Moto G30.
My previous moto G5 worked so well that I will keep using their phones till I notice a quality decrease.
Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
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#32I have the 2020 iPhone SE 2nd gen?
I’m taking a trip to New York soon and I will absolutely want a decent camera so I might spring for an iPhone 15.
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#33OnePlus 7T with /e/ OS. It's comes with SD 855+ which is pretty tough processor. Have been using it for almost 4 years now and not a single hiccup.
Battery life is also good till now. I get around 4-5 hours if Screen-on-time with heavy usage which is satisfactory for me. 855+ is quite optimised processor.
I had OnePlus 2 earlier, which also a good device. But it got damaged due to falling in waterfall.
I'm planning to run a mobile linux on my OnePlus 7T like Ubuntu touch or Postmarket OS (with GNOME shell) but they still do not support my phone model.
Does anyone know if there is any mobile linux that supports OnePlus 7T?
Re: Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
#34OnePlus 7T with /e/ OS. It's comes with SD 855+ which is pretty tough processor. Have been using it for almost 4 years now and not a single hiccup. Battery life is also good till now. I get around 4-5 hours if Screen-on-time with heavy usage which is satisfactory for me. 855+ is quite optimised processor. I had OnePlus 2 earlier, which also a good device. But it got damaged due to falling in waterfall. I'm planning t…
How does /e/ compare with lineageOS in practice? I'm guessing you're not using mini/gapps either, so I am a little curious. Been using lineageOS since the cyanogen days, and I failed to get /e/ compiled for a bunch of devices due to lack of time necessary to fix the builds or setup all the kernel dependencies etc. They also seem to not have support for anything pre-generic system images so there's that, too.
Any hints regarding apps, builds etc?
From the model overview I always had the feeling that /e/ only focusses on Pixel devices like all the other small ROMs and that GSM / EU device drivers are pretty much broken or unsupported.
Re: Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but your use of "god tier" so many times makes it seem like you're being paid to post that.
Why would a dead company pay me to post stuff?
I know, It's a shame LG no longer wants to make phones. Just saying -it seemed- like it. I also really enjoyed LG phones (G3 - G5 was really good). lol
Re: Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
#36OnePlus 7T with /e/ OS. It's comes with SD 855+ which is pretty tough processor. Have been using it for almost 4 years now and not a single hiccup. Battery life is also good till now. I get around 4-5 hours if Screen-on-time with heavy usage which is satisfactory for me. 855+ is quite optimised processor. I had OnePlus 2 earlier, which also a good device. But it got damaged due to falling in waterfall. I'm planning t…
How does /e/ compare with lineageOS in practice? I'm guessing you're not using mini/gapps either, so I am a little curious. Been using lineageOS since the cyanogen days, and I failed to get /e/ compiled for a bunch of devices due to lack of time necessary to fix the builds or setup all the kernel dependencies etc. They also seem to not have support for anything pre-generic system images so there's that, too. Any hint…
My experience with /e/ OS has been good so far and yes you're right, I'm using MircoG and yes, all my banking and payment apps are working fine, Just Uber does not work. Google Maps work fine too with MircoG on /e/ OS.
The main advantage /e/ OS has over other custom ROMs is it's 'Advanced Privacy', which blocks all the trackers from all installed apps at device level (by blocking DNS request). It is very unique to /e/ OS and it works like a charm. You can find more details about it here: https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/advanced_privacy
And No, /e/ OS does not focus only on pixel device, it's much more flexible than Calyx or Graphene.
For my device, Easy installer support was there, so installing /e/ OS was easy. I have also installed it on my friends POCO F1 using TWRP recovery. You don't have to build it yourself, /e/ foundation hosts pre-built images for all supported devices.
How did I do it without Easy Installer?: 1. Go to this link: https://doc.e.foundation/devices and check if device supported or not 2. If yes, copy its codename (For POCO F1 it's "beryllium". 3. First check if there is stable release for your phone with this link: /" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://images.ecloud.global/stable// 4. If not, then download dev build for your phone my modifying above link to: /" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://images.ecloud.global/dev// 5. You can find ".img" file of recovery and ".zip" file for build. 6. Refer this video to install /e/ OS using TWRP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZyqFzsXYek
Re: Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
#37Samsung A52. It was not the fastest or the best model on the market when I purchased it, but it gets the job done. Also I like its great camera.