Galaxy S21, it's a pretty good phone with an amazing camera and that's pretty much it. OneUI isn't as bad as everybody says as long as you run ADB to remove *some* apps but after doing some cheeky setedit + developer options optimization the battery lasts all day with moderate use(2 days if you don't use it as much). Hoping to get an S24+ soon since the 8 Gen 3 is a massive improvement for emulation performance over the 8 Gen 2(dolphin, yuzu). Since DeX works especially well with a Dualsense, it might just become my main emulation machine(the hierarchy of performance of my electronics right now would be my PS5 > S21 > PC > Switch > n3ds, with an S24 nothing would change except for the fact I would need an even better pc to dethrone my phone.).
I do wish that I had more options for my camera(e.g turning off post processing completely, being able to do a minute or more of exposure, etc) but for moon/night sky shots its really good already so I can't imagine what the better camera and image processor(not to be confused with post processing) in the S24 can do.
For anybody interested in getting a samsung phone, you really won't be disappointed even with stock settings. Oneplus/Oppo is good too but their software lately has been pretty sad imo.
So, guys, I was wondering what mobile phones do you own and owned for the past years...
Here's my list: (I'll use spoilers to keep this post smaller)
1. Nokia 3410
My first phone. I got this phone six years ago as a present from my parents. I still have it! Note:
The Nokia 3410 is the first phone from Nokia with Java support.
General 2G Network: GSM 900/1800 Announced: 2002 Status: Discontinued
Size Dimensions: 115 x 49 x 22.5 mm, 100 cc Weight: 114 g
Data GPRS: No EDGE: No 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: No Infrared port: No USB: No
Camera
No
Features Messaging: SMS, EMS Browser: WAP 1.1 Radio: No Clock: Yes Alarm: Yes Games: 1 Java + 5 ( Snake II, Bumper, Space Impact, Bantumi, Link5 ) Colors: Xpress-on front and back covers Languages: Country dependant GPS: No Java: Yes
Data GPRS: Class 8 (4+1 slots), 32 - 40 kbps EDGE: No 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: Yes, v1.0b Infrared port: Yes USB: No
Camera Primary: CIF, 352 x 288 pixels Video: No Secondary: No
Features Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML Radio: No Clock: Yes Alarm: Yes Games: Deep Abyss, Five Stones, Minigolf and downloadable Colors: 3 GPS: No Java: Yes
- T9
- Organizer
- Voice memo
Battery Standard, Li-Ion 770 mAh (BST-25)
Stand-by: Up to 310 h Talk time: Up to 14 h
3 & 4. Nokia 1100 and Nokia 1101
The first picture is Nokia 1100 and the second is Nokia 1101.
My third and fourth phones. There's a funny story about these...
I bought the Nokia 1100, I went home and right next to my house, on the road I found the Nokia 1101 a bit scratched, but fully functional. Was I lucky or unlucky? I let you decide.
General 2G Network:
GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 1900 - Nokia 1100B for US
Announced: 3Q, 2003 Status: Discontinued
Size Dimensions: 106 x 46 x 20 mm, 79 cc Weight: 86 g
Data GPRS: No EDGE: No 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: No Infrared port: No USB: No
Camera
No
Features Messaging: SMS Browser: No Radio: No Games: 2 - Snake II and Space Impact+ Colors: Xpress-on covers Languages: Most major European and Asian GPS: No Java: No
- T9 for 10 languages
- SMS to many
- Calculator
- Stopwatch
- Xpress-on front and back covers
- Picture messaging
- Flashlight
Battery
Standard, Li-Ion 850 mAh (BL-5C)
Stand-by: Up to 400 h Talk time: Up to 4 h 30 min
General 2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 Announced: 2005, June Status: Discontinued
Size Dimensions: 106 x 46 x 20 mm, 72 cc Weight: 86 g
Data GPRS: No EDGE: No 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: No Infrared port: No USB: No
Camera
No
Features Messaging: SMS, EMS Browser: WAP 1.1 Radio: No Games: 2 - Snake II and Space Impact+ Colors: Xpress-on covers Languages: Most major European and Asian GPS: No Java: No
- Predictive text input for 10 languages
- SMS to many
- Calculator
- Stopwatch
- Xpress-on front and back covers
- Flashlight
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 850 mAh (BL-5C)
Stand-by: Up to 300 h Talk time: Up to 3 h
5. Nokia 6125
My fifth phone. Yet, another great present from my parents, but this time I got it for my 15th birthday! I had and still have good memories with it...
Want to know a secret? After only two days, YES, two days, my lovely phone stopped working! (It slipped from my pocket and the little display broke, and the phone didn't want to start anymore...
