u/CatchZealousideal721

Looking to replace a Pixel 8 that had vertical line/green tint, want to last another 2-3 years before buying a flagship again(maybe)

Main Use: Indoor static product photos w/ suboptimal lighting(too harsh or too dim), decent image quality as long as it's not grainy but would like relatively accurate color without too much fiddling(TBH I'm no photographer dunno what I'm doing) No preference for telephoto/ultrawide/selfie

Battery life: somewhat important because every now and then I don't have access to chargers on site during the day.

Not a power user, besides picture taking maybe just web browsing and shitposting on Discord. AI feature is whatever. No games nor Tiktok/Insta scrolling. Have an USB dongle don't need headphone jack.

Budget: $300-350 USD

What I've looked at so far on Swappa/other refurb sites:

Pixel 8 Pro - a bit better than what I had but also kinda wary of running into the same screen + temperature problem

Pixel 9a - good battery but has it solved most of P8's issues?

Galaxy S25 FE - haven't used Samsung in 7 years but I didn't like their bloatware back then, is it still the same(although not a total deal breaker) Apparently has the best repairability?

OnePlus 12R - Best battery but would actually have to sift through ebay for my price range, short support w/ OnePlus leaving global market is somewhat concerning

Pixel 10a - Can waiat for price to drop but I'm not in a hurry

Your suggestions are appreciated

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u/CatchZealousideal721 — 13 days ago

Looking to buy a roll of 63/37 Kester 285 solder for home hobbyist use(fixing small electronics/assembling LED strips/recabling headphones etc), how big of a deal is the flux percentage (1.1~3.3%)? I assume 2.2% or 3.3% would be good for all-purpose?

I usually desolder with No-Clean flux such as Chip Quik NC-191 then clean with IPA, is it okay to resolder with Kester 285 since they're both ROL0? Or should I ditch the No-Clean and use another ROL0 RMA flux like Kester 186 like the datasheet suggests just in case if there's still residue?

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u/CatchZealousideal721 — 16 days ago