Post AvEOuqyHc0orUyRAMS by tournelhenry@poa.st
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(DIR) Post #AvE5IhPonIIPjDPSrI by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T15:57:54.001635Z
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Anyone have any opinions on Chinese cellphones? The new Poco looks pretty good but I'm curious if software is a problem.
(DIR) Post #AvE8D9UFoNYeupWz3Y by Rwoeidk@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:30:30.805623Z
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@BowsacNoodle Poco phones are rebranded Redmi phones, which are the cheap Xiaomi phones.Xiaomi's software is shit, RAM management sucks, and you have to reboot it every few days or so for it to keep working well. Something I've never had to do with other androids.Still, it could be worth it if cheap enough and you don't mind this
(DIR) Post #AvE9FvI39S25hwhwau by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:42:13.038447Z
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@Rwoeidk I started looking at what else is on the market since everything the carriers offer is garbage. I actually hate Google, but I have enough stuff I've purchased on play and I legitimately don't think an iPhone would let me do the types of stuff I do on a phone since I use it more like a laptop than a phone. Are any of the redmi/xiaomi phones worth it? I used to see some hype around them but now YouTube "reviews" are mostly [pictures of text with royalty free music in a video that I could have read 10x faster as an article]>
(DIR) Post #AvE9PWJMsPcr8Kttku by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:43:57.114480Z
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@Rwoeidk I'm looking for something with a big battery, decent camera, lots of RAM, and high end processor. I don't play a lot of games, but I do on occasion and for longevity sake I want a snapdragon elite or 8 series or whatever is high tier. I literally don't care if the phone is made of plastic or glass and aluminum; it will be in a case anyway.
(DIR) Post #AvE9YgVkK91TND3nuK by christmasman@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:45:34.945071Z
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@BowsacNoodle @Rwoeidk I hear good things about the Nothing phones.
(DIR) Post #AvE9rG4GrZXkrb481I by Rwoeidk@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:48:57.950900Z
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@BowsacNoodle > Are any of the redmi/xiaomi phones worth it?I don't think they are. The hardware is good, but their software is shit and it kinda ruins it. Motorola and Samsung are better imo.
(DIR) Post #AvEA1mD0Ddw1RUAJ9M by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:50:51.923049Z
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@christmasman @Rwoeidk Nothing 3a looks surprisingly good for the price. Thanks 👍🏻
(DIR) Post #AvEACQ3EwMHnuKfpZ2 by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T16:52:47.323527Z
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@Rwoeidk It sucks that companies keep putting out hardware beasts that have garbage software. I had an old OnePlus that I really love because they kind of had the sweet spot for both aspects down without having Samsung price inflation. Moto has gotten expensive and doesn't have a strong mid-range that I see.
(DIR) Post #AvELDcnw6o1NFKIE76 by trogdor@rayci.st
2025-06-17T18:56:15.378585Z
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I would wait. Nothing is supposed to release a flagship phone with better specs next month. It should get at least 5 years of OS updates since the EU requires it for any smartphone released after June 20th.https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/nothings-new-phone-3-will-be-available-for-general-sale-in-the-us/https://www.osnews.com/story/142500/new-eu-rules-mandate-five-years-of-os-updates-for-smartphones-and-tablets/
(DIR) Post #AvEMTL8PfjAj22vbw8 by Paultron-3030@mugicha.club
2025-06-17T19:10:18.687246Z
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the new androids simply reboot themselves every few days whether you want them to or not. it was a 'security feature' in the last OS update
(DIR) Post #AvEMYNYm5Bdy09f4LI by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2025-06-17T19:11:12.975579Z
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@Paultron-3030 @BowsacNoodle @Rwoeidk this is like windows 95 level nonsense how far linux has fallen
(DIR) Post #AvEMnGq3M2tZV1qOv2 by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T19:13:54.535650Z
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@jeffcliff @Paultron-3030 @Rwoeidk I imagine they do it while you're not using it, like at night. Mine does.
