Comment on Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse
woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 months agoI’m honestly even thinking to buy a €200 android device to get used to the system.
Don’t. Unless it’s a slightly older Pixel A-series 2nd hand phone. Manufacturers of cheap Android phones skimp on everything and add bullshit crapware. Shit like that is the cause of many “Android sucks” comments.
ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Ohh that’s sad to hear. I was thinking to get the Samsung Galaxy A14.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 months ago
The A30 and A50 series are fine to be honest, plenty fast for most people. Not sure about the A10 line though
Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Don’t the new ones have shit processors?
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 months ago
They’re okay, nothing to write home about and also not really any better than their predecessors, but they handle day to day tasks just fine
kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
would be a very ecological phone if it had a waste treatment facility built in
golli@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Honestly imo 200€ phones are allright, but you do get what you pay. And the A14 at least here in Germany starts at like 120€, which is substantially below 200€. So if you get it and end up comparing it to an iphone, then it most certainly will look lackluster.
I would say that the sweet spot is probably in the 300-350€ range. There you have a decent amount of selection and get some really solid phones that are good for daily drivers. Like the already mentioned pixel A series that gets you clean software and shoots some of the best pictures. Or the samsung a54/55 that gets you a nice allrounder, which still includes a headphone jack and sd-card slot.
lemmytellyousomething@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
The A series is great to be honest.
It’s the same as the S series, but for people who don’t play high end games or live stream or render videos or don’t need to record videos in a high quality that I can’t even replay on my other devices.
__ghost__@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
They’re acceptable for basic productivity but very sluggish if you’re coming from a flagship device. Get an S10 series if you’re looking for something cheap and Samsung
woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Samsungs come with excellent Windows support right out of the box, so if Windows is you jam it’s a good choice. Not familiar with the A14, though. Would advise against cheap Chinese brands.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 months ago
Windows support? What does that even mean in the context of a smartphone?
woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Windows Phone Link has: Shared clipboard, notification sync, media player widget, you can even share the Android screen to Windows and run apps from there. It’s quite nice. The Samsung file manager and photo gallery also support OneDrive, Samsung Mail has Exchange support.
Phone Link overlaps quite a bit with KDE Connect which also works between two Android devices and comes out of the box with Steam Deck which is why I prefer KDE Connect to Phone Link but that’s just me.