r/smartphone

Currently am using an iPhone 11 and the keyboard kind of sucks. I press a letter it either doesn’t register or it enters a different letter. I believe the IOS 26.4 update addressed this, but it doesn’t seem to have fixed it. Getting annoyed tbh.

I bought an iPad thinking it was going to be the holy grail of productivity—a portable device that could double as a workstation when needed. Spoiler alert: it’s just a glorified, oversized iPhone.

I really tried to make it work. I wanted to replace my laptop with something lighter, but the software limitations are driving me absolutely insane. Here is my list of grievances after trying to use this "Pro" device for actual work:

Nerfed, mobile-first software: We have these incredibly powerful M-series chips, yet we are stuck using upscaled iPhone apps. Even the "pro" applications or web-based workflows are heavily stripped down. Every time I try to do real multitasking or open complex files, it hits a wall.

The "Stage Manager" and windowing disaster: The recent UI/UX updates are completely broken. It's trying so hard to mimic a Mac, but it operates on touch-first logic that feels clunky and unintuitive. Losing the simple Slide Over feature for this convoluted windowing system just makes everything take an extra step.

A completely useless file system: Trying to manage files, extract text, or move documents between apps feels like pulling teeth. The Files app is a joke compared to a real desktop OS, and the lack of proper clipboard managers or background processes is ridiculous.

Terrible ergonomics: It’s too heavy and awkward to use on the lap for a long time, and if you put it on a stand with a keyboard, it just becomes a cramped, inferior laptop.

Honestly, it just sits on my desk gathering dust or is only good for watching YouTube. If Apple isn’t going to bring full desktop-grade software or macOS to this thing, why are they charging MacBook prices for a glorified consumption tablet?

Rant over. What are you guys using when your iPad fails you?

my brother keeps saying you should get the iphone 17 pro over s26 ultra, now i personally don't like iphones but i still i want to know is s26 ultra the best out there(for daily use , gaming , display wise for streaming purposes)

I use Spotify Platinum with Lossless audio and have Oneplus buds 4 with Hi-res option enabled. I discovered to my absolute shock that iPhone 5s with older spotify version and with only 'very high' sound quality available, sounds more detailed and seperated than nothing phone 2 with latest spotify version and lossless quality enabled.
Moreover on the devices screen in my iPhone 5s, it shows 'This iPhone - HiFi' (check attached image) which i haven't seen in any devices till now.
What must be the reason for this?
I know I'm comparing a phone that was priced 2 - 3 times more 10 years back. But how come even after 10 years, the quality is unmatchable?

https://preview.redd.it/8ejs2efzsu0h1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=7684484799429b0fd8108310e0728d951e3a6c44

My mobile battery is swollen. I've not used it long time and I realize it's getting bigger today. What shoukd I do? Can I just throughout?

Daily use

- browsing

- social media

- kite, coming, tradingview

- gpaying

- basic photography

Which one should I suggest now, that has spend enough time in the market and can be blind bought

Hi y'all!

My phone's slowly dying, so I'm actively searching for a new one with a good price-performance ratio.

I don't appreciate Apple's phones, so that's a pass. I'm okay with Xiaomi and Huawei, but if I can pass, that would be great.

I'm a little skeptical of the "lesser-known/common" brands (Honor, Oppo, Nothing, Realme, Motorola), but if you own one, I would like to hear about your experience with it.

Right now, I'm leaning towards Samsung, since it's a brand I have very good experiences with. I'm buying refurbished because it's a good mix of quality and price at once, maximum 300€ but if I can get something closer to 200€ that would be best. A few I've found:

• Galaxy S23 : 284€
• Galaxy S23 (256gb) : 290€
• Galaxy S23+ (256gb) : 305€
• Galaxy S23 FE : 273€ / 248€
• Galaxy S22 : 225€
• Galaxy A56 : 258€
• Galaxy A57 (128gb) : 300€
• Galaxy A54 : 184€-220€
• Galaxy A37 : 250€

There is also Google Pixel, and I did find a Pixel 8 for 235€ and a Pixel 8a for 230€.

