Asklemmy

Pixel 6 and Android. Google lets you easily unlock the bootloader.

One Plus 9 5g. I fucking hate this phone. I was in love with the One Plus 6t. Amazing flagship killer but the 9 is full of bugs and memory leakage that have only gotten worse since the update to Android Oxygen.

I'm waiting for a waydroid to become usable on linux phones. Then I'll ditch android for a more open ecosystem.

but its Android for now.

Mi 11 Lite 5G + Lineage OS. After lesa tham two years, GPS, Mobile data and WiFi to some extentstoppedworkingi.

My only requirements were:

• released within the last year
• high refresh rate screen
• relatively small (similar in size to my pixel 5)

That meant there were only two phones I could buy, the galaxy S23 and the iPhone 14 Pro. I ended up buying the S23 because it was half the price, and I was "afraid" I wouldn't like iOS.

So far the S23 has been a great update compared to the pixel 5, with the exception of the cameras which were a clear downgrade imo.

I'm now on a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Moved from an iPhone 12 Pro mainly because the Truecaller app could not block numerous spam calls I got daily, and the S23 Ultra camera was about good enough to be a sideways migration (iPhone's macro photos are better but S23's zoom is way better).

I was previously on Android (and before that a jailbroken iPhone) but I've finally realised that the eco-system lock-in grates on me every time I use an iPhone (I'm now sitting with AirTags that don't work with my Samsung phone). But that said, iPhone is a quality phone and does do really great photos.

I like to get new phones a lot. It’s something I use constantly for work etc. And I like the resell value of iPhones.

I chose Pixel, after few months running stock android builds on xioami phones. And I like it, its not overbloated, and if you want you can run grapheneos there.

OnePlus 5T with LineageOS 20 Got rid of all the Google stuff. Couldn't be happier...

S20 FE 5g (8gb ram- 128gb rom - Snapdragon cip) I got this buddy 2 years ago and I still think is one of the best deals I've ever made. Two years later is still super fast and can deal with anything form gaming to app, the camera is great an full of functions, the screen is a "samsung" and the fast charging works great. The battery can easily last one day and half, if not two. The Sam OS is a bit heavy (on other phones) but is very versatile and customizable.

Android 11 on Oneplus 8t, I chose it because at the time I liked one plus before the oppo merge. I have not updated because they completely overhaul the ux with oppos software and I really didn't like how it worked and I couldn't make it work how I wanted.

Samsung Galaxy S10e because it's the smallest I could reasonably get.

Redmi note 8 with ArrowOS at the moment. I was using lineage on this and the note 5 before the 8 but there was a significant bug so landed on Arrow.

iPhone here.

Even though I use Linux on my laptops/desktop I feel as if the ancillary Apple ecosystem cannot be beat. I use the Apple TV along with it and it just works too well and without ads. Not to mention the Apple Watch

I also have my diabetic equipment paired to it. My insulin pump and glucose monitor work with my phone. (Only supported on iPhone atm)

Redmi Note 10 Pro with custom ROM (right now A13 based SparkOS, but I switch them from time to time). I have gms installed, but there's always an option to use vanilla version.

I'm looking to switch to LibreMobile OS (https://libremobileos.com/) for my second device, which is currently running Crdroid (also A13)

Samsung S10e - LineageOS 20

I'm using a Redmagic 8 Pro since February - loving it so far, besides cleaning the fan area.

I bought a Samsung something-something because it was 200€ and it fits in my pocket.

Samsung Galaxy A33 5G.

I kinda prefer One UI over other brands' takes on Android.

Samsung galaxy s20+

Had it 2 years, no complaints. Battery life and storage are good. Would never have an iPhone due to their restrictions on apps as you've touched upon.