePlus 5t
• Samsung Galaxy s21 Ultra

Best was Nexus 5
Worst was OnePlus5t

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

Whenever I feel something is missing.

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

• Samsung Watch 4
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 6

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

All my daily drivers are either Android or Linux. I own a Chromebook but don't really use it very often.

What phone are you using?

Realme GT Neo 2 5G, Android 13.

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

Yep. It's silly, but I like green back colour. Decent storage(256gb), enough RAM(12GB), good battery. Maybe little bit better camera. But for that price, I'm happy with it.

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

Nexus S, HTC One M7, Xiaomi Mi4C, Nexus 5x, TCL Plex. I liked HTC, front face stereo, aluminium body. Worst was Xiaomi. I hated that phone, MIUI was (still is) bad, SoC was bad, battery didn't last long.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

Until there are some defects (battery and display on TCL for example) or destroyed (Xiaomi) or it was simple too weak on performance for me(Nexus 5X)

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

Not clearly only Android devices. Yes. Headphones and watch

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

Windows on laptop. That's all I use.

Pixel 6 Pro I'm happy with it, but looking forward to the next upgrade too. The size is slightly larger than I'd like, and I think they oversold the telephoto lens. Regular pictures are great, performance is good, battery life works for me. I usually upgrade every 3 years or so. My first phone was one of the Nokia candy bar free phones that came with a contract. I had Blackberries through work for years and thought they were cool at the time, switched to iPhones when those were new, then the Nexus and Pixel lines from Google. I usually use Android and Windows, but I've been thinking about getting some sort of Apple laptop.

Currently using a Nokia 7.2

Best qualities:

• Cheap
• Has a heaphone jack
• Does smartphone things
• Fell like 5 times from more than a meter of height into a stone floor and is somehow still fine (more luck than skill probably)

Worst qualities:

• Not the fastest
• No more updates :(
• Randomly turns off about once every month at night while charging, which forced me to buy a backup alarm

Before this I was using a Moto G5 plus, which was a bit of a quirky phone. Before that I used my Nexus 5, which ultimately started suffering the power button issues. My Nexus 5 is still a backup phone that I use sometimes, and every time I touch it I wish that they'd release a new Nexus 5 just like the old one but with with newer hardware specs and a better battery. I love how light and small it is, I still love the screen, and I love how it looks.

From this you can probably gather that I don't upgrade phones too often. I also don't have any other Android devices. I did at one point dabble a bit into Android development and made a few silly apps, but that's many years ago at this point.

For my PC's I usually use Linux where I can, and Window$ for gaming and music production (because sadly that's the only way to make these things work reliably).

Pixel 6

I'm using Motorola One 5G. I'm pretty happy with it.. It's great for a midrange. Worst quality it has is that due to having it 76% full, it's a little laggy and slow when switching apps. I had a lot of phones previously, the best one was an LG G3 in 2015. I usually upgrade every 3 or 4 years. I have a android tablet but I don't use it much. I don't have any apple products. I hate apple.

Pixel 4XL for grapheneOS and a big enough screen.

Im definitely happy with it, the phone is overall really good and graphene is excellent, it does have problems like no jack plug and end of life but outside of that it perfectly fits me

I only use android and Linux

I'm using Motorola One 5G. I'm pretty happy with it.. It's great for a midrange. Worst quality it has is that due to having it 76% full, it's a little laggy and slow when switching apps. I had a lot of phones previously, the best one was an LG G3 in 2015. I usually upgrade every 3 or 4 years. I have a android tablet but I don't use it much. I don't have any apple products. I hate apple.

I am using a Nokia XR20. I'm pretty happy with it I was excited about the new XR21 coming out but they dropped the wireless charging for some stupid reason.

The S23 Ultra. The stylet help me a lot with my job, and it's a beast with emulation. Also, I love taking photography so I use all the cameras at their max capacities

LG V50 on Corvus OS. Unfortunately nobody is developing for the phone so I guess this is where I stay for a while. A phone that is waterproof, has a headphone jack (Quad DAC) and MicroSD card, and isn't a Sony just doesn't exist nowadays :/

I'm using an Oppo Reno. The first one, with the motorised front camera, for four years now. I'm thinking of upgrading now to the Find X6. I've been using oppo close to a decade now and I have to say, they earned themselves a lifelong user if they keep this up. I started with the R7plus, then the R9s, then the Reno. All beasts for their time and price.

I had handled the Samsung S9+ and iPhone 14 from my partner. Good lord I hated them. The photos they took of people were horrendous and the software is just unpleasant. After using my phone throughout the years, she was a complete Oppo convert without much convincing. Tbh I quite like ColorOS.

I'm using a trusty Samsung Note 9! It's definitely showing it's age but it remains sturdy enough for me to use. Really not liking the performance drops, especially in rhythm games and my keyboard where inputs suddenly don't get registered.

Before this phone, I had a Note 5 that was traded in for this phone. In some ways I miss the home button but in others the new pen features are quite nice.

