I try to make my phones last as long as possible. I get about five years out of each phone. Hoping to make the OP8 last longer, as it has 5G and voLTE and that is the only reason I had to get rid of the XA2. Otherwise I was fine with the XA2 other than the fact that it didn’t get service anymore.
I use Fennec as my mobile web browser, if that is what you are asking.
several cheap phones from Motorola, Sagem, Samsung, etc. (I couldn’t afford a Nokia 3310)
some no-name feature phone
some Chinese 60€ smartphone
Samsung Galaxy J5 (used)
Samsung Galaxy J2 (got it for free)
Gigaset GX290
Unihertz Atom
I’ve never spent more than 150€ on a phone. If you debloat them and use open source apps, you really don’t need many “features” or much CPU-power/memory/storage.
And I don’t think I’ve ever a used a different browser than Fennec, cause that’s what pops up if you search for Firefox on F-Droid.
Yes, I had an MP3 player before I got my first smartphone.
Or, if you’re asking about apps, I used Vanilla Music Player. But nowadays I either use Spotify or a cassette player.
I only have fuzzy memories of the first couple phones. I got into the smartphone game pretty late in 2016 (unless you count the Palm, which I bought used and which broke very quickly). Actually my main motivation for getting a smartphone was to play Pokemon Go.
As for browsers: Only got mobile internet with the Wileyfox. Used Chrome on that, switched to Firefox at some point when I had the Motorola.
I got a mobile phone because somebody gave me one. I can understand the price I paid for it after discovering all of the annoyances. OH the LUXURY!
WHY anyone puts up with the terrible hardware compromises, the terribly designed UIs, the shit software, the crappy audio, the constant charging, the security threats, the unregulated demands on our time, etc. etc. is beyond me.
I use one roughly once a week, ONLY because I found a really cheap plan. But then, I never needed to talk to someone while I was walking down the street - and if I just had to (never), there were public phones everywhere. A dime for unlimited local calls. No fear of dropping a phone booth. Or accidentally leaving the phone booth at the bar. And they had doors - so you could hear yourself think. Or change into your costume.
I suppose that back when beaverskin hats and buckboards were trendy, everyone just knew they had to have one. But oh, the price we’re paying.
My first phone as a teen was an LG Voyager. Then I switched to my first smartphone which was a Motorola Droid. After the phone slowed down significantly I switch to an HTC One, and once that gave me similar issues I switch to an iPhone 5 which I loved. Then I replaced it with an iPhone 7, X, and now I’m on an iPhone 13 PM. I used to always use Firefox when available, but I’ve stuck with Safari ever since I switch to the iPhone.
Dunno why this got downvoted, it’s a great question:
Nokia 3310 - legendary, got stolen
Moto Timeport 7382i
Sony CMD J70 - dial operation menu
Sony Ericsson T610 - joystick got fluff jammed.
LG Viewty - mediocre iPhone imitation but great slow motion vids 120fps
Blackberry Curve 8520 - batteries heat and swell when browsing!All the apps were shit, and no games. … but the physical qwerty keyboard was divine though - fastest I have ever typed AND accurately!
iPhone 4S - solid
Samsung (not sure which) too small
Moto G7 Power - 4 years still sweet.
Gotta love old Firefox on any platform, never lets me down
I’m not going to highlight all the phones I’ve ever owned, quite a few were second-hand and didn’t last long.
But I WILL use this opportunity to wax nostalgically over my old Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. It was tiny, the battery lasted for two days easily, water proof and it was bright orange/red.
It was the perfect phone for me and I’ve never seen anything like it again. Sure it was slower and the resolution was nothing spectacular, but it did everything I wanted and it was so easy to carry with me.
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