Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-17 Thread Russell Standish
I've gone low end, around the USD 100 mark, since mobile phones are just a tool, not the focal centre of you life like it is for some folk (my laptop is more that thing). Being cheap means I don't worry too much if I lose it, or it meets an untimely end in say a swimming pool. In the last 8.5 year

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-16 Thread Gillian Densmore
I never got the bloatware grumble. Then my first android was a Samsung Galaxy.My issue(S) is that the when my phone is used any: battery life goes to crap, runs pretty hot, then slows down, then crashes. It's also pretty weird it's vidgety to get working with Tmobiles voice system. Though that

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-16 Thread Roger Critchlow
My phone for the past few years has been the Moto X4, which is a good Android One phone that's nearing end of life. My daughter complained at first about Motorola bloatware, but apparently that's cleared up. I never notiiced it. It's listing for $149-199 this week according to google, works fine

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-15 Thread Tom Johnson
I'm pretty satisfied with my OnePlus T3, unlocked and with dual SIMs. Camera isn't so hot in this model, but T-mobile is now selling the OnePlus 6, which has a much better camera, for $550. T Tom Johnson - t...@jtjohnson.com Institute for Analytic Journ

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-15 Thread Mark Suazo
A Google Pixel (I have the 3 XL) will give you the most "untainted by bloatware" version of Android - plus regular updates. Can't speak to rooting it. I continue to be impressed by the camera - it's flat out amazing. But no removable memory (automagically uploads to your google account online) and

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-15 Thread Gillian Densmore
My experience is mixed: Nexus 4 Google being them dropped it with a buggy OS 7.x that to this day is known to sometimes work and sometimes not install right LineageOS 15 has a huge bug On the other hand it does have a bunch of ROMs to pick from some neet apps etc. On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:18

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-15 Thread Carl Tollander
Still happy with my Pixel 1 and Google Fi . C On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 09:53 Gary Schiltz wrote: > Looking for advice on escaping the gravitational well that is the Apple > iOS ecosystem before I reach the event horizon. Hope it isn't too late > already. The hard part seems to be choosing a devic

Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

2019-04-15 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
I've been pretty happy with my Google Pixel 2, though Renee' still has her 1. Mine is unlocked and I explored different OSes when I first got my Pixel 1. But I think I've satisfied my tinkering on my service phone for awhile. I was tinkering on my ZTE Open. But now I'm thinking of getting a Fa