What I care most are the overall performance, camera quality second, and I'm fine with 128 GB of space.

Let me know what you think and if you have other suggestions !

Hi, I just bought phone with 1tb storage just because the price was too good to not pull the trigger but I never had a phone with more than 256 and only if 128 was not an option because I'm using Google photos for photos and videos and I clean my phone every few days so even with 128gb storage I always have 50-60 free space even on Samsung which have a lot of bloatware.

So now I'm struggling if I should use this phone when I get it or just sell it and buy one with smaller storage but to help me decide I wanted to ask what are your reasons to buy higher storage? I see people complaining about companies still producing phones with 128gb and there must be a strong reasons so throw them on me.

Ich hab gerade die Möglichkeit das S26 Ultra und das OnePlus 15 zum gleichen Preis (850 Euro) für die 512GB Variante zu bekommen. Welches würdet ihr nehmen und aus welchen Gründen?

Habt ihr Erfahrungswerte zum Akku des S26 Ultra? Ich würde es sofort nehmen wegen dem besseren Service in Deutschland und längeren Updates, aber ich bin so frustriert von den Akkus von fast allen Samsung Geräten...

Country: germany

i’ve had iphones for the past 6 years of my life and i think im finally done with them. for context i got the iphone 13 less than 2 years ago and my phone keeps randomly switching off whenever it has less than 10% but now i can have 40/50% and it will randomly turn off and when i try to turn it back on it doesn’t fully load off the loading screen and turns back off again until i put it back on charge but then on charge will show 50% battery. i checked and my phone is at 63% maximum battery health which is shocking as i got the phone in june 2024. my previous iphone 11 also had really poor battery health during the end but i accepted as i had that phone for longer but the battery life of iphones is honestly just shocking especially when a new iphone comes out

im now thinking abt getting another phone i would preferably like a pink one with good battery life and camera quality on social media apps like snapchat instagram and tiktok. i was thinking about the google pixel 9 and was open to any suggestions or experiences from people who’ve switched from apple to another brand and if they recommend it or find that they have similar experiences with either company.

I currently own a model of Oppo A6x 5G having 6 gigs ram and 128 GB storage.

I currently have only a few apps including Instagram, Linkdin and a few Banking apps.

The storage on my phone shows anything between 33 to 34.5 used out of 128.

I wanted to know whether I can run the FM26 game for 1-2 hours straight regularly without negatively affecting any major components or apps on my phone.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Cosa mi consigliate? Deve essere un telefono semplice da usare, no Apple e possibilmente no Samsung, è per una persona abituata con Xiaomi Redmi;

Grazie in anticipo

So as everyone is I am also confuse if i should buy Apple 16 or Samsung S25 can anyone tell me which to buy or make me decide which to buy i have used budget samsung phone for 5 years and am gona get new so can someone help me make my mind which one to buy for many days i was going to go for apple just for photo i am not sure if i was right i know samsung has amazing features but now i dont know what to buy

So help me decide befor 8th may cause on 8may offers are gona go live for both this phones.

Salut tout le monde, je suis sur honor depuis quelques années, et j'hésite maintenant entre l'iphone 16e et le nothing 4a pro, car j'ai eu beaucoup d'avis positif à son égard (le nothing). Je recherche un smartphone aux alentour de 500-700 euros, un bon appareil photo, une bonne automonie ainsi qu'une bonne interface.

Que me conseillez vous ?

I'm considering to buy iPhone 16 or Samsung Galaxy s24. My priority is only camera I can compromise on everything else. I'm getting this for product photography/ macro photography and videography (small jwellery for example)

But I'm skeptical because I can manage to invest but I don't want recurring expenses which might come. I have never used iphone and my friends give different opinions. Please help me decide Edit: Budget cant exceed 70k INR

Sorry for my bad English.

So, I bought a brand new phone that comes out of the box with Android 14 but can be updated till Android 16 (and possibly A17 later in the future). So now I manually do every update the system gets, but I see that some of them have a significant size, like the one I'm currently doing is 1.8GB. I don't mind having the latest system update, as long as everything works. The more updates we get, the more storage we fill? how does it work?