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spiderkle@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Asus, Samsung and Sony are still making some very handy phones. Apple and Xiaomi can go suck it. Admittedly those phones tend to be on the premium side, but imo they also last longer…because you don’t drop them as often.
Especially the Sony Experia 5 (I through V) is the perfect balance between an old school width where you can easily hold and use the phone in one hand but also have more space to scroll vertically. Its got a beautiful 21:9 display, so cinematoc content looks dope as well.
DynamoSunshirtSandals@possumpat.io 11 months ago
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 11 months ago
You replied to a comment about width and discussed size in general, with a focus on height
DynamoSunshirtSandals@possumpat.io 11 months ago
[deleted]lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 11 months ago
“Fucking massive” you say, whilst they are all of similar width.
TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Still love my Asus Zenfone 9. Although I have to say, while the hardware is awesome, the software can be a mixed bag sometimes.
swag_money@lemmy.world 11 months ago
hey king. I’m curious what you don’t like about the software. it feels like mostly stock android and i think Asus did a good job by not loading it with bloat. what are your thoughts?
krakenx@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s unstable and crashes a lot. Otherwise, it’s pretty much stock Android, and it’s nice not having 16GB of extra Samsung bloatware.
grorbabrag@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Personally I’ve just had issues with pocket mode not registering and combining that with liking tap-to-wake, lift-to-wake I ended up calling my emergency contact way too many times. Still not fixed.
Also, I thought it was standard to allow for forward/backward by long pressing the volume buttons, but that option isn’t available apparently either.
It’s battery optimization is also a bit shite to be honest, however I don’t know of any manufacturer that doesn’t run afoul when it comes to that aspect.