Hi Lemmy,
I’m in the market for a new phone as my galaxy S10+ that I’ve had for ~5 years has a dying screen. I haven’t really been paying attention to the market in the same number of years, so I"m not sure what to go for and I would really appreciate your recommendations!
Some info:
- My budget is definitely no more than 700 EUR (preferably under 500, but I’m willing to make concessions)
- I’m expecting to buy refurbished to save money, so the device need not be from this generation
- I prioritize:
- a high quality panel with high refresh rate, could be nice with LTPO
- Hardware that is at least as capable as the S10+
- All-day battery life
- Preferably flat screen
I don’t really care about the camera, I’m sure most these days are serviceable for the few pictures I take.
I’m very interested in the Nothing phone 2, but it’s just at the edge of my price range so I’m trying to see if I can find something that scratches the same itch, both in specs and form factor (but I’m sure that’s too much to ask). Any advice would be appreciated!
A used Pixel should tick all the boxes, plus it supports GrapheneOS.
No idea when they started to implant displays with such insanely high refresh rate (I cant see that) but the 8 may already be available?
I got a 6a for 160€.
Yeah I’m getting the sense that it’ll be a good choice, I just think they’re hideous.
Only anecdotally, but a friend of mine has been complaining about his 6a for at least 2 months now, saying the device gets sluggish and he encounters more bugs with every update. My mom reports similar things with her 7 Pro. So if GrapheneOS isn‘t important for you, I would skip Pixels for now. The Nothing 2a looks really good though.
My 6a is not sluggish on GrapheneOS. Maybe it is not an additional feature but the solution.
Are they using GrapheneOS?