I sent it back and I clearly said that I don't care that I'll lose my warranty, just please repair it...
Well, they said OK. I waited a month and they sent it back with a letter, which said, that they can't repair it...
Here comes the annoying part... 1. They said, that they can repair it, 100%, and they didn't... 2. I lost my warranty (self explanatory ) 3. They even charged me with 25$ because they "tried to repair it" :angry2:
I was so angry... but the other they I went to a GSM shop and I asked, that it really can't be fixed?
They said that it can, with only 10$. And they said that only the smaller screen needs to replaced and that's all...I was like
How lucky could I be no...?
Memory Phonebook: Yes, Photo call Call records: 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Internal: 11 MB Card slot: microSD, up to 2GB Data: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 Infrared port: Yes USB: Yes, Pop-Port
Camera Primary: 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels Video: Yes, QCIF Secondary: No
Features Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging Browser: WAP/xHTML Radio: FM radio; Visual radio Games: Yes + downloadable Colors: Black GPS: No Java: Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Push to talk
- Audio/video player
- SyncML
- Predictive text input
- Presence enhanced contacts
- Organizer
- Voice dial/memo
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 820 mAh (BL-4C)
Stand-by: Up to 280 h Talk time: Up to 5 h
6. Motorola RAZR V3i
My sixth phone. Another funny story...
Remember my Nokia 6125 story? Here's the thing:
On the day when I received the news, that the phone can't be repaired and went to the GSM shop, but right after I came out, near my house I saw something shiny in the grass... You guessed, it was the Motorola...
I think that day was my unlucky-luckiest or unluckiest-lucky day...
General 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Announced: 2005, November Status: Discontinued
Size Dimensions: 98 x 53 x 13.9 mm, 65 cc Weight: 100 g
Display Type: TFT, 256K colors Size: 176 x 220 pixels, 9 lines, 2.2 inches, 35 x 44 mm
- Second CSTN display (96 x 80 pixels), 65K colors
- Anodized aluminum case
- Downloadable logos
Data GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE: No 3G: No WLAN: No Bluetooth: Yes, 1.2 Infrared port: No USB: Yes, miniUSB
Camera Primary: 1.23 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels Video: Yes Secondary: No
Features Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML Radio: No Games: Yes + downloadable Colors: Silver Quartz GPS: No Java: Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Apple iTunes compatible
- MP3/MP4 player
- Predictive text input
- Organizer
- Speaker independent voice dial
- Voice dial/memo
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 710 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 200 h Talk time: Up to 3 h 30 min
7. Nokia AEON F868 Concept Replica (aka Chinese model TOSHIBA)
My seventh phone. I saw this thing on the internet and I was very curious about it... I buyed it, but didn't like it so I selled it after a couple of months. Note: It comes with a stylus. Note 2: In the Audio Player, you can shake the phone to jump to next track.
Features:
• GSM Compatibility: Frequencies 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz.
• Available Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Malaysian, Indonesian, Turkey, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Thai (If you need any other national language, please contact customer service)
• Screen: 2.4 inch, QVGA high vivid touch screen, 240*320 pixels
• SIM Card Slots: 2 Card Slots
• SIM Card Modes: Dual SIM open, Only SIM1 open, Only SIM2 open, Flight Mode
• Security Settings: Phone lock, Auto Keypad lock, Change password
• Camera: 1.3M pixel camera, supports video-shoot, the duration depends on storage
• Audio Player: Built-in
• Ring tone: 64 Polyphonic; supports MP3 audio record as ring tone
• User Profiles: General, Meeting, Outdoor, Indoor, Headset, Bluetooth
• Memory: TF Card Slot.
