Here’s a new discussion for the /c/Android community!
Are you devoted to a particular Android device manufacturer, or do you relish experimenting across different brands?
🔍 What drives your loyalty to a specific brand? Is it their consistent quality, exceptional customer service, or unique features? Let the community know what keeps you coming back for more!
💡 On the other hand, if you’re open to trying new brands, what motivates you to explore beyond your comfort zone? Is it the allure of cutting-edge technology, competitive pricing, or recommendations from friends?
I think your brand loyalty should always stay as close to zero as posible, it’s not your job the keep buying their product, it’s theirs.
not loyal. i like stock android so motorola, google or nokia it is.
Samsung are the second phone manufacturer I’ve owned 2 devices in a row from, HTC being the first. Ive had Nokia and Apple too. Android, Windows Phone, and IOS.
I’ve learnt that they’re all a compromise one way or another, and the grass is always greener. At the end of the day, all I use is YouTube, Lemmy, Facebook and Firefox, so yeah… Any will do!
I’ve been a bit stuck on Samsung phones.
If I think about why, it’s mainly due to two things, in order of importance:
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One UI and Samsung Goodlock. I’m probably going to get roasted for this, but I like Samsung’s UI a lot more than other varieties of Android. When My Note 10 went in for repairs in 2021, a friend lent me their Pixel 6 Pro (they didn’t like it and went back to an I iPhone) For me it felt very basic and I was happy to go back to my Note. People hate on Samsung’s UI, but I reckon it’s gotten really good in the last few years.
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The S-Pen. I’m not using it constantly, but I am using it several times a week and love having it there. Main uses for me are not to make notes (I’d rather type). I use it as a shutter button, planting my phone somewhere stable and taking less shaky photos. I use it to edit photos, so much better than using my finger. I use it to sign documents (probably only about once a month but it’s so handy to have it when you need it).
I do also like Dex for when I’m on holidays and I can plug it into a hotel TV with my mini Bluetooth keyboard/mouse. But that only gets used once or twice a year so I could live without it.
Given the above, I feel like Samsung has me by the b*lls right now when it comes to phones! I don’t know if that would be described as “loyalty”, but I have been sticking with the brand.
I’m loyal to good products.
For a while I was a bit of a OnePlus “fanboy”. The OnePlus One was an amazing phone for someone like me. I liked it so much that at one point everyone at home had one (4 in total). It was much better and cheaper than anything we had used until that point. Then I got a 3T and OnePlus was going down hill… promises of improvements that never came, Carl Pei fking lying, so that was it. I learned my lesson. My next phone was a Galaxy S10 and when that broke, I managed to get a good deal on a OnePlus 8 Pro and since it was cheaper and it had official LineageOS support, it was a good option.
I have no idea what my next phone will be. Maybe Asus Zenfone. Maybe some Xiaomi/Poco. Maybe OnePlus. Heck, if Google improves their SoC, maybe I can get a Pixel. I know I won’t back to Samsung as I like to tinker with my devices, but as long there’s some modding going and the brand is not hostile to modding, I’m open to consider it.
