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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, I've been using Xiaomi for 6 years now, I always had really bad phones until i bought a Redmi 6A, Really good phone and I've used this brand since

nokia G50. default. invincible. dropped it 100 times, even once in the toilet and it still runs perfect.

iOS, iPhone X currently. Still works fine so haven't felt much pressure to upgrade. Battery still great, performance is good. I don't use my phone for pictures so haven't needed a better camera.

I have considered changing brands when I next upgrade, I would sorta like to get a Huawei phone. I am just so used to iOS at this point, I am worried about the learning curve. I struggle to use other phone OS the same way I struggle to use non-Nikon cameras, my brain just refuses to work right. Throw me down in front of a new desktop OS and I will usually grasp it instantly. It's weird.

I've got this Huawei P20 lite since 2018 and it's the best phone I've owned. Still rock solid. Unfortunately it's android 9 and OS updates stopped being rolled out in 2022.

If I could I would buy a Huawei again, but it's kind of out of market here. I'm evaluating something from the same manufacturing chain (Honor phones I believe?)

using galaxy note 20. I upgraded to this from a note 9. once I started using the stylus I can't go back now. also can't really upgrade to anything because nothing takes an SD card anymore. maybe there will be a leap in phone case technology that incorporates SD readers in the case and I can feel comfortable getting a new phone in a year or two.

Motorola Edge 20 Lite. I switched from Pixel 4a, because the Battery was weak and there was no SD Card Port. I am very Happy with the Motorola now!

pixel 6 pro in order to use graphene os

All of my mobile devices use some Linux based operating system. I have a PinePhone running Mobian, a moto g7 play running LineageOS, and a Samsung Galaxy Tab s6e also running LineageOS.

I would prefer a GNU/Linux operating system like Debian to Android as I feel I have more freedom and power with a traditional GNU/Linux system, although I have come to accept that ungoogled Android operating systems can be just as good if the proprietary Google services and proprietary apps are avoided. I'd like to give the PinePhone another try as daily driver especially since Debian 12 has been released.

Edit: As for Apple, being locked out of installing your own apps from outside the Apple market is reason enough to avoid iOS. As a free software user I don't think any perceived security or privacy benefits justify the massive decrease in freedom. I also would not say Apple is merely "mildly annoying" https://stallman.org/apple.html

OnePlus 11. Previous phone was the OnePlus 6 which I loved a tonne, but it eventually became a bit too slow for me. I almost picked a Pixel phone as I don't agree with OnePlus moving away from the stock android look in favour of Oxygen OS and the overall cost of their latest flagships, but it was good to see a shift back in the right direction with the OP11. Love this phone even if it isn't completely the same as stock.

Google Pixel 7 Pro with Google's Android. I've always used Nexus and Pixel phones because on my daily driver I want the stock Android experience with no vendor skins or bloatware, as well as regular system updates and security patches.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, I've been a fan of the Note series for a while when I was at university, and 5G was shiny and new so I went and got that. Android is/was my bread and butter there, I like the flexibility the Play Store has compared to the iOS App Store (i.e. I can have RetroArch)

I don't really use the Note features as much now and 5G is a bit useless for me right now, and I have a Steam Deck so emulation isn't really a thing I do on my phone. I might go iPhone in the future for that reason.

iPhone 12 Pro.

I don't own it because it's a great experience, I own it for the ecosystem. I use a Mac as my daily driver and an iPad as a reader/tablet. Then I bought AirPods, because they switch easily between all my devices. Then I subscribed to the Apple Music Family Plan where they support spatial audio on said AirPods. The list goes on.

The best phone I ever owned was a OnePlus 7 Pro, but as a Mac user, it was just too much of a hassle.

I have a Motorola Moto G Power 2021 that I use for software testing that I LOVE, but it will never be my primary phone.

Android (stock, for now) on a Pixel 6. As for why, I'm the "weirdo" in the peer group that uses Linux and Lemmy, so why wouldn't it track that I'd be the one messing up video quality on group texts with my green bubble?

Galaxy S23+ here, had the S10 and S7 before that. Great cameras (it matters to me) and very durable phones once you put them in a good case. The S23+ is easier on my old eyes and I easily get 3+ days battery life out of it. Samsung has also done a nice job slimming down the UI but I use the Nova launcher anyway.

Poco X3 pro with stock because it is a lot of phone for the money.

Bought it to install Lineageos, then never got round to it.

Pixel4a running CalyxOS

Fairphone 4 because I like the idea of a repairable, sustainable phone. Microg LineageOS because want to avoid google as much as I can (within reason).

Poco F2 Pro (lmi) with the custom ROM Paranoid Android CAF based A13.

I liked MIUI, but nothing beats the Pixel like experience!

Samsung XCover Pro 6. Because it's the only phone out there with a removable battery on the fly. Takes me 15 seconds to pop in my second fully charged battery. Because I'm ADD and constantly forget to charge my phone. When I'm out the door about to drive my 55 mile commute to work I want a fully charged battery and my car won't charge the battery properly.

Oh, and it's INDESTRUCTIBLE. I fell with the phone in my right hand, landed my full 200 lb on my hand, phone back against the bike path asphalt, phone back sliding on asphalt for 2 feet with my full fallen 200 lb landing only on the phone. I ask friends to point out the scratch on the case from the fall, and they can't until I point it out to them.

Pixel 6a, it's functional, effective, decent quality, budget, etc. That's it really.

I got an S20FE because the screen on my s8+ was smashed to hell. I like the size, flat screen, it was relatively cheap at the time ~$500, it has expandable storage, a high end chipset, and 120hz screen. Overall, I love this phone, have no regrets buying it. Hoping I can hold onto it for a few more years haha

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.

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.