I’m upgrading because my phone is losing (lost?) support. I use a OnePlus 7 Pro and love it and wouldn’t bother upgrading otherwise. I’d appreciate some recommendations of android phones you like, please.

Thank you in advance! (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

  • CountVon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    You could install LineageOS on your existing phone instead of upgrading. The OnePlus 7 Pro is supported. The install process can be daunting depending on your technical skills, but it’s a one-time process since the phone gets updates over-the-air after the OS is installed.

    I did this with my OnePlus 6 a few months ago and the experience has been good. Switching to LineageOS bumped Android to version 13, whereas it was stuck on Android 11 on stock OnePlus firmware. I’m getting regular updates again, including open-source Android security patches. Not everything gets patched though, some of the core firmware is proprietary to OnePlus and that cannot be patched by anyone but them. It’s letting me extend the life of a phone still works well and has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

  • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
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    2 years ago

    A lot of these recommendations are for super privacy focused anti-Google setups or other niche concerns.

    If you just want a nice, straightforward phone, that’s going to do normal phone things, and have security updates for a long time…

    The pixel 8 is quite compelling.

    • seeCseas@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Interesting… I switched away from Samsung and actually hated stock Android!

      • I actually preferred One UI to the standard pixel, mainly because Google ruined the quick settings - they made each button unnecessarily big, and turning on/off the wifi requires two taps instead of one now (Internet > Wifi). That’s something I can’t change without rooting.
      • Some Samsung stock apps are actually a great alternative to the android ones (I use Samsung Notes a ton). The only downside is they force you to download it through their own app store.
      • Samsung doesn’t really have much bloat now, and the few pieces of bloat i found could be uninstalled
      • Samsung is still the only phone manufacturer with triple camera setups in a small flagship phone

      Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect, but the issues I had with Samsung were solvable (e.g. uninstalling bloat is a one-time thing) while the annoyances I’ve had with a Pixel aren’t solvable (quick settings, no third camera).