What is everyone’s daily driver right now?
I’m currently rocking a pixel 6a but can’t shake an itching desire for an s23
Xperia 1V. Yes I paid flagship money for a Sony phone because of the headphone jack. No it doesn’t overheat.
I imported an Xperia 10 IV about a month after launch. It’s a brilliant form factor, but I’m very sad that it doesn’t look like sailfish will ever arrive for it.
Nevertheless, I’m glad I bought it - and like you say, the headphone jack gets used frequently enough that you’d miss it if it wasn’t there.
I am on a Pixel 7 Pro with GrapheneOS. I am absolutely happy with that device. The battery lasts about 3 days for me. I like the work the GrapheneOS team is doing. All those privacy and security enhancements are great to have.
OnePlus 7Pro. Tempted for foldable but actually seeing what Nothing Phone 2 will be like. Beginning to think #eSim is needed for my future device
Had a OnePlus 7 Pro for 4 years and just switched it out for a Pixel 7 Pro last week. A lot of things to like on the pixel, but the experience is definitely tinged with regret. The OnePlus 7 Pro is such a great device, I had never kept a phone more than 18 months before and that one I kept 4 years and still felt it was fine, I just wanted better photography and an AOD.
The biggest surprise with the pixel is how locked down it is. I assumed getting a Google phone would mean it was as open as possible, but it’s probably the least customizable Android phone I’ve had. Maybe I should have gotten an S23 ultra, but I hate all that Samsung crap that they put on those phones and don’t let you take off.
I’m not one for photography so not too bothered by the latest and greatest.
Op7p has the whole screen though and think that’s why many choise to stick with it and run roms to extend it too
Pixel line want to go the Apple way (closed?) but lost out to Samsung and others UI when they didn’t pay attention to hardware so many years back when they could, I feel.
Beauty of Android is one can make any device feel like another one. Just have to know where to look.
I have a OnePlus 7T Pro and after seeing my wife’s photography performance on her Pixel 6 I have been so tempted to go back to Pixel myself, when the 8 Pro comes out, with my last one being the Pixel XL. I also had a Nexus 6P and Nexus 5 before it (and Samsungs before those). Similar to you after 12 months previous phones have started causing frustration and by 18 months I’ve always been eager to swap out. I really hated TouchWiz and, whilst newer Samsung UI is much better, it still doesn’t gel well with my workflows. I, too, was tempted by the S23 Ultra in a view to get quality hardware, especially now it’s got Snapdragon in the UK (previously it was only Exynos), but the 1TB 16GB model is super pricey at £1,599 in the UK.
I then noticed how much freer I was with OnePlus (still on OxygenOS 11), than my wife’s Pixel and the locked down approach is not for me. So my eyes have turned to a recent announcement for the Zenfone 10, launching June 29th. Last year I was VERY tempted by the Zenfone 9 - yearning for a more compact phone and this gave me Nexus 5 vibes with less compromise - after the 7T Pro’s battery went from sub-par to abysmal, and I cracked my screen alongside. I also won’t get more security updates as I refuse to go to the ColorOS version of OxygenOS, so it’s life is coming to an end, even though it runs swiftly in 85% of my usage.
The Zenfone 10 improves upon last year’s model with more battery (rumoured 700mAh increase), keeping the compact 5.9" screen, newer 6 Axis Gimbal stabilisation etc, with rumours of better camera sensors etc. It also uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 so has UFS 4.0 storage like other flagships should have and should be more efficient. Oh and it adds wireless charging, with last year’s omission being and issue for some reviewers (I am indifferent. Nice to have not necessary to have).
Fingers crossed it hits the spot, because the OnePlus 7T Pro is leaving massive shoes to fill.
Samsung or pixel fold? Which one is calling you? Everyone i know with the samsung fold loves it.
Fellow Pixel 6a user here (with Graphene OS)! My gripes are mainly the ‘rainbow effect’ of the screen and the fingerprint sensor that doesn’t work 10% of the time.
Pixel 7 Pro here.