As you can probably tell, nothing has moved me to do another upgrade but it's really tempting. Like the performance drops are quite bad but I think I just need to reset my phone.

I have a portable touchscreen monitor exclusively for emergency monitor space and rhythm games. Paired with my Linux laptop it's been pleasant, especially with some tools to sync my notifications and messages in any network.

I'm using an Mi 11x a.k.a Poco F3

This is my first Android with a flagship processor solovinhg the snappiness of it even 2 years in. Plus 120hz and Amoled at this price point was an amazing deal. Its battery is not greatnoew, 2 years in, and the camera is okay, and not amazing.

I've had a Galaxy 5, Galaxy SL, Galaxy S4, then Redmi 2, Note 3, 5, 7 (all pros) and lastly, the Mi 11x.

The best, for its time, was probably the Redmi Note 3 Pro, a great upper midranger at a budget price point. The Note 7 Pro had a great camera at the same price point as well. On the performance front, and overall, Mi 11x is easily the best.

I have an Mi Pad 5 as well, great for watching shows and movies on the bed.

I have a Macbook Pro from the office.Its's good but I don't see myself purchasing into their ecosystem due to price and closed garden concerns.

What phone are you using?

Currently have my SIM card in the S23 Plus. I go back and forth between that and my Pixel 7. I have an iPhone 8, Sony Xperia 5 II, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone SE 3rd Gen on reserve for testing.

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

Pretty happy for the most part. I upgrade and try new phones all the time, so honestly, only so many devices excite me anymore. The S23 Plus and the Pixel 7 have been much better experiencing for me than the S22 lineup and the Pixel 6 lineup in terms of overall software stability and battery life. Both devices are buttery smooth with a slight edge going to the Pixel in terms of smoothness. I like the Pixel because I'm in the US and I can root the Pixel and take advantage of a few things like Unlimited Google Photos backup. For the S23 Plus, I like that it pairs seamlessly with my laptop, but that's not a huge deal to me.

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

I've had almost every phone you can think of that sells in the American market. I've owned all the Pixels since the Pixel 2. I've owned every iPhone since the 3gs. I've owned every Samsung S and Note device since the S3 and the Note 2. For OnePlus devices I've owned everything since the 7 Pro. I've also owned every Z Flip, Z Fold, Surface Duo 1 & 2, and the Nothing Phone (1). The only ASUS device I've owned is the Zenphone 9. Shit, I've even owned the RAZR (2019).

Regarding the best, my absolute favorite phones are the iPhone 5c and the Pixel 2. I used the shit out of both of those devices.

The worst would have to be the Surface Duo (1), Z Flip 3, and iPhone 12 Mini. I had high expectations for each of those 3 and was tremendously disappointed by each device. Honorable mention goes out to the iPhone 14 Pro. I regretted that purchase since the return period ended.

How often do you upgrade to a new phone?

Usually, every time a new phone comes out.

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

The only devices I have that are directly tied to the Android Ecosystem are my Pixel Watch and Galaxybook3 Pro 360. I have many other devices and headphones, but they aren't a part of the Android ecosystem.

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

I like to keep a diverse ecosystem. I have an Apple Watch Series 7, AirPods Max, iPad Pro 12.9" M2, and MacBook Pro 14" M2. On the other hand, I have a Legion 7 Slim gaming laptop, Samsung Galaxybook3 Pro 360, ASUS ROG Ally, Surface Headphone II, Bose QC II, and Galaxy Tab S8.

I have a Moto g7 power running lineage os

Currently using an LG Wing

I'm really happy with it and the only thing I don't like is that there will probably never be another phone like it. It's a nice change of pace from the same boring smartphone designs we've seen the last 5 years or so.

I started with an iPhone 3G, then Galaxy S2 and then the first phone I bought myself was the Galaxy S4 which I flashed LineageOS on. After that I had two more iPhones again before getting sick of Apple's shenanigans and switching to Android.

I usually upgrade my phone every 3 years or so. The Galaxy S4 I had the longest at over 4 years.

I also have an Android E-Reader from Onyx and a Redmi Note 10 Pro with an AOSP ROM mostly used for development purposes.

I used to also own an iPad but I sold it and now don't own any Apple products and never plan on doing so again.

Pixel 4a 5G. It's old and overheats like crazy and my Android Auto doesn't work half the time, but it has all my 2FA for work which is going to be a massive headache to replace when that time finally comes. Probably going with another Pixel though.

• I'm using the Pixel 7.

• I'm happy with it. Best qualities are the camera and the worst is charge time.

• I've been using Xiaomi devices, main label as well as Pocophone and Redmi labels. Worst was their data hoarding which I blocked with a pi-hole and vpn always on. Best is their hardware and price. Was great fully charing a 5000+ mAh battery within 30 minutes.

• When it breaks or when there's a good deal and I have the current phone for over a year.

• I still have a huami watch but don't use it anymore. Nothing else.

• No apple golden cage shit for me hehe. Windows 11 on my desktop and have a home server with unRAID on it. So both windows and Linux I guess.

Thanks for this initiative.