My phone’s just bitten the dust and now I need to look for a new one again.

Thought I’d test the waters and see what kinds of phones people on here are using nowadays and what for, what features set them apart if any etc

Bonus points if anyone’s managed to get mainline linux running on them either via KVM or bare metal

Edit: Thanks for everyone who talked about their choices of phone, I am now writing this on a fairphone 4 and am quite happy with it so far.

  • @JusticeForPorygon
    24•10 months ago

    I’m using a Pixel 6, mostly because I like stock android. Not spectacular compared to their previous phones though, notably they used to be the only major company that still had headphone jacks, but that is no longer the case.

    • mesamuneEnglish
      6•10 months ago

      I have a 6a. Same deal. Terrible battery life honestly. I wish I could find a phone that could stay up to date and I can replace the batteries…

      • @JusticeForPorygon
        3•10 months ago

        I will say though I had to replace the screen after completely obliterating it and it was shockingly easy, at least as far as modern smartphones go.

        • mesamuneEnglish
          2•10 months ago

          The good thing about the pixel line seems to be that the repairs are supported in most local places or ifixit thats for sure. I had a terracube before. Do not recommend!

      • w00
        1•10 months ago

        6a here too. At least the battery holds long when the phone is barely used. Idle standby is great compared to my outdated Xcover from before.

      • @fuckwit_mcbumcrumble
        1•10 months ago

        Are the newer pixels any better? I have a pixel 4 that I’d like to upgrade at some point but it seems like everything else would be a downgrade for what I want.

        Good battery life under load, wireless charging, and NFC are the only things I want. A low end phone with a potato for a CPU would be plenty but none of them have wireless charging AND NFC. They’ve started to have one, or the other, but not both.