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Post by ShrimpBrime on Jul 20, 2018 17:18:39 GMT -5
Our preference is android phones.
For the past few years weve purchased the LG Stylo line of phones. The "plus" versions of stylo 2 and 3 boast heafty octo core processors and decent VGA.
These phones are very decent for the pricing for med ranged phones.
I will edit this post later for better details and specs.....
So what android device do you have??
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Post by Bones on Jul 20, 2018 18:47:56 GMT -5
An old DB Power tablet that I can't root to do anything with.
Probrably useless by now but it still works fine as is.
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Post by flmatter on Jul 20, 2018 18:54:18 GMT -5
Galaxy S7 edge and a Asus Memo 572c tablet. Would love to update the tablet to Oreo or even Nuggat but I hard enough time getting it to lolipop. Wife has an S7 and daughter is rocking the S8. Maybe next year I will get the S10 or whatever it will be called.
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Post by Macsbeach98 on Jul 20, 2018 19:08:10 GMT -5
I have got a Samsung S5 phone and Samsung Galaxy A4 tablet that my Telco gave me for being a good customer I looked at the tablet when I got it played with it for an hour and put it away I would have to look for it to find it.
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Post by Vinster on Jul 21, 2018 15:15:26 GMT -5
Everything android here... LG4/LG5/BB Priv/ Multiple Samsung tablets (New and old for the kids by grandma) a few android boxes, and budget phones with no SIM's as travel tablets (again for the kids from grandma)
not 1 apple product in the house.
VIn
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Post by Aleslammer on Jul 22, 2018 7:20:02 GMT -5
Android here, only one device a S3 that I had for work sits collecting dust now.
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Post by Mr.Scott on Jul 22, 2018 9:03:32 GMT -5
Android here, only one device a S3 that I had for work sits collecting dust now. Same as me. S3 from old job. New job has me on an iPhone that I can't stand. |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Jul 22, 2018 11:46:46 GMT -5
I converted my wife few years back. Her iphone 4 screen just so small lol.
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Post by ozz on Jul 22, 2018 18:35:48 GMT -5
S5 for a few yrs now, still dunno how to work it right  |
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Post by cbjaust on Jul 22, 2018 22:30:39 GMT -5
got a Nokia 8, previous was a Microsoft 950 XL...
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Post by WhiteWulfe on Jul 23, 2018 9:13:40 GMT -5
First Android as a Samsung Galaxy S3, followed by an HTC One M8, then a Samsung S7 Edge and now... My Huawei P20 Pro, which I love. Well, the camera anyways, some UI things bug me  My poor poor HTC was murdered (a full year and a bit of BOINC before battery bloated last year and popped the screen almost all the way out), while the S3's continue to do various research. Still debating about whether or not to put the S7 Edges onto the cooler and torture them (aka run BOINC on them until they die) |
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Post by Bones on Jul 23, 2018 12:12:22 GMT -5
What I'd like to do is root the tablet I have and see what it's capable of since it's a quad core. ATM there isn't a way to root it so "Things" can be done with it  , DB Power is a very obscure make but at least it does work as it was advertised to. |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Jul 23, 2018 17:43:07 GMT -5
Wait long enough someone will root it. Last Phone I rooted locked up. So never did it again lol.
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Post by george on Apr 10, 2019 5:26:36 GMT -5
Rooted Samsung Galaxies w. LineageOS, a couple. Other androids in the house: OnePlus, Nokia, SonyEricsson, ZTE, Motorola, Sony, Honor, Asus. Not 1 apple product in the house. |
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Post by Aleslammer on Sept 5, 2020 7:56:01 GMT -5
I share an account with my daughter in NY and just before she moved I updated my phone to a S9. Was having problems with my hearing aids so charged up the phone so I could possible see what was going on through the blue tooth connection, needless to say it took more than few hours to complete the upgrades after sitting for 3 or 4 months. At one point a screen came up telling me the phone was checking the installed apps, the number shown was in excess of 200, I've installed 3 personally on the phone. I really don't know how the OS works maybe its just OS based apps on the other hand bet there is a bunch that are more valuable to the app's creator than my actual need and or function of the phone. When I look at installed apps I can only see about 30 give or take a few.
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Post by Mr.Scott on Sept 5, 2020 8:19:33 GMT -5
It is OS bloatware. Just like PC's.
You can scroll through all installed apps and remove or disable any that you'll never use.