(DIR) Post #AvENAKnKoOOyQhZQDQ by jeffcliff@shitposter.world
2025-06-17T19:18:04.273987Z
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@BowsacNoodle @Paultron-3030 @Rwoeidk ie no running folding@home or other processes overnight presumably
(DIR) Post #AvENICaRDG2xI1I0rg by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T19:19:29.939019Z
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@jeffcliff @Paultron-3030 @Rwoeidk No, you can run overnight things. My phone only gets rebooted when I manually do it for that reason.
(DIR) Post #AvENONVNX0ZUtErseW by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T19:20:36.953300Z
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@jeffcliff @Paultron-3030 @Rwoeidk I will say that it sometimes starts to run poorly, which is how I remember to occasionally reboot.
(DIR) Post #AvENUHnneCmGwMIlBA by reallyangry@poa.st
2025-06-17T19:21:39.091723Z
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@jeffcliff @Paultron-3030 @BowsacNoodle @Rwoeidk LINO linux in name only
(DIR) Post #AvEOuqyHc0orUyRAMS by tournelhenry@poa.st
2025-06-17T19:37:39.373478Z
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@Rwoeidk @BowsacNoodle Yeah. Not really a problem for me as the first thing I'll do with a Xiaomi phone is change the OS and get rid of the Google spyware 🤣
(DIR) Post #AvESLxxQ2u3sqYeXwG by Rwoeidk@poa.st
2025-06-17T20:16:12.421296Z
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@tournelhenry @BowsacNoodle back in the day I would root and custom ROM all my phones, now I'm old and tired :wojak_boomer_monster_ultra:
(DIR) Post #AvESZNT2Vm7XjGq264 by Rwoeidk@poa.st
2025-06-17T20:18:37.847661Z
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@Paultron-3030 @BowsacNoodle blood
(DIR) Post #AvEVWbKeo1KRiwHkC8 by KK954@nicecrew.digital
2025-06-17T20:21:12.858831Z
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Don't know if Costco still sells it, but they sold a pretty decent Moto phone for around $200.
(DIR) Post #AvEVdfUjjBdwf2MyiO by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-17T20:53:01.157599Z
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@Rwoeidk @tournelhenry Same same. Now the bank apps won't work on rooted phones and such
(DIR) Post #AvFpPTb1MWrpwemNAu by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:09:15.402737Z
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Moto G Power probably. Those are usually decent but the camera is meh.
(DIR) Post #AvFpda9dm7sKL7hMTg by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:11:48.342265Z
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I'm now looking at the HMD Skyline. I like that it's DIY repairable (battery, screen, buttons, charger, camera???) and still water and dust resistant. A bit lower end in the processor than I want but it might be good enough. Anyone have thoughts?
(DIR) Post #AvFqi4yXE3o32dDD5E by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:23:47.898937Z
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from the way they lay out their advertising, they seem to think they're selling a camera, not a phone.. all the important specs are at the end, with all the trendy bs front loaded..
(DIR) Post #AvFsfTP09OnJq7TcCu by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:45:44.246196Z
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Yeah it's advertised as a sort of a steamer and 'influencer' device on the marketing end. I take a lot of pictures with my phone, so I do care about camera quality and the rare(!) SD card slot in the HMD. Specs are pretty good for the price but Nothing 3a pro beats it on value. An intangible attractive feature to me is that it's fully user repairable, and part of me wants to buy it just to support that. It's just a phone so I shouldn't care that much, but it's nice to be "excited" about something cool for a change.
(DIR) Post #AvFsw1pju5oVG9sSKO by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:48:44.148613Z
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Aye, reparable is absolutely awesome, and from what I've seen, that snapdragon 7s g2 isn't a pile of junk, just isn't as quite as fast, but i haven't seen much for benchmarks vs the higher end chips, specially on the gpu side.
(DIR) Post #AvFtCAV7Rj60m4vcf2 by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2025-06-18T12:51:39.167068Z
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The lack of a headphone jack, along with the good dac and amp to go along with it is a bit concerning.. dunno why they hate quality audio so muchyeah, aptx is pretty good, but it don't touch wired.