SGH Fan to Android Memes@lemdro.idEnglish • 10 months agoThe "cult following" Android phone starter packlemdro.idimagemessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up1776
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minus-squarepancakesyrupyumlinkfedilink50•10 months agoIf a phone hit all of these, and added 6 years of guaranteed (timely) OEM OS updates, I would pay upwards of $2,000+. OEMs hit me up - I’ve got a credit card ready to go right now.
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish14•10 months agoFairPhone 5 is doing 8 years of software updates with 5 versions of Android updates and 3 more years of security updates. Not small and no headphone jack, unfortunately. https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5
minus-squarepancakesyrupyumlinkfedilink5•10 months agoNo notification LED either, locked to /e/ in the US for keeping warranty, no buy. Fairphone is damn close in spirit though, especially in the EU market.
minus-square@Aconite33@fediverse.zeekzack.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoWhat does locked to /e/ mean?
minus-squarepancakesyrupyumlinkfedilink1•10 months ago“Can I revert to Google stock Android? Technically yes, but note that this will void your warranty and support with us” I wouldn’t give them my money entirely because of this one line, personally. https://murena.com/support/
minus-square@machinin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-210 months agoEspecially the custom roms. Xiaomi has all of these, but custom roms are hit and miss.
minus-square@ladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•10 months agoXiaomi smartphones are such a pita… Everyone I know who owns one is glad to never buy them again.
minus-squarejkozakalinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoTrue, Xiaomi software is bloat incarnate, but I’m hoping it becomes good with a custom ROM.
minus-square@TwanHE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoThere’s nothing wrong with a Xiaomi or one of their subbrands, it’s just byos
minus-square@ccf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•10 months agoim fairly sure fairphone is getting rid of the audio jack though :-(
minus-squareTOR-anon1linkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoWhat! A phone for ease of repair removes the jack? Darn…
minus-square@nooneescapesthelaw@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoAsus zenfone unfortunately doesn’t have a removable battery but good to go on everything else
Is there a phone that still has all these features?
If a phone hit all of these, and added 6 years of guaranteed (timely) OEM OS updates, I would pay upwards of $2,000+.
OEMs hit me up - I’ve got a credit card ready to go right now.
FairPhone 5 is doing 8 years of software updates with 5 versions of Android updates and 3 more years of security updates.
Not small and no headphone jack, unfortunately.
https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5
No notification LED either, locked to /e/ in the US for keeping warranty, no buy.
Fairphone is damn close in spirit though, especially in the EU market.
What does locked to /e/ mean?
“Can I revert to Google stock Android?
Technically yes, but note that this will void your warranty and support with us”
I wouldn’t give them my money entirely because of this one line, personally.
https://murena.com/support/
Especially the custom roms.
Xiaomi has all of these, but custom roms are hit and miss.
Xiaomi smartphones are such a pita… Everyone I know who owns one is glad to never buy them again.
True, Xiaomi software is bloat incarnate, but I’m hoping it becomes good with a custom ROM.
There’s nothing wrong with a Xiaomi or one of their subbrands, it’s just byos
Fairphone
Not small. No 3.5 mm.
im fairly sure fairphone is getting rid of the audio jack though :-(
What!
A phone for ease of repair removes the jack?
Darn…
Asus zenfone unfortunately doesn’t have a removable battery but good to go on everything else