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I assume everyone on Lemmy uses GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 or LineageOS flashed onto a LG Tribute with zero Google apps, and everything backed up via nextcloud running on a headless Debian Raspberry Pie?

I'm just a scrub using stock Android. Am I the only one?

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 6 days ago

I need an SD slot and headphone jack so I'm on a Motorola g 25. I got it a couple months ago. It's pretty good so far. I chad an LG v20 prior to that.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Fairphone4

Im jelly of people who can run GrapheneOS, I can lead others to water but can not drink...

I use a Samsung S23 with the standard Android system.

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Still have an iPhone 12 mini. Will upgrade to like the iPhone 18 pro or something. I'm waiting until this stops getting software updates first.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Standardpixel, graphene didnt get my car journey or nfc payments

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

iPhone 16 pro…

I mean work gives it to me… and I’m too cheap to buy a personal phone

[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Realme GT 7 Pro

I've been quite happy with it, the package price is great while the software is much less neutered than the Xiaomis I've used before. Fast processor, gargantuan battery and the fast charging up to 120W without heating up the phone much is insane.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Company buys me a pimped up iPhone every two years. I’m due for an upgrade this fall again.

Can’t be arsed to buy a separate one, would buy a GrapheneOS supported one if that didn’t involve giving money to Google

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago

Fairphone 5 with android, I'm contemplating moving to e/os but I need to take the time you do it.

[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Moto Edge running Lineage with microG for GPS

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

A Moto G7 Power with LineageOS.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

I have an old Realme GT NEO 3 with the stock ROM. There was no LineageOS ROM for it when I got it but there's been one for two years now, so I may give it a try eventually.

The camera is not good but apart from that, it works. I have Google apps installed on this one and use mainly Gmail and Maps. Maps is shitty but I also use openstreetmaps on the web through Firefox. I don't have the YouTube app and watch videos in Firefox, with uBlock Origin, Sponsor Block and Video Background Play Fix. I tend to use the websites, or FOSS apps if possible through F-Droid. No weather app, I just go on the website with ads blocked. But I don't mind paying for some apps that I use if they are useful and don't have ads. Ads are the devil.

And my backups are simple, using FolderSync connecting via SSH on my headless Orange Pi.

[–] Cellari@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

4 year old OnePlus.

It was a different time!

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

We're still working on publishing the results of the census we ran a few months ago (sample size of around 600, where most users were from our Lemmy/Piefed instances)

Here is the graph for the phone question, exact numbers pending final cleanup:

We will also be fixing the data labels to be less terrible

[–] Broiled_Tofu@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

Super cool!

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago

iPhone 15 here. I gave up on android because Google seemed obsessed with borrowing the most annoying UI features from iOS and just doing them poorly.

Now I’m on the other side and don’t like it here either.

Next phone will be a dumb phone, I think. If my toys always make me angry they’re not good toys for me.

[–] abc@moist.catsweat.com 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You got me, I have GrapheneOS on a pixel 8a. Seems like Android's only getting worse, so I'm going to do my best to never go back now. I've had it for nearly a year and I'm super happy with it, everything works just the way I want it. My only concern is the small battery meaning it often only has 30% charge left by the end of the night.

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[–] TheV2@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have GrapheneOS on a Pixel 9a with everything backed up over NextCloud on a headless Ubuntu rackmount server.

You were waaaaay off 😆

[–] Steve@communick.news 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Just switched to Graphene on a refurbished 10 Pro XL
Prior to that was a RedMagic 10 Pro

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Samsung Galaxy S9+

I'm unwilling to get a more modern phone because of all the AI bullshit being shoved into them nowadays. Unlike most of Lemmy, I'm not smart enough to install and fully configure GrapheneOS to work without hiccups. So I remain with this old phone until it quits on me.

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[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I keep buying motorolas because they're rugged as fuck. I get a new one every 3-5 years. They're all the same-ish these days, and rarely come with any sort of incentive or discount, so it doesn't make sense to refesh too often. I try to get my money's worth from my devices.

Can't tell you how many samsungs my kids have broken, but both of their motos still work.

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[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Motorola with their nearly-stock Android.

Excited about upcoming Motos with Graphene, though =]

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[–] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

/e/os on Fairphone 6

Graphene on a Pixel 8a. One of the few currently viable options, in my eyes.

[–] pmk@piefed.ca 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)
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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Pixel 9 with Graphene OS. I don't really bother with backups besides my personal photos since there's nothing critical on my phone. But I use immich for photos hosted on my unraid server.

I do have two backup Raspberry Pis, one at my house and one at a friend's, that my photos and other critical data is backed up to daily.

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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Sony Xperia 1 IV. Their naming scheme is terrible.

Main reason is because I wanted a future-proof, flagship phone with a headphone jack and micro SD card slot. Both have proven very useful, and I am still kind of in shock that most manufacturers have dropped them.

Stock android. Still using the NoVa launcher because I haven't had the free time to try out others, plus my pi-hole seems to block the ads they have been introducing for now.

The Xperia has a weirdly narrow screen. I like it in a vacuum better than todays phablets, but I think the occasional webpage scales weirdly.

[–] uuj8za@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

Fairphone 6 with Android. Waiting for Motorola+GrapheneOS phone.

[–] DreasNil@feddit.nu 6 points 1 week ago

Fairphone 6 with e/OS

Lineage OS on a pixel 8

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

S24 FE. I hate all the recent changes Samsung has been doing but this phone should last me until 2030 at least, probably more. I'm also the only person on Lemmy who likes OneUI, and I'm OK with that now that all alternative launchers are enshittifying.

By the time I need to replace it, the market will probably be in an entirely different place and maybe even some Linux versions could be more viable.

I use Immich, bitwarden, mega, and Tuta. Which covers the backup of everything.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

iPhone 14 Pro

[–] FarrellPerks@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Nothing Phone 1, one of the best phones I've ever used, utilise the glyph system often and hope to upgrade at some point to a Nothing Phone 3.

Plus it's not from the US, so perfect for me.

[–] acchariya@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Nothing phone 2 here, been a great phone but I bought a new CMF phone and had to remove a bunch of forced AI bullshit using adb so I don't think if buy another nothing phone. Still a nice piece of hardware sadly

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 1 week ago

GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8a, Google apps in a separate profile, local backup to a separate drive using rsync, notes/calendar/notes synced to nextcloud running on hetzner VPS. So pretty much same as everyone else here.

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Librem 5.

Cons: Storage and RAM small. Battery so-so.

Pros: I haven't seen a single other phone I would rather own. Android and iOS are dumb as hell. Terrible OSes, in my opinion.

I want a Liberty Phone but can't justify the money. This works well enough for me. I will almost certainly be buying the L5 successor.

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