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options for a midrange phone replacement (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by wurzelwerk@kbin.social to c/android@kbin.social

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not really into high end smartphones as i don't have a usecase for those. don't need an above average camera, if any at all. currently i am using a motorola edge 20 as my daily workhorse and overall i am not unhappy with it. Just sometimes it seriously hangs and occasionally reboots. also probably sooner or later updates will cease, i would assume.

if i was to look for a replacement in the ... let's say 400 - 600 eur/usd price range ... what kind of phone would make sense to purchase? i rarely use any apps other than a browser, really. no gaming intended.

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[–] Inamin@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'd say pixel. I think my next phone will be a mid range pixel. I went with a top of the range oppo last time and it's a frustrating experience with after market products - they just don't exist. the fast charging is brilliant but you can't buy like a 3rd party power brick which will do VOOC fast charging. I can't even buy an OPPO 80w charger in Australia. Want a nice case for it? no chance. So I'm going to try pixel next for the ecosystem. I had samsung previously and just couldn't get over the blandness of them!

[–] wurzelwerk@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'd also tend towards a Pixel, 7a probably, like @neoNgEcho mentioned. Are there any blatant cons to such a decision? What about realworld battery life?

[–] melodious-thunk@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

FWIW, I can easily get a full day out of my pixel 6a. The only down-side that I perceived, having upgraded from a pixel 3a was the loss of the headphone jack (RIP) and the in-screen fingerprint reader being finicky/sub-par (which I believe is also true of the 7a)

[–] Jon-H558@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Have you tried the setting "display > screen protector mode" this increases the sensitivity of the screen including fingerprint. Now it works in all but the brightest sunshine.

[–] wurzelwerk@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the info! Headphone jack is not a huge loss for me as I use bluetooth headphones already. Fingerprint is kind of bummer to hear, I wanted to switch partially because the fingerprint on the edge 20 sometimes randomly just goes unresponsive to any kind of touch. Meh :-/

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