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What's your Smartphone Brand?

Apple 16 20.25%
 
Samsung 18 22.78%
 
Nokia 3 3.80%
 
Huawei 5 6.33%
 
Google 6 7.59%
 
OnePlus 6 7.59%
 
Xiaomi 2 2.53%
 
HTC 0 0%
 
Another brand 22 27.85%
 
Still using a good ol' cellphone 1 1.27%
 
Total:79
EricHiggin on 04 August 2019

BLU Life One X. Have had it for a few years now and while it's nothing special it does the trick. Paid $200 on Amazon brand new shortly after it's release and it's worth every penny. The only issue I have with it is with updates because the battery life can vary greatly. At worst it can be 3 hrs with heavy use and best closer to 6 hours heavy use. In an average use case it just get's me through an entire day with a poor update. Whenever a poor update leads to a much shorter battery life they tend to release another update soon enough to get it to a much more reasonable level, so it's never been a major problem. Otherwise it does everything good enough and has held up.



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KBG29 on 04 August 2019
LurkerJ said:
KBG29 said:
Random Generic Slabphone 2018
(Xperia XZ2 Compact)

Was forced to grab one when the Vita browser finally gave up. Biggest waste of money I have ever had to spend on an electronic devices, but it became a necessity, so I had no choice. Every day I pray an Announcement will come out of Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Google, or Apple, that a decent gaming Phone is on the way, but all we get is Switch Lite, and more useless Slabphones. Every time people bring up Mobile Phones, I can't help but think how the market has been getting worse every year for nearly a decade. Each time I check back in, things have only gotten worse. Truly a sad time for anyone with an on the go lifestyle.

What's your ideal gaming phone like? Android controllers are many and you can also connect PS4/X1 controllers to iPhones natively without friction. Been playing Hyper Light Drifter on my iPad using an X1 controller wirelessly, no workarounds needed.

Ideally, a Switch Lite with 4G, Calling Texting, and a Web Browser. Or, another device in the form factor of the Switch Lite/PlayStation Vita from Sony or Microsoft that runs on the same base level OS, and offers a Shared Library of Games and Apps with the PS4/5 or XB1/4, along with 4G, Texting, Calling, and Web Browsing.

Basically, I want the same experience I have on my home console from my Mobile Phone. We were already there with the 3G Vita in 2012. Vita was able to Play games Online, Stream Music, Movies, and TV Shows, Make and Recieve Phone Calls, Browse the Web, Remote Play PS4 games, and Play PS3 Games via PS Now. I want the next generation of that experience, an all in one Gaming Phone. The Mobile version of what Consoles have become in the Home.



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StokedUp on 04 August 2019

Huawei
Had an iPhone for around 8 years, made the swap in January to the Huawei mate 20pro and I will never go back to iPhone ever again.



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Alex_The_Hedgehog on 04 August 2019

Samsung Galaxy A20.



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Sunstrider on 04 August 2019

Huawei Mate 20



             

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thismeintiel on 04 August 2019
EricHiggin said:
BLU Life One X. Have had it for a few years now and while it's nothing special it does the trick. Paid $200 on Amazon brand new shortly after it's release and it's worth every penny. The only issue I have with it is with updates because the battery life can vary greatly. At worst it can be 3 hrs with heavy use and best closer to 6 hours heavy use. In an average use case it just get's me through an entire day with a poor update. Whenever a poor update leads to a much shorter battery life they tend to release another update soon enough to get it to a much more reasonable level, so it's never been a major problem. Otherwise it does everything good enough and has held up.

Ah, a fellow BLUfer. I had the Life One X as well. No complaints other than the battery, like you said. Still wasn't the worst battery I've had on a phone, just kinda in the average zone. Sadly, after about a year or so, the mic died on me.

Then, I got a good deal on an Alcatel Idol 4s, like $220 for the phone and VR headset. Loved the dual speakers and sharp display. But, the battery crapped out on me in a year or so. Got the Vivo + and have been very satisfied with it.



 

VAMatt on 04 August 2019

Pixel 3 xl. I like it a lot.



Bofferbrauer2 on 04 August 2019

Looks like I should have chosen Sony over HTC for the poll. Oh well.

Zkuq said:
Nokia 6.1 There are only two viable ecosystems (Android and iOS), and of them, only Android is somewhat open, so Android it is. However, Android phones have this problem where they have terrible support in terms of updates. Android One is currently the best solution to that that I'm aware of, which really restricts my options. My favourite option from the Android One phones was Nokia 6.1 I do like it quite a bit, although its lack of a notification LED is annoying. Still, I've learned to live with it, although I would prefer to have one.

Android still sucks because of how system updates go, but options are few.

It's basically the same reason as to why I choose the 7 Plus. I bought it during a promo at which point it's price was about 30% off, making the phone widely better than anything else at it's price range during that time.

It also doesn't have a notification LED, but I love how the screen shows the text for a couple seconds on any news or mail I got.

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vivster on 05 August 2019

Still using my S9 Plus, haven't found a reason to upgrade yet. If only Google made good phones, I'd have switches years ago.



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S.Peelman on 05 August 2019
Sixteenvolt420 said:
S.Peelman said:
iPhone 8.

A red one, normal size, I don’t like the big size phones. Actually this one’s already slightly too big but it’s not like I have much of a choice. The size of my previous phone, iPhone 5, was perfect. Before that I had a 4 and before that a 3G.

Phone size is one of the main reasons that i haven't upgraded in so long. I kept hoping that Apple would release another smaller model, like my SE, but it doesn't look like they're going to do so. These bigger phones suck if your work outside as they're so bulky in your pocket. They also don't fit into a cupholder like the smaller models do. :(

Yep this is exactly the problem. Sadly for though the big phones sell way better so I doubt we’ll see a smaller iPhone ever again. My 8 is barely okay in size, but like I said, the 5 (and SE) were a tad better.