All of these have been comparatively 'pure' and powerful phones. Even my first smartphone Huawei Ideos U8150 (Android, Froyo), while being on the low end, it's OS and apps were optimized enough to perform on its fullest unlike many phones these days.
I am interested in knowing which phone (or what kind of phones) does HN prefer. May be I get an idea what to buy next.
Mostly I'm enjoying it, but I really hate the pointless infantilizations iOS puts on you. Like really, I can't type the word 'murder'?
It's not like this is the worst inconvenience in the world, but it's just so insultingly patronizing that it drives me crazy. There's not even a setting to confirm I'm an adult and let me type the no-no words.
Having said that, I got an LG K31, Canadian version that doesn't have the fingerprint reader.
It's probably not specifically a brand or model HN folks prefer, but I'm probably not alone in the preference for a simpler phone that doesn't have a ginormous screen and therefor unable to fit in a normal pocket. There are no delays / lag in what I normally do on my phone, so I'm pretty happy with it.
It's fine, it took a bit to get used to the UI and there are some things that still piss me off (downloaded videos from the web going somewhere inaccessible from gallery uploads)
If I wasn't dependent on a hand full of modern smartphone apps, I'd probably try a feature phone or one of those open source phones.
As much as i liked the philosophy of Android i don't see myself returning back. I used before the Galaxy Nexus, Android One model and a Samsung S9.
I seriously considered Pixel 5 when it was on sale over the holidays, but thankfully I managed to avoid temptation.
Got it when it came out, mainly because of the camera, the stock OS and the ongoing updates. I'm still loving these, but other than that, it's a pretty mediocre device.
Before that, I had the Galaxy S9+. The Galaxy series is great, but it cease to receive updates after a short while, and that's a deal breaker for me.
Best phone I've owned. Always buy outright never on contract. I don't need the features (gimmicks) of the high priced (rip-off) phones.
Will attempt to replace battery when it becomes too bad and install third party Android if I can.
in a couple more years, probably the note 20 ( when 5g becomes the norm )... i always try to keep away from the latest and greatest ( to avoid the inflated prices as much as possible ) and move forward when i need some technology support.
Needs replacing though as the microphone chipset died so I can only use Bluetooth headphones. I still like the grippy black though, if not as much as the 5/12 style of rounded rectangular prisml