[FRIAM] Android phones

Tom Johnson tom at jtjohnson.com
Mon Apr 15 18:09:04 EDT 2019


I'm pretty satisfied with my OnePlus T3, unlocked and with dual SIMs.
Camera isn't so hot in this model, but T-mobile is now selling the OnePlus
6, which has a much better camera, for $550.
T

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On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 11:39 AM Mark Suazo <msuazo at gmail.com> wrote:

> A Google Pixel (I have the 3 XL) will give you the most "untainted by
> bloatware" version of Android - plus regular updates. Can't speak to
> rooting it. I continue to be impressed by the camera - it's flat out
> amazing.
>
> But no removable memory (automagically uploads to your google account
> online) and there are times I wish it was better as an actual phone -
> mostly what I want to call someone.
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:34 AM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My experience is mixed:
>> Nexus 4
>> Google being them dropped it with a buggy OS 7.x  that to this day is
>> known to sometimes work and sometimes not install right
>> LineageOS 15 has a huge bug
>> On the other hand  it does have a bunch of ROMs to pick from some neet
>> apps etc.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:18 AM Carl Tollander <carl at plektyx.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Still happy with my Pixel 1 and Google Fi .
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 09:53 Gary Schiltz <gary at naturesvisualarts.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Looking for advice on escaping the gravitational well that is the Apple
>>>> iOS ecosystem before I reach the event horizon. Hope it isn't too late
>>>> already. The hard part seems to be choosing a device. With so many years of
>>>> having barely any choice (other than how much money to shovel into the
>>>> furnace), I'm now drowning in choices. HELP! :-)
>>>>
>>>> The hacker/tinkerer part of me wants something that I can install a
>>>> custom OS on, i.e. LineageOS (formerly CyanogenMod). Any thoughts from that
>>>> crowd? The "just want something that works" part of me is looking for
>>>> something that us likely to keep working as apps are updated, and have
>>>> "officially supported" OS updates. I'd appreciate thoughts from anyone in
>>>> that camp as well.
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