Moto G Stylus 5g 2023. I'm satisfied with the hardware but Android has its own issues and it only gets 1 major version update, to Android 14, which it's running now. Main new feature of the 2024 version is wireless charging.

I've been using Google brand phones since the g1. The Nexus 4 and the pixel 7 were the worst build qualities. The screen on the seven fell off three times and then finally died. I've switched to a Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy A35

I had the Samsung Galaxy A54 and it had issues with constant wifi disconnect and can't be fixed even with factory resets, so I had to get a new one. (According to reddit, wifi issues are so common with A54) A55 does not exist in the US, so A35 it is.

Reason I didn't get an S-series is because of missing SD card slot. Yes I'm this petty. I might've gotten the S24 Ultra if it had sd card slot, but corporations likes to be douchy, okay you play stupid games 🤷‍♂️. A35 is powerful enough anyways, whatever, saves me money too. I'm enjoying my 1TB sd card (that cost like $100 extra on top of the phone) that would've costed like $1500 total for in the S-series phones.

The only reason I still want samsung is because I want use a Samsung Smarttag to track my cat, amongst other items I want to track. And I hate iOS, so Samsung trackers are the only viable alternative to Airtags.

There's not much special, its just a phone. Not flagship, but also not a shitty budget. Its "okay".

I generally switch between Sony Xperia and the Samsung A series, I'm currently with Sony. This is an unpopular opinion but the side fingerprint scanner really bothers me. It's too good compared to the under display scanner and the phone keeps getting unlocked on accident when trying to look at the time or even turning off the screen. Plus I had to register 4 different fingers to cover all hand positions. It's a good phone otherwise.

I was actually considering getting an ulefone armor at some point but the bad software stopped me. As most of your issues are with software you should probably keep away from the really cheap brands.

Pixel 8. No complaints.

Asus Zenfone 10. Reminds me of the Nexus 5x, but less buggy and less lag.

It has one absolutely atrocious bug that still hasn't been fixed - randomly auto brightness will just crater into fully dimmed brightness, leaving the phone unusably dark in the daytime. I've disabled auto brightness to avoid this and have probably done more harm than good to my overall phone experience, but damn if it isn't frustrating when you try to use your phone and have to find somewhere to duck inside to even see it.

Gigaset GS5 from Germany.

Overall it is a solid phone. Stock Android, Headphone jack, dual Sim, a micro SD card slot (not a dual Sim or SD card tray), and a replaceable battery.

My grips with it are all surrounding the charging circuitry. It doesn't do fast charging and when charging while also using the headphone jack it will induce noise.

The volume spontaneously resets itself to the default level ~50%. I think it means the headphone jack has issues, and it's thinking a device is being connected/disconnected.

Currently on a Samsung note 8, and aside from wear and tear, I'm pretty happy with it. I've replaced the battery, the camera glass, the rear glass, it has a bit of burn in on the screen, and is beginning to have some issues with the power button registering double clicks instead of only one. Actually pretty easy to work on if you have messed with electronics before, mix of glue and screws to disassemble.

My next logical phone would be a Sony Xperia 1 mark vi, but that isn't really available for the US (I'm on AT&T, and they have a white list), so I'm just staying with my Samsung for now as there aren't really any flagships with headphone jacks, expandable storage, and decent repairability.

I've been a droid/moto fanboy since my first droid phone, but I have tiny hands and the newer models are just too big. It's annoying as can be.

So this last cycle, I swapped to a S23. It's a better size - could stand to be a bit smaller, but I can generally use it with one hand. But I just don't like it. Samsung added a bunch of their own stuff on top of the android stuff, and it's constantly asking for new permissions for different privacy policies and other things.

I'm also so upset that I lost gesture controls. And the fingerprint sensor is a laugh.

On the plus, the camera is really good and the battery life surprises me sometimes. It's a fine phone, but I miss my motos. Still, I'll keep it around for another few years and pray there's something more compact that will come out. Or the razrs will get better.

Samsung note 20 ultra 5g.

The battery fucking blows.

Shit I just bought a Poco, should I be worried?