• Built in Memory: 761KB, support TF card up to 8GB TF extended
• Vibration: Supported
• GPRS Support: Browse WAP Website
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Chat
• Handwriting Mode: Supported
• Games: Built-in Funny Games
• E-Book Reader: TXT
• Bluetooth Support: Bluetooth 2.0
• Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Shape: Bar Phone
Specifications:
• Multimedia:
- Camera
- Image Viewer
- Video recorder
- Video Player
- Audio Player
- Sound recorder
- FM Radio
- Slide Show
• Audio Player:
- Formats: MP3, WAV
- Settings: Player, Display, Add Ring tones, Bluetooth
• FM Radio:
- Radio FM Tuner Frequency: 87.5MHz to 108MHz
- Background Play: ON, OFF
- Loudspeakers: ON, OFF (plays directly without earphone)
• Bluetooth:
- Type: MTK BT DEVICE
- Supported Service Profiles: Handsfree, Headset
- Options: Power, Inquiry Audio Device, My Device, Active Devices, Settings
• Telephone directories: 300 groups of phone books, caller picture, caller Ring Tone,caller groups
* Messages : 200 SMS, support MMS. Support SMS group-sending
• Other Functions:
* MP3
* MP4
* Handsfree
* SMS group sending
* Voice recorde
* Handwritten input
* FM
* Bluetooth
* GPRS
* WAP
* SMS
* MMS
* E-book
* Calendar
* To do list
* Alarm
* Calculator
* Currency and unit converter
* Stop watch
* World time
* Power on/off: Support auto power on and off
* Alarm clock: 5 groups, support mp3 ringtone, support snooze, can set from Monday to Sunday
* Games: Build in 4 general games
* Network: Support WAP GPRS Download
* Bluetooth: Support A2DP V2.0
* Data Transfer: USB cable / bluetooth
• Battery Life:
- Talk Time: Up to 3.5 hours
- Music Play: Up to 7 hours
- Standby Time: 200 to 400 hours
• Package Content:(Not so important, so highlight to view) * 1 x F868 Mobile Phone
* 2 x 1200mAH Rechargeable Battery
* 1 x Travel Charger
* 1 x USB (to mini-USB) Cable
* 1 x Wired Earphones with MIC and Clip
8. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
My eighth phone. I got this phone in January 2011 and I love it!!!
I saw it on its release day, I saw and read many good reviews on it and actually tested it myself and I said: "I have to get this phone!" So I started working and after a couple of months I managed to raise enough money to buy it! (I have the black/8GB model)
This is the phone I currently use and I think that it will be for a long(er) time that my Nokia 6125! Note:
Also known as Samsung I9008 Galaxy S for Chinese market!
General 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 Announced: 2010, March Status: Available. Released 2010, June
Size Dimensions: 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm Weight: 119 g
Display Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz 3.0 UI
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Swype text input
Memory Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records: Practically unlimited Internal: 8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 2GB ROM Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB Data: GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE: Class 12 3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Infrared port: No USB: Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection Video: Yes, 720p@30fps Secondary: Yes, VGA
Features OS: Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 CPU: 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Browser: HTML Radio: FM radio with RDS Games: Yes Colors: Black, White GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support Java: Via third party application
- ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner (only available for Brazilian market)
- Social networking integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- TV-out
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
- YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
So... I hope you enjoyed my little phone experience history! Please reply with something awesome and list your own list of phones if you want...
Since my cheap Samsung dumbphone failed a few years ago, I had been forced to switch to a smartphone (used as dumbphone).
Currently I'm using Ulefone Armor X5 Pro. Bootloader is unlocked and LineageOS 20 GSI (security update February 2024) and Magisk 27.0 flashed.
Since my cheap Samsung dumbphone failed a few years ago, I had been forced to switch to a smartphone (used as dumbphone).
Currently I'm using Ulefone Armor X5 Pro. Bootloader is unlocked and LineageOS 20 GSI (security update February 2024) and Magisk 27.0 flashed.
It's assembled as a modded Google 6 Pro to repair it.
Processor: Google Tensor SoC(overclocked)
Display: OLED
Camera: Dual-camera setup with advanced computational photography
Battery: All-day battery life
Other: Custom WiFi chipset and custom VPN app connecting to broadband home server on high speed router
The so-called $30 battery replacement for iPhone 6s's that Apple offered as a piecemeal due to their shoehorned batterygate controversy caused my phone to eventually die off w/in a year and a half from the battery replacement ♂.
My first smartphone is Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime
Really compact phone tbh and i like colored led notification that really helpful
Second is Poco X3 Pro
Idk why i brough this phone beside for gaming back then but sadly got broken since the phone got reputation about bad cooling & cpu issue
My current daily driver now is Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G
I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max. and all your base are belong to apple. Importantly, though, I'm using a scummVM app and I'm discovering very old games that were actually awesome.
My first cell phone was when I was 16 years old, a Motorola M3688, then I went through a yellow Alcatel One Touch Easy, Sony Ericsson, Galaxy S4 and today and for a few years, I have a Xiami MiA1, I don't play. video games on the mobile, I play on the PC.
I have an LG A34 flip phone that has a booting problem atm. Will fix one day soon. Current phone is a Hauwei P30 Lite spyware edition phone. Before I got it, I used an LG VX8700 flip Phone for years. I wanted to use it again and get rid of my P30, but it's CDMA and Canada got rid of all CDMA networks. I'm hoping someday to get a Linux based or other non-Android based dumbphone.
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I miss these! 
♂.
