Asklemmy

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.

I like to get new phones a lot. It’s something I use constantly for work etc. And I like the resell value of iPhones.

Samsung Galaxy S10e because it's the smallest I could reasonably get.

Redmi Note 10 Pro with custom ROM (right now A13 based SparkOS, but I switch them from time to time). I have gms installed, but there's always an option to use vanilla version.

I'm looking to switch to LibreMobile OS (https://libremobileos.com/) for my second device, which is currently running Crdroid (also A13)

I bought a Samsung something-something because it was 200€ and it fits in my pocket.

Redmi note 8 with ArrowOS at the moment. I was using lineage on this and the note 5 before the 8 but there was a significant bug so landed on Arrow.

Samsung Galaxy A33 5G.

I kinda prefer One UI over other brands' takes on Android.

Samsung galaxy s20+

Had it 2 years, no complaints. Battery life and storage are good. Would never have an iPhone due to their restrictions on apps as you've touched upon.

I didn't like where the newer OS versions on my Oneplus 7 pro were going and I couldn't for the life of me get my bank app to work with a custom ROM. It was around this time I found out that Apple does 6-7 years of software updates and to be fair, I'd never heard any of the iOS users in my circles complain about any iOS updates. So I bought an iPhone 13 mini last year.

I'd previously had some phones with relatively vanilla Android (quite good) and I'd tried other peoples' Samsungs in about 2011 or 2012 and that alone was enough that I decided never to buy one (no matter how good they may be now - in the early 2010s they were borderline unusable compared to something like the Xperia lineup).

Had Google announced the in-house designed SoC a few years earlier for there to be a 2nd or 3rd generation out by the time I switched, I might have chosen to remain with Android. But at the time we were on generation 1 of Tensor with lots of people complaining the phones weren't behaving nicely with Android 12 and going with anything with a Snapdragon SoC would've meant max 3 major versions of Android updates.

I'm using a Redmagic 8 Pro since February - loving it so far, besides cleaning the fan area.

I use OnePlus 7t. I got it because OnePlus's good lineageos support. However OnePlus 7t is particular is buggy in lineage, and their Oxygen OS (reads "color os") is a pure piece of shit and it is getting more and more irritating by the day.

If it is not the fact that most electronic waste are terrible for the environment, I would stab it with a thousand knife, and throw it to a rock near the river and get a pixel.

I would get a fairphone, but they don't ship where I live, unfortunately.

Android 11 on Oneplus 8t, I chose it because at the time I liked one plus before the oppo merge. I have not updated because they completely overhaul the ux with oppos software and I really didn't like how it worked and I couldn't make it work how I wanted.

Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20, Android 13 and microg

Plain old Android on a Samsung galaxy A-series.

I'm on Android partially out of familiarity - my first smartphone was a Samsung - but also because I like options! Let me theme it, let me use other app stores, let me install a custom OS if I feel like trying! (Mind you, I've also bricked an old phone but that was choice to try and fail miserably.)

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.

I'm waiting for a waydroid to become usable on linux phones. Then I'll ditch android for a more open ecosystem.

but its Android for now.

A Redmi K50i. I was on a budget and it had the best chip by far...the Dimensity 8100. Also, as an audiophile, the high res headphone jack is a life saver as I don't really need to carry a DAC with me.

I use two phones, both a Samsung. A Galaxy A23 and a A52s. Waiting to get another

Oneplus Nord, about to swith to Xiaomi 12 or 13 or Pixel 7 Pro, as soon as I find out what's better for me (feel free to give advice and IRL experience!)

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

An iPhone 12 mini Running IOS 17 Developer Beta 2

Pixel 6 and Android. Google lets you easily unlock the bootloader.