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Post by zila1 on Sept 5, 2020 13:02:20 GMT -5
I have a Ulefone Armor 6E with Android Pie 9 on it. I use it mostly for just phone calls and texting. I never like using internet on phones. Don't play games on phones either. The web pages never seem to show up like on a desktop. I'm as old as Moses so that may have something to do with it.
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Post by george on Sept 6, 2020 9:50:04 GMT -5
It is OS bloatware. Just like PC's. You can scroll through all installed apps and remove or disable any that you'll never use. Today got annoyed because "google assistant" wanted to make its presence known. I felt like WTF. Some functions or features are not possible to remove, while it is possible to uninstall many apps, and some can only be disabled, many are phone vendor dependent. This is very frustrating, the vendor is "training" a user how to use their preferred apps.
I find it is a waste of processing power and memory resources.
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Post by WhiteWulfe on Sept 15, 2020 23:08:18 GMT -5
I have a Samsung S20+ now... So glad the two years of hell with a Huawei is over. Gawds, that thing always had a few issues...
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Post by george on Sept 16, 2020 17:22:18 GMT -5
Glad you made your mobile switch "easily". Here also need to update my phone again, at some time soon. The hwei& etc is not an option here. Sams do seem work OK.
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Post by Vinster on Sept 17, 2020 15:09:04 GMT -5
I'm "due" in October as per my carrier.. I'm still rocking my S9 and it's been great. I have no intention on upgrading.. will be nice to see a $30/month discount on my phone bill. starting in November...
I am so happy I didn't get the Huawei when I was shopping.. I was looking at the P30 at the time.. but I'm old school and I NEED a 3.5mm audio jack... I will never go wireless and I will not carry a dongle.. the day I have to do one of those two things is the day I no longer have a phone...
I don't have the discipline to charge things and those dongles are a pain in the ass... no thank you....
Vin
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Post by george on Oct 20, 2020 10:25:25 GMT -5
A bit thinking going with Android One OS, reduced amount of bloatware. Would also need 3.5mm jack and be less than say ~170g in weight. Having a 200g 6'5 in brick in the trouser pocket is not comfortable.
Think there are more phones coming out with Android One soon.
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Post by george on Dec 8, 2020 15:03:25 GMT -5
My employer is making arrangements for employees to have a 5G subscription and cellphone, and understandably this is vital for us and many as we work, due to the pandemic, e.g from home with items & business around the globe, with requirement for high bandwidth. The cable/wire connectivity is gradually being shut down in rural and semi-rural areas here. Will have to wait a while though to decide what would fit my usage. |
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Post by george on Apr 29, 2021 8:42:56 GMT -5
well, our company policy re mobile phones have changed a bit, so we only have four models to choose from at the moment, two Samsung and two iPhone. Settled for a Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Enterprise Edition 128GB Phantom Gray.
ugh, can foresee the trouble again when making sure that nothing important gets lost when swapping from my old phone to the new one  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2021 19:52:42 GMT -5
Android all the way Good choice George . Sweet phone . I would make a backup first , just in case  |
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Post by freeagent on Apr 30, 2021 6:50:21 GMT -5
I kind of feel like an outsider here.. but not a single Android device in my house. We use iPhones, iPads and AppleTV's  I wouldn't buy their computers though.. Sorry gents, I'm still with you in spirit though! |
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Post by george on May 4, 2021 11:35:22 GMT -5
Received the phone today. Transfer of stuff from old Sony Android 8 to Samsung Android 11 was easy.
Installed the smart switch app on Sony, hooked up the two phones between with USB-C and away it went. For wireless transfer, both phones need to be Samsung.
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Post by george on Mar 31, 2023 8:29:57 GMT -5
As my personal phone, used a Nokia 6.1 Android One, for a short while. Had a cracked screen after my sons army escapades, but still works. It only went up to Android 10. 32GB internal RAM. Today decided to give a try with my wife's ex-phone Samsung Galaxy A50 , 128GB internal. Android 11. Do not really like the S21 EE 5G, somehow too complicated (android 13?, and Samsung bloatware.) welp, let's see if I can get used to the A50. |
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Post by spit051261 on Aug 1, 2024 8:31:46 GMT -5
I have used android forever.
Started off with an iphone 2 or 3 , saw what a rip off and piece of shit it was and have used android since .
You normally find lazy people using iphone who have no idea about software or the technical side of this sort of thing. .
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Post by Mr.Scott on Aug 1, 2024 9:35:05 GMT -5
Still on my A13 5g.
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, DB Power is a very obscure make but at least it does work as it was advertised to. 
