I am both ready to get another iPhone yet disappointed that I am buying another iPhone for myself
Earlier this year I thought I could hold onto my 6s for another year, but not anymore (everything is super slow, cracked display, random amazon tier battery). I really wanted 120hz but it's just not happening.. I also was hoping that there would be good competition from android manufacturers.. nothing appeals to me though.
LG - garbage software.. not worth considering, even on steep discount
Pixel - garbage hardware for a premium price, might as well buy a iPhone
OnePlus - only 7 pro was worth it, the 7T and 8 wasn't appealing (price)
Razer - RP3 is dead
ASUS - ROG phone 3 really expensive instead of being a banging midrange device
Xiaomi - a lot of these phones just aren't viable due to not having US LTE bands, but K30 ultra is not even coming out of China
Samsung - ... I wanted the S20, but then 1080p 120hz upscaled to 1440p for 1000$. I personally can't notice it but it's the same as the iPhone XR/11, I can't notice the difference between 326ppi and 400+, but I just can't live with myself knowing its like 1366x768. This is in addition to the fuck you that is no software updates after 2 years, and no security patches after 3 years
I waited for the S21, which was supposed to fix it to be 1440p/120hz but only S20 FE happened which sucks. Note 20 was also a pick for me but the note 20 is actually MORE EXPENSIVE than the iPhone this year
please ignore the 'note 20', there is only the 'note 20 ultra' which is actually the normal phone.
Really excited for A14, coming from a dying A9. 2 node jumps (16nm to 5nm), 2nd gen in house GPU (A11 was first), and like 3 generations of 50% faster CPU.. Hopefully it's about as large in a usability bump going from the A4 to the A9 (my first phone upgrade; I was debating between a note 5 and a 6s+ at that time). The 765G can go commit no breathing, knowing it's still somehow comparable to A9. Wifi 6 is a bonus since I already have a wifi 6 router
edit: if anyone has another point of view or contention, please do tell. I want all the opinions on this before deciding
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I moved from an Iphone SE to the OnePlus 7 Pro and have no regretted it. Absolutely love this thing and at the time only the 10 was out. I couldn't bring myself to buy another iphone when they have not really made any leaps in screen hz/pixels and a real lack of storage.
I would still buy the 7 pro over what is offered today
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I have heard about the 7 pro since a couple of my friends also have it, but it isn't as much of a deal here as it is in the US. If I remember, in the US you could've gotten it for about ~400$USD new with T mobile back in early 2020, which was an absolute steal. Here in Canada, a used/refurbished one is about 500$, and it's already a year old.
When it comes to android, I'm a lot more worried about the software support over time than the hardware. The hardware inside the 7 pro is excellent and I do love the fact that it doesn't have a hole punchy display AND it's 90hz, but it's pretty much getting android 11 and that's it, a year of security patches after.
I know about rooting and installing 3rd party roms, but it doesn't address my main concern: patches. I don't really give a fuck about what google has done with android, but I do care about fixing vulnerabilities and 3rd party roms just don't fix it.
For 500$ currently for a used phone that will only get 1 more major OS update (android 11, Q4 2020), and will become EOL in Q1 2022, that's a really big oof if I do buy it today
However.. 7 pro might get a lot cheaper in the next couple of months since the 8T was just announced. So it's at least still on the table for me to look for,
instead of completely ignored like the pixel and Samsungs
instead of completely ignored like the pixel and Samsungs