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submitted 6 months ago by RION@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

I've been looking at phones to replace my Pixel 4a as the battery goes and it becomes increasingly silly to get it replaced instead of getting something new. I don't like huge phones, which i consider to be anything over ~6.2". Everything under that is either:

  • A Google Pixel with poor efficiency, thermals, and call reliability
  • A Samsung Galaxy S with a high price, locked bootloader, dodgy privacy, and bloatware
  • A miscellaneous brand with abysmal software support lifespan, variable bootloader lock status, and little to no custom rom support

the ASUS Zenfone 10 would have been honestly perfect for me - sub-6" screen, headphone jack, good performance. But they just haaad to remove bootloader unlocking despite promises to the contrary so now you have to settle for one more OS update and three more years of security updates for something that costs $600+. blurgh.

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[-] someone@hexbear.net 16 points 6 months ago

I'm amazed that anyone gets Google Pixels. It seems like every one has some sort of ridiculous design flaw.

[-] AmaryllisBlues@hexbear.net 18 points 6 months ago

Pixels are really the only thing supported by the custom ROM community anymore. At least phone available in the US.

[-] RION@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

Tensor has been nothing but trouble from what I can see. I'd love to wait for the Pixel 10 when Tensor goes fully custom w/ TSMC but idk if my 4a is gonna last that long

[-] Omegamint@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago

The new tensors seem really bad, the only nice thing is you can find good deals on them bc. But yeah, you'd really have to be into whatever ai photography stuff they're trying to sell to make it worth it. The older pixels were a no brainer for value

[-] die_livster@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 6 months ago

had a pixel 5 that was extremely buggy and when i smashed it would've cost the value of the phone to repair the screen

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