• Habarug@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    Well, I can’t speak for everyone else, but I can’t go back because they don’t sell any small phones.

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      7 days ago

      I picked the Pixel 8 because:

      1. it runs GrapheneOS
      2. It was a little smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro

      If there was a smaller version available, I would’ve gotten that instead.

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        7 days ago

        I’ve been using the “A” branch of the Pixel line for years now.

        But I use CalyxOS so I guess you and I have to be enemies now. My name is Inigo Montoya, you use a different OS, prepare to die.

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        7 days ago

        I picked the Sony Xperia 1v because:

        • 71mm width (similar to pixel 8)
        • Flagship specs (*for 2023 - Snapdragon 8 gen2 / 12gb)
        • not Google Samsung or Apple
        • little to no bloatware
        • Decent cameras
        • SD card expandable
        • Headphone jack 3.5mm (though I haven’t used it yet)
        • No glass back (and solid build quality allround)
        • LineageOS support (for when vendor support runs out)
        • I got a good refurb deal in 2024

        I was considering a Zenphone 10 or Xperia 5 v - mainly for size and brand reasons as above - when i found this for £650

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      7 days ago

      I’m clinging to my SE. It’s the last small phone made by anyone other than Chinese no-names. I will be sad when it’s no longer viable as an option.

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        6 days ago

        Still using mine too and it’s awesome, all my coworkers also notice and compliment it. I do think there is a market for small phones

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      7 days ago

      They do, but service providers don’t like selling them. There isn’t as much of a return on smaller/ dumb/ cheap phones. I used to work at spectrum, and we’d speak of the cheap phones in hushed tones like they were the boogeyman. It felt horrible because I was using my cheap android while selling people iPhone 15s.