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beastlykings

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beastlykings ,

I had the original Galaxy Note and loved it. Then I went to oneplus one and loved it. Then I went Nexus 6 and liked it enough. Then I got the first Pixel.

I've been pixels ever since. But there was a deal on the Galaxy flip5, $0 up front, $300 over 2 years. I couldn't pass it up, for the novelty if nothing else.

There's a lot I like about this phone, but a lot more that I don't. I'm looking forward to going back to Pixel when I can.

This phone is missing so many standard features, and so many others are locked behind Samsungs walled garden that I refuse to sign up for. It's just a mess. I'm frequently frustrated.

beastlykings ,

Thanks for the recommendation!

I like the fold concept in theory, though it's a bit exhausting protecting the screen all the time.

Being able to set the phone anywhere at an angle to take a picture has come in handy super frequently.

If this phone was full price though I think I'd be mad. I baby this screen line no tomorrow, and I'm diligent about keeping my pocket free of any dust and lint, let alone dirt or bits.

I've got a tiny scratch in the middle of the fold, and the entire fold area has long tiny cracks forming from folding. I've only had this phone for like 7 or 8 months.

My buddies broke in 30 days of buying it, and he had to fight to get it replaced.

Again, I like the idea, and I enjoy using it. But there's still too many pain spots for me to make the jump. It'll have to get a lot cheaper or a lot more sturdy before I'll get another.

beastlykings ,

I used to like the a400, had a few of them in service, but a few years ago I tried another one and it was terrible. Just... Slow.. like an HDD.
I did some research and apparently they changed something with the nand somewhere along the line. Did a bait and switch. I don't remember the details but it annoyed me.

I actually needed to buy a budget SSD just today, and I got a BX500. We'll see how it goes. I know not to expect much from a drive without DRAM, but at least I know that going in.

beastlykings ,

Thank you. My favorite thing, can never not think of it

beastlykings ,

But isn't wallet only for tap to pay? I use Google pay to send and receive money between my friends and family literally all the time.
Reading the email Google sent me, they only talk about tap to pay still working on wallet.

beastlykings ,

Those other two are so frequently used for scams that my bank has a heart attack every time I try to use them. No matter how many times I call them and tell them to unblock my card, because it was definitely me sending that money, they'll block it the very next time. I literally bought a checkbook (you have to buy those dumb things now?!) so I could more easily give people money... In 2023...

Google pay worked for me reasonably well for small transactions between friends and family. That's literally what I use it for 90% of the time. I'm super annoyed that they don't have a replacement for it.

Google strikes again, killing something I love.

beastlykings ,

Not the same, you can't pay friends directly with wallet. The core function that I use weekly is being gutted with no replacement.

beastlykings ,

When you say you use this for your parents, are they connecting to your home jellyfin server?

I'm running Plex right now for me and my parents, and I've had to do practically no network shenanigans, it just works. I'm beginning to worry about the direction Plex is going though, so I'm looking into jellyfin. But I've read that configuring remote access can be more complicated.

beastlykings ,

Thanks!

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