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Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by komali2 »

officeplant wrote: post #696
komali2 wrote: post #590

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I've been running unihertz jelly 2 for ages and it's phenomenal. The only two annoyances I have are no 5g (I'm always tethering my laptop) and that google maps scooter mode just isn't available on this phone and there's basically no solution to get it working (and I'm hard pressed to figure out whose fault that is - google for failing to recognize the device location? Unihertz for failing to indicate my location corr…

Any idea if these work fine with android auto? First I'm hearing of this company and the Jelly 2E for $159 is kind of awesome.

I wouldn't recommend 2E as the jelly is already a very low power phone that struggles with Slack for example lol.

No idea if they work with Android Auto but isn't android auto some kind of mapping plus music UI? The screen is quite small, I don't use it mounted on motorcycle when I ride for that reason.

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Post by officeplant »

komali2 wrote: post #721
officeplant wrote: post #696

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any idea if these work fine with android auto? First I'm hearing of this company and the Jelly 2E for $159 is kind of awesome.

I wouldn't recommend 2E as the jelly is already a very low power phone that struggles with Slack for example lol. No idea if they work with Android Auto but isn't android auto some kind of mapping plus music UI? The screen is quite small, I don't use it mounted on motorcycle when I ride for that reason.

Ah no android auto uses my car's display in this case. I found reports that it works but lags on the 2E, but works fine on the older more powerful 2.

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Post by roryisok »

I live waaaaay behind the curve, phone wise. I buy phones from about 5 years ago and I don't spend more than about 150 at a time. Every now and then a phone comes along that makes me want to break that trend and buy something new, and this is definitely a strong contender.

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Post by nehal3m »

foepys wrote: post #718
999900000999 wrote: post #457

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Plenty of jacks if you know where to look. Midrange phones like the Moto G line still have them.

I will never buy a high end Android phone for three reasons: - no headphone jack - no SD card slot - all come with ad-ware and un-uninstallable third-party apps like Facebook (except for Google Pixels, which don't satisfy the first two criteria) Mid range is where it's at. Why pay $200 more for 256 instead of 128 GB when I can put in my 1,000 GB mircoSD card? It's a shame that Fairphone went with the no SD card trend…

I have a FairPhone 4 with a card slot? No jack though.

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Post by tcmb »

roryisok wrote: post #723

I live waaaaay behind the curve, phone wise. I buy phones from about 5 years ago and I don't spend more than about 150 at a time. Every now and then a phone comes along that makes me want to break that trend and buy something new, and this is definitely a strong contender.

Out of curiosity, that means you deliberately buy phones when they are pretty much guaranteed to not receive any updates anymore, including security updates? Or do you install custom ROMs?

Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by astrange »

foepys wrote: post #718
999900000999 wrote: post #457

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Plenty of jacks if you know where to look. Midrange phones like the Moto G line still have them.

I will never buy a high end Android phone for three reasons: - no headphone jack - no SD card slot - all come with ad-ware and un-uninstallable third-party apps like Facebook (except for Google Pixels, which don't satisfy the first two criteria) Mid range is where it's at. Why pay $200 more for 256 instead of 128 GB when I can put in my 1,000 GB mircoSD card? It's a shame that Fairphone went with the no SD card trend…

Are phone SD cards encrypted? Because they're not fast or reliable, so one would at least hope they're secure.

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Post by astrange »

toastal wrote: post #657
peterlk wrote: post #391

And it comes with a 3mm headphone jack! Hallelujah!! I’m so, so glad someone is stepping up to fill this niche. My only complaint, and it’s kind if a big one, is that the screen is too damn big. I’m tired of phone manufacturers forcing me to carry a television in my pocket. I want something small that I can hold in one hand without a pop socket. I’ll trade performance, camera quality, basically anything for a phone w…

Headphone jack and OLED display are my only two musts on a new smart phone. Wireless earbuds are scam solution by the problem created by removing the jack. But I really can't go back to IPS on any display in my life where the experience and color matter.

Wired earbuds are obnoxious for phone use cases because the cables get tangled up and cause telephonics - that's when walking/running/touching the cable causes it to send unintended sound into your ears.

For desktop use cases they have the problem that you have to take them off to get up.

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Post by arran-nz »

peterlk wrote: post #391

And it comes with a 3mm headphone jack! Hallelujah!! I’m so, so glad someone is stepping up to fill this niche. My only complaint, and it’s kind if a big one, is that the screen is too damn big. I’m tired of phone manufacturers forcing me to carry a television in my pocket. I want something small that I can hold in one hand without a pop socket. I’ll trade performance, camera quality, basically anything for a phone w…

Checkout the Asus Zenfone 8, it's smaller, has 3mm jack, and supports LineageOS.

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Post by dmichulke »

tcmb wrote: post #725
roryisok wrote: post #723

I live waaaaay behind the curve, phone wise. I buy phones from about 5 years ago and I don't spend more than about 150 at a time. Every now and then a phone comes along that makes me want to break that trend and buy something new, and this is definitely a strong contender.

Out of curiosity, that means you deliberately buy phones when they are pretty much guaranteed to not receive any updates anymore, including security updates? Or do you install custom ROMs?

I suppose he uses a custom OS like LineageOS. I do the same, it's cheap and much more secure (threat model is also: google tracking you).

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Post by einpoklum »

tcmb wrote: post #725
roryisok wrote: post #723

I live waaaaay behind the curve, phone wise. I buy phones from about 5 years ago and I don't spend more than about 150 at a time. Every now and then a phone comes along that makes me want to break that trend and buy something new, and this is definitely a strong contender.

Out of curiosity, that means you deliberately buy phones when they are pretty much guaranteed to not receive any updates anymore, including security updates? Or do you install custom ROMs?

Quite possibly - like hundreds of Millions of other people who use older phones.
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