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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Had mine since October 2017. Huawei Honor 9. Getting a bit shit now, random power offs below 25%, slow as balls, the usual.

A lot of that is likely just web bloat and inevitable battery death.

So what are the better mid-range phones these days? I'd rather have as little non-uninstallable crapware as possible.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Pixel "a" Phones are basically the continuation of the (formerly midrange) Nexus. Though Fairphone is entering the US market, they look like they'd be a solid choice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would buy a fairphone in a heartbeat if it had a headphone jack.

I know lots of people find they can get away without it but i use mine literally every day and i much prefer it over navigating menus to use Bluetooth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There are the USB-C to headphone jack dongles. Not a great solution, but they exist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I definitely mourn the headphone jack too... I've learned to "live without it" on a lot of stuff, but it was such a nice port, I wish Apple hadn't killed it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel + GrapheneOS

[–] CapnAssHolo 1 points 1 year ago

Same here with Oneplus 5. Running for 6 years straight on the same battery. Still runs all the games