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Top Comment: Best security: Probably Samsung or Google Pixel Best to root and download other OS on it: Pixel, Nothing Phone, Fairphone Best brand for ecosystem if you want a smart watch with it: Samsung or Pixel again Best overall if you take all 3 things into consideration: Pixel, was the only in the 3 categories. Newer Samsungs with Knox are very secure, encrypted, but rooting or using custom Roms trigger an hardware fuse that disables Knox completely (not sure if it's only one of them, if I'm wrong feel free to correct me), and some apps can stop working (normally banking and streaming apps)

Forum: r/AndroidQuestions

My Honest Nothing Phone 2 Review

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Some pictures i took along with screenshots of lock and home screen

Spoiler: I’m in Love

I love the cameras, the design, the processor and the UI (hoping for a better Nothing OS 3).

After using the phone for more than two weeks, here are my impressions:

Features I Appreciated:

Reliable fingerprint sensor and fast face unlock
Glyphs
Flat edge display and rounded glass back
Good battery with fast charge
Lock/Unlock animation

Glyphs:

Gimmicky? No. Feature for the fans? Yes.

I use Essential Glyphs regularly and rely on it.
Flip to Glyph is used in the office (mostly to impress)
I’ve had some crazy reactions when I used Music Visualization.
Glyphs fill light for the camera provides decent lighting; I’d choose it over the flash.

Cameras:

The image processing is the biggest advantage in the camera department. (The phone lacks a proper gallery app, so I use Gallery from Google as my main.)
The digital x2 zoom produces good quality.
I used the macro mode to shoot plants or fabric, and it works well with the fill light. You just need to be patient while the camera focuses on the subject.
The front camera sucks! It can’t focus perfectly, though I’ve been told it shows good details in video calls. It’s better used for group selfies.

Performance:

The phone is snappy, no matter what you throw at it. I’ve used it for light gaming only and have experienced some bugs, like the camera freezing and needing a restart.

I’d Love it Better If:

The Bluetooth connectivity was improved.
You could empty the recent apps more rapidly without needing to reach over to the end.
It had more screen-to-body ratio.
The back glass was sturdier.
Android 14 has better notification management; there’s too much clutter!
It had better water resistance.

My previous phone was the Samsung Note 20 Ultra.

Top Comment: I find these phones perfect, the only major thing I hope they'd improve is consistency in software experience. At times they are smooth like butter, other times not so much.

Forum: r/NOTHING

Which is the most reliable smartphone reviewer ?

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Coming from s23u and looking mainly for camera. Comparing Magic5Pro,Mi13U, Oppo Find X6 pro/x7 ultra and here I am! Super confused. Where can I find a genuine, authentic, reliable and unsponsored opinion? In my experience, for one person’s gem its a brick for other. In those ocean of reviewers, it is extremely hard to get a “real” and unbiased opinion. What do you all refer to ?

You have my gratitude and appreciation. Plz do your magic.

Top Comment: Fundamentally you can't escape opinions. All of the reviewers are giving opinions based on their biased perceptions. All you can do is hear out the different opinions and form your own. Look for objective info that relates to you. For example, if a few say connectivity/reception is weak on a particular device and you know service is poor where you live, that's info to take notice of, cuz your experience would suck if that phone has poor service all the time. Even with conflicting conclusions, views on particular features will overlap, and if the strengths of a phone match with your preferences you know you have a winner. If you can't be bothered with all that just pick a few to trust whether pro reviewers or friends and just go with their conclusions.

Forum: r/PickAnAndroidForMe

What is the best phone? : r/Smartphones

Main Post: What is the best phone? : r/Smartphones

Forum: r/Smartphones