Many devices, one for the heart.
Pixel phones. I’ve had the 2XL, 4a, 6 Pro, 7 Pro, and 8 Pro. Each one was better than the last. I know some people had manufacturing problems and the Pixel 3 had memory issues. But I’ve been lucky and never had issues. And the software experience is exactly what I want. Call Screening is awesome.
Pixel 4a for sure, I love smaller size phones and the 4a is perfect in size.
Samsung s8+. Just a gorgeous capable smartphone for its time.
Xiaomi Mi max series, big screens with a good ratio. its sad there won’t be a max 4.
A lot of modern phones have big screens, but they’re made long and thin for handlets.
My Pixel 5.
I can run GrapheneOS and I prefer the fingerprint reader on the back. And that style of fingerprint reader seems to work a lot better than the ones they put under the screen in the Pixel 6 and up.
I just upgraded to the Pixel 8 Pro when the Pixel 5 went out of official support. The screen fingerprint reader works fine. Where it is flawed is that it’s not as quick to unlock from the front. I’m looking forward to the greatly improved support period. Three years was ridiculously short. I know something like GrapheneOS is always an option, but I’m hesitant to do so when I don’t have a backup phone.
The Pixel 8 Pro has been treating me well. Great photos and video, snappy UI, good feature set. And it sounds like I’ll be getting feature drops for the next few years, so that’s nice. The battery life is good. I added on Peak Design’s case and mini tripod, so I can quickly set it up on a surface to take videos or make a video call.
