User: austin

austin

November 10, 2018

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I currently have a Note 9. The screen is big and bright, the speakers are pretty good for a phone, the battery lasts all day (I'll be at 70% by the end of the day with light use) and the camera...

I currently have a Note 9. The screen is big and bright, the speakers are pretty good for a phone, the battery lasts all day (I'll be at 70% by the end of the day with light use) and the camera takes amazing photos. It's very thin, I couldn't imagine not using a case. I don't like the lack of physical buttons on the front, but I've gotten used to it. I use Nova launcher, one hand+, and bxactions to make it... more to my liking. Probably a 9/10. I'd give it a perfect score if it supported native Bixby remapping to google assistant and had a physical home button, even if it wasn't a real button like the iPhone.

My previous phones:

iPhone 7: This was a business phone for my last job. I dislike apple for their pricing and anti-consumer practices like making their stuff harder to repair, but this phone was pretty solid. I hadn't used an apple device since the iPod touch but I really enjoyed using this phone. It was snappy and the gestures are a great feature. The fake home button felt real, but no built in back button was annoying, especially since I'm used to it. The settings are confusing to configure and there is no customization available. I'd give it a 6/10.

Note 4: I had this for 3 years and I could have used it for another 3 if I didn't just get a new one on a whim. The removable battery meant I only had to replace it once to extend the life, although the battery life was still pretty weak and it was hard to make it a full day without having to charge it. The screen was pretty good but not great in sunlight, and it's the same res as my Note 9 (1440p). I dropped it more times than I could count (including drop kicking it 8-9 feet trying to prevent it from hitting the pavement) and never cracked the screen. You can still get these from amazon for like $200 unlocked, if you need a strong budget phone that will last forever, get it. Probably like an 8/10.

Galaxy S3: Had this in high school. It got hot, the charging port was going out just 2 years after getting it, and it was made out of cheap plastic that felt slippery and cheap. 4/10.

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