help decide what I buy

[DavidKalinowski]

I dont want to spend a crap ton, I'm  using a pixel 4a, it is still doing everything I want it too, battery is holding up amzingly well, I have no complaints at all. I just use it alot with banking/credit cards and I want to keep security updates going, but that isnt going happen. I thought about root/rom but that became such a chore when I had the nexus 5x because most of my bank/credit card apps refused to run (even with magisk hiding the root) so I'm leaning towards a 6a (renewed from amazon, maybe new.) but I've read so many complaints about the finger print sensor.. I got my wife an S21 renewed and she seems hapy with it, i'm just not a fan of samsungs UI.. and the bloat.

So in closing, do I keep the 4a and root/rom it, save a buck on the 6a, or spend a buck on the 7a? do you think I would be safe to keep going with my current setup till the 8/8a comes out so the price on the 7/7a drops some more?

 

 

and just to rant, I tried to post this in/r/googlepixel and evidently buying advice is a prohibited topic over there, I'm finding reddit to be less and less useful with every sub having some asinine rule against everything. For fks sake, its a forum about pixels, of course people are going to want help deciding on what to buy.

[filpo]

On 6/28/2023 at 4:13 PM, DavidKalinowski said:

and just to rant, I tried to post this in/r/googlepixel and evidently buying advice is a prohibited topic over there, I'm finding reddit to be less and less useful with every sub having some asinine rule against everything. For fks sake, its a forum about pixels, of course people are going to want help deciding on what to buy.

I might check out the asus zenfone 9 as its new counterpart, the asus zenfone 10 released so I would check out the prices on it

and btw, if your planning to use verizon or sprint go for this oneAmazon.com: ASUS ZenFone 9 Cell Phone, 5.9” FHD+ 2400x1080 AMOLED 120Hz, IP68, 4300mAh Battery, 50MP/12MP Dual Camera, 12MP Front, 8GB RAM, 128GB, 5G LTE Unlocked Dual SIM, Black, AI2202-8G128G-BK [US Version] : Everything Else

If not get this one Amazon.com: Asus Zenfone 9 5G 128GB 8GB RAM Factory Unlocked (GSM Only | No CDMA - not Compatible with Verizon/Sprint) - White : Electronics

 

But there is also the s21 ultra (but its only for AT&T) Amazon.com: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, US Version, 128GB, Phantom Black for AT&T (Renewed) : Cell Phones & Accessories

[DavidKalinowski]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm using a tmobile mvno (tello) so unlocked GSM (forget which bands, but most newer unlocked should work fine. 

[E-waste]

Why not just use the bank website instead?  Create a bookmark or partially type in the name in the afdress bar, and log in that way.  They cannot get your device information through a web browser, and they cannot get your fingerprint either.  They want you to use the app because of how easy it easy to collect data about you, access your xameras, and know way way too much about what device you are using, which is none of their business.

 

Just use the website.