Am I the only one who still uses a 5 yo Android smartphone as its main device?

I am using s3 mini

I have one for the forthcoming mugs I may suffer from, it's indeed very handy.

No cause i have a weak spot for nokia phones so i had to get one

S6 here.. I'll use it until it won't work anymore

@rookiemaverick I wish I still had mine :'(
As for me, I'm currently without a phone actually. But I'm still actively looking for a device that'll be able to serve me for more than a year or so (due to what's gotta be planned obsolescence.. fucking wanketeers). But once I get a hold of one, you can bet your ass that I'll build kernels and Androids against it until the hardware lets me down.. but again, still looking for something that'll last me for something like a decade. 3GB RAM and a couple of GB of storage with SD expansion? Plenty for the girls that I go out with. You don't need a whole lot of hardware to run an OS and some apps.

I’m still using iPhone 4

My Nexus has stopped working properly so I went back to my Samsung s3 mini and boy is that thing slow, far too painful to get anything done when even typing lags behind. Perhaps a complete reset would help it but I'd rather stick to my modern technology thanks

I'm using Sony Xperia Z1 compact. I like it but it's getting old and stuff like bluetooth chip starts to fail occasionally. It was waterproof but not anymore...

I wish the latest Xperia phones are better than mine. They look overpriced for what's offered. Battery life and memory haven't got much improvement so I don't see the ground for them to cost more.

I think Sony isn't really popular here.

I'm borderline insufferable about how pleased I am with using cheap phones. I don't worry about dropping it, I don't care about screen protectors, and my only concern if it gets stolen is that I'd need to change my passwords in case they manage to unlock it.

I know I'll get a new (and equally as cheap) one in a while that will be even better. I'll survive the extra second it takes to open Firefox compared to a high end phone.

The range of things that cheap phones can and cannot do compared to high end phones has reduced dramatically.

Unless there is a quantum leap in technology, i don't see a significant spec bump.

I have had my Sony for around four years, and it is still sufficient for my needs. Too bad then that the built-in non-replaceable battery is worn out. All of a sudden it drops from ~50% charge down to zero, effectively rendering the phone unusable.

@ltlian my only issue with these is the ROM software.

Brother was using Blackview and the LCD driver got screwed up during the update. Showing 2 pixel wide white noise in middle of the screen with no way to rollback as the ROM for these cheap phones are not worth of XDA hackers time.

So my minimum requirement for the phone is twrp & cyanogen/lineage support. Happy user of S4 mini which i got for $70.

Also 5'' is too big, so that filters out most of the recent phones.

I would really love to see a modern E-Ink phone.

No bullshit social networks, streamed videos, etc.

Just a device optimized for battery life, calls and text messaging (IM, mail, ... you can browse web on Kindle, so that should work too).

Preferably fitting within 4''. You don't need a huge fullHD display when the primary goal is not multimedia consumption.

Also - 1cm thick phone is fine. I don't understand the current need to have thinniest phone possible. Just add extra 3mm and shove additional battery capacity inside.

I wish I could, but it seems like trying to keep your phone up to date is either impossible (if you can't flash it) or eventually slows it down to a crawl.

I have about 4yr use period, so I think its not that bad still.

HTC G1 (2008) -> Samsung S2 (2011) -> Mi4C (2015)

my parents still use them 😂

OnePlus One here. But I think I will upgrade to the Mi Mix 3 as soon as it is below 400€. I hope this will happen somewhere around summer next year.

I'm still rocking an old Moto G2 from 2014 :D

I personally still use a Motorola Moto G (first gen, 2013) flashed with LineageOS. I paid 200€ back then and compared to 200€ smartphones of today I don't feel the need to change it. Battery is still perfect (lasts a full day in efficient mode), changed the display twice because i dropped it and it cost me 18€ (can't find any device with replacement parts so cheap). Everything works perfecly except for the front-facing camera that is full of dust but I couldn't care less. It still receives weekly updates and can do everything I need. Apps are becoming really big with no apparent reason so the 1 GB of RAM causes some lag once in a while, but I can live with it. Dimensions are perfect, its round back fits perfectly in the hand and the 4.3" display is the right size for one handed use. Moreover, I have customized with nova launcher and things so it doesn't lack modern features such as google assistant and integration, instant apps and real multitasking (split screen) and more.

I had a note 3 for about 6 or 7 years 'till recently

A 5 yo flagship here, still arguably better than most phones currently on sale.

@stormwise no battery is non-replaceable. It's just harder.

@electrineer True. Most important: it's more expensive to replace battery than to buy a new mobile. And that annoys me a lot.