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.
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G 2022
Don’t care about the stylus. Bought it for the features and the value. $250 for a 120hz screen, headphone jack, expandable storage, and nearly 3 days of battery life. I carry all my music on a micro SD. It’s been a great phone and my only complaint is the camera. I think the sensors are good it’s just moto’s camera app, and the obscurity of the model makes it very difficult to find a fully working port of GCam.
Been using the 2023 version of the Moto G Stylus 5G for a few months now and I’ve got similar things to say. Motorola has built a fairly good mid-tier product here. Camera could be better, but it’s got a headphone jack, a good screen, and very good battery life. Only other problem is, again because of the obscurity of the model, screen protectors are easy enough to find, but cases have been another matter. Had to take a Dremel to one so the hole would line up with the headphone jack. Otherwise this has been a good daily driver smart phone.
Oh, and I do use the stylus from time to time… compared to high end devices (like Samsung’s Galaxy S lines) it’s not as responsive and there’s the occasional misclick, but it’s not bad. That’s the rating I’d give the experience with the phone overall: not great but certainly not terrible… 7/10 does most of what it says it’ll do.
I have this model and the stylus doesn’t do it for me. The latency is just too high compared to an Apple Pencil, S Pen, or ReMarkable stylus.
Yeah. I’m not using it for like graphic design or even scribbling notes. Just clicking on things and scrolling or swiping.