Blaze

Blaze , 1 day ago

I keep hearing about /e/OS, I might give it a try! How is it for the banking apps, does it work as standard Android, or is there any issue?

Blaze , 1 day ago

Still seems strange, why not just open a new line with the Nothing name? Samsung lines goes from A15 to S22 Ultra within the same brand

Blaze , 1 day ago

Thank you for this.

The price is indeed the biggest issue. An Xperia 5 V is still 580€ second hand where I live, it's crazy.

Blaze , 5 days ago

Also, for being the manufacturer that makes all the lenses their camera algorithm sucks.

Isn't that on purpose, so that people can adjust their settings themselves?

Blaze , 7 days ago

Thanks for sharing !

Blaze , 6 days ago

Thanks for sharing!

Blaze , 8 days ago

Thanks

Blaze , 9 days ago

Thanks, so same as the 7a when it released.

Damn, I forgot how expensive the a line became

Blaze , 12 days ago

I was looking for a headphone jack... No: https://www.gsmarena.com/oukitel_wp36-12894.php

Seriously? XCover 7 has one: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_xcover7-12784.php

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Thanks for sharing! I just had a look at Nokia phones, the G22 is a bit too large for me, but the X30 seems interesting (though a bit pricey)

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Which phone do you use?

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Which phone do you use?

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Agree on most of your your points. Which phone do you use?

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Thanks!

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

What do you currently use?

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

What do you currently use?

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Thanks for the article. It still shows that medium-range Samsung such as the A34 and A54 don't have it anymore, while the A52 and A72 still had it.

you list three large brands already

• RedMi have reliability and quality issues
• Zenfones and Sony prices are quite pricey: Zenfone 9 is 500€ on Ebay in Europe and a Sony Xperia 5 V is 700€

Indeed, some Nokia phones have jack, but the issue comes from the CPU: the G42 has a Snapdragon 480, while the X30 has a Snapdragon 695, but no headphone jack. Also, the G42 has battery issues

However, the Nokia G42 5G cannot stand out from comparable phones in any of these areas. The battery life and WLAN speed are also mediocre rather than leading.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nokia-G42-5G-smartphone-review-With-this-eye-catcher-you-can-even-swap-the-battery.740282.0.html#toc-6

The Nokia G21 mentioned in the article have low performance (which makes sense, it's an entry level device): https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_g21-review-2389p4.php

entry range Samsung phones (though I really wouldn’t call $500 phones “entry range”).

The Samsung I was referring to is the A25, 200€ on Amazon, and the A09, 109€.

The 500€ you are referring too is the A55, 370€, but no headphone jack.

not everyone is buying flagship phones.

I'm not either, and that's what I'm telling you: on top of the flagships, the medium range phones don't have jack anymore either (as shows your article)

• Samsung A55: no jack, the A52 had (S line is the flaghip)
• Pixel: 7a: no jack, 5a had (7 is the flagship)

Having to buy the entry range device, which last longer and provide a worse experiences, probably doesn't compensate getting a jack.

Blaze OP , 13 days ago

Which phone do you use at the moment?

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Or somehow get enough money together to buy an Xperia 5v.

Ps don’t bother with ZenFone. Asus is known for poor quality and very, very bad support

Thank you for your message.

Xperia 5 V looks indeed a very nice option on paper, but definitely pricey.

Thanks for the heads up on Zenfones

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Which phone do you currently use?

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Which phone do you currently use?

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

I don’t consider €350+ phones entry level.

Neither do I? I mentioned the 200€ and 109€ as entry level

That’s mid-range for me.

Agreed

if people would’ve bought flagships with headphone jacks during the transition

They didn't really gave them a choice. As per your article, between 2019 and 2020, Samsung dropped the jack on the S-line. People who upgrade phones regularly tend to stick to a brand they know due to convenience, so indeed most of the people wouldn't have dropped years of satisfying Samsung experience for a jack, especially as phones came with Bluetooth earbuds.

The loud majority who does care can protest the change by buying from other brands that do sport headphone jacks.

I tried, I have been researching this topic extensively in the last few months, and when you add on top of that I prefer phones less than 160 mm high, the possibilities are very limited.

Which I get from a manufacturer perspective: smaller phones sell less (as their audience tends to keep them longer), and most of the people don't care about the jack. But thinking that a specific demographic can influence the whole market doesn't seem realistic.

Now that I think about it, even the Fairphone dropped the jack...

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Thanks

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Thanks

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Which phone do you use?

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Which phone do you use?

Blaze OP , 12 days ago

Thanks, that's impressive

Blaze OP , 11 days ago

Which phone do you use at the moment?

Blaze OP , 11 days ago

Which phone do you use at the moment?

Blaze OP , 11 days ago

Thanks!

Blaze OP , 11 days ago

Thanks

Blaze , 12 days ago

And people are still surprised when you mention the negativity around here

Blaze , 29 days ago

Thanks for sharing

Blaze , 1 month ago

Thanks

Blaze , 1 month ago

Looks neat! Any plan for a Lemmy/Mbin instance?

Blaze , 1 month ago

If I read the article correctly, they set up an Akkoma instance.

Akkoma works well with Mastodon and Misskey forks, but not so well with Lemmy and Mbin, hence my question.

Blaze OP , 1 month ago

The S24 Ultra is the flagship, as it has the 200 MP camera that the normal S24 does not have: https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=12773&idPhone2=12771