I’ve been using my current phone for about 7 years now and it’s well behind on updates and starting to fail in minor but foreboding ways so I’m looking to get a new one and was hoping people here could help me with my indecisiveness.
My greatest requirement is long term support, which immediately puts Google and Samsung at the top of the pack (Fairphone, I see you but you just aren’t supported well in Canada as far as I can tell).
My other biggest interests are display quality, battery life, and customizability. I like the 6.2"-6.3" screen size that both the Pixel 10 and S25 fall in.
I don’t care overly much about the camera beyond quite casual use and I don’t care about gaming on it at all. I don’t plan to use Graphene OS.
Given these preferences do people think one phone comes out over the other? I keep waffling back and forth. I’m also happy to hear about other android models too if someone thinks one fits the bill better that I’m unaware of.
Pixel doesn’t come with Facebook installed as a system app. Instant win right there
I have a samsung phone and I don’t think I ever see facebook preinstalled on a factory-unlocked (as in: not bound to any carrier) versions
Carrier-Locked phones, however…
Those are atrocious, never get those unless you are tight on budget.
Neither does the S25. I don’t have Facebook and it is definitely not installed as a system app.
Holy shit what? And they’re starting to lock bootloaders now too…