Smartphones

It's only at your work? Other people there don't have att?

Homsar said:

It's only at your work? Other people there don't have att?

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Most the people I work with have AT&T. I guess its pretty common for Verizon to have no service here. I didnt know that until today..

I'm curious what others might recommend for an upgrade coming from an LG V20 to maybe either a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5g or an S22 Ultra.

I was going to go with an S20+, but my main issues are that it's a bit more narrow, especially coming from the V20, and it has a yellowish cast to the screen. That's why I'm a bit hesitant to buy a different kind of 20 series phone, the 21 Ultra is not much wider, and I don't use them enough to justify anything more expensive because I would rather put the money towards near anything else.

Kajiimagi said:

I bought the S22 Ultra when it came out , still have it and love it. Daily driver for me. Will say I hardly use the S-Pen.

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Thanks, that is good to hear. How is the battery and all of that after the few years of updates? I know that the S23 Ultra has an upgraded processor and the display is of course newer, but it's looking like it's beyond the cusp of finding a decent deal for what frankly any of these phones should be.

As much as it bugs me that Samsung has been removing features since the 20 line, but my main, practical use is as a glorified display to just read and watch Youtube videos in the tip-top portrait view, so those advances are having me steer towards something more recent with the much needed extra width. I'm hoping that the improved AMOLED will be easier on my eyes as well because the older S20+ one feels like it's making my eyes strain harder than the newer models in stores.

My 16 Pro Max is 110% cool kid points. It does so much shit that I'm still coming across shit that it does that.. I have no idea about. But the reality is, I dont need any of it. Especially if you're married and content, then definitely stick to some basic phone. But God, the vanity of these younger generations is worse than it was when I was a kid by leaps and bounds. Women will just straight mock your phone if its not within the last couple gens of Apple.

I just need to send texts, have internet, and a map/navigation program.
Oh, and a camera just because places are putting their menu on a QR Code.

BrutulTM said:

The high end phones are getting harder and harder to justify. I just got my mom a new phone because she lost her motorola that cost $249 new 5 years ago. It was having a few issues but still working fine. The new Motorola I got her has face ID, 4 cameras, etc and 2 day battery life and it cost $199. I buy one model old pixel phones so I usually only pay about $400 but even that is hard to justify what the benefit of it is over the Moto. Aside from the cool kid points it's really hard to see what you're getting spending $1200 on a high end phone these days.

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There are justifications for the more expensive phones. The way my phone interfaces with my other devices makes working in the field so much better and easier. Quotes and estimates can come out almost instantly. Using the cameras for measuring, texturing, finishing, all of it, so very nice. I agree most people don't need it, but it's 100% worth it for me.

Lanx said:

Lulz fuckin blue txter

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Ewwww a broke foreigner with green text.

I recently purchased a Moto G Power 5G (2024 model) to replace my aging 2019 model.

I'm encountering a frustrating issue where the phone intermittently fails to register my finger taps, requiring me to tap again. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so, what was your solution? I haven't found any settings related to tap or press duration that might address this.

Kajiimagi said:

Have not had issues with my battery at all. Regardless of what 'they' say, I keep my battery charged near 100% all the time and always have. But I'm going to have to agree with BrutulTM here about these being hard to justify. My MIL's phone would not work with Visible when we moved over and I had to buy her a new one. I got her a Samsung A34 or some such, it's the same goddamn phone I paid 1K for with a slower processor and minus the pen I hardly use. I only bought this phone for the camera anyways.

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Part of my problem is that I have eye issues which in simple terms involve my eye muscles having to work harder to focus, and I think the switch to oled from my old IPS screen is a component because of how they mostly use PWM but aren't all using high enough refresh rates.

I'm not sure that I'm necessarily as sensitive to the PWM flicker compared to some people from how bad I've read it can be, however combined with my preexisting eye condition, it seems like that might be recipe behind headaches when coupled with how phones like the a lot of the older Samsungs outside of the Ultra/Note lines were so narrow and began excluding higher resolutions/sharper images.

From what I've been researching so far, I think that only the S24 line and up have been using higher refresh rates in line with Apple, so the s24+ might be doable if I can find a good deal refurbished. The pricing across the board for older models is all over the map, though.

The best alternative I've found is seeing the Oneplus 13r after going to Best Buy to compare because the s24+ and s25+ are almost identical, but the OP13r impressed me despite being their midrange. It's a bit wider than the Samsung + models, maybe not quite as wide as the Ultras, however the screen is completely flat and offers a few options in the settings to adjust the dimming/PWM.

Even without touching them, the image quality and color accuracy was impeccable for being 450ppi and more in line with the iPhones.

I miss my One plus 8/