I’m upgrading because my phone is losing (lost?) support. I use a OnePlus 7 Pro and love it and wouldn’t bother upgrading otherwise. I’d appreciate some recommendations of android phones you like, please.

Thank you in advance! (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

    • seeCseas@lemmy.world
      161·
      2 years ago

      Interesting… I switched away from Samsung and actually hated stock Android!

      • I actually preferred One UI to the standard pixel, mainly because Google ruined the quick settings - they made each button unnecessarily big, and turning on/off the wifi requires two taps instead of one now (Internet > Wifi). That’s something I can’t change without rooting.
      • Some Samsung stock apps are actually a great alternative to the android ones (I use Samsung Notes a ton). The only downside is they force you to download it through their own app store.
      • Samsung doesn’t really have much bloat now, and the few pieces of bloat i found could be uninstalled
      • Samsung is still the only phone manufacturer with triple camera setups in a small flagship phone

      Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect, but the issues I had with Samsung were solvable (e.g. uninstalling bloat is a one-time thing) while the annoyances I’ve had with a Pixel aren’t solvable (quick settings, no third camera).

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      I agree completely. I LOVED the first 3-5 Galaxy S phones, but they just kept adding more bloat.

      I’m on year 5 with my Pixel 3, and when it finally craps out, I’m going with another Pixel.

      • PR3CiSiON@lemmy.world
        21·
        2 years ago

        I loved my pixel 2, but hate my pixel 6. I’m switching away from pixel as soon as this one dies

        • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca
          2·
          2 years ago

          Why is that if I may ask? I’ve gone from the nexus 4 - nexus 6p - pixel 2 - galaxy s10(fuck samsung, never again) - pixel 6. I’m happy enough with my pixel 6, it’s not amazing but I don’t really have any complaints about it either. I’m planning to use it until it either gets to slow for my liking or the battery goes to shit, whichever comes first.

    • Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world
      21·
      2 years ago

      I broke my One Plus 7 Pro and now have a Galaxy S21 Ultra, and while I don’t hate it, I don’t think I’ll be getting another samsung

      However, I will say, Samsung keyboard is legitimately the best Andorid keyboard overal. I’ll probably be installing it onto my next phone. But, like, it’s sad that that’s the only nice thing I can say about it.

      It’s not a bad phone, and I bought it used, but Samsung is just so bloaty. I’d much rather a stock experience than their software

      • HamSwagwich@showeq.com
        32·
        2 years ago

        Wow. I absolutely detest the Samsung keyboard. It’s absolutely retarded on terms of prediction and button accuracy.

        Gboard, while not great, seems to be the best/most accurate. I don’t like Gboard, don’t get me wrong, but it’s way more accurate than Samsung

        • Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          I just like the ability to manually set the sizes of each key, because gboard I’m always hitting n when I want to hit soccer or y when I want to or u.

          It’s also the most customizable overall, not just the themeing but layout.

          And it actually has a functional clipboard that doesn’t last only a limited time.