The top 25 posts in the least 24 hours would probably mostly show politics, news and tech memes, which aren’t the most attractive content for potential new joiners.

I personally block this type of content, and I’m probably not alone.

Well documented comment

Thank you @yaky@slrpnk.net

The battery life and hardware were definitely bigger factors.

I’m a bit confused as well. Maybe for people who like the S25+ but want it lighter?

To each their own, but not being able to just remove it just seems weird to me.

I unbloated the S23 quite quickly, it’s not as bad as I thought it would be.

Pixels have indeed good support for alt ROMS (the grapheneOS support almost made me get one), but the battery issue seem to happen quite often:

https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1jorwd3/battery_megathread_april_2025/mnybfar/

To each their own. My main issues with Google is the subpar chipset and the short battery life. Also the fact that you can’t remove the Google search bar from the Pixel launcher.

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-pixel-9-needs-great-battery-life/

https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1jorwd3/battery_megathread_april_2025/mnybfar/

To be precise, Xiaomi OS allows you to change launchers, but you can’t use navigation gestures with them, you have to use the 3-buttons. It’s a deal breaker for quite a few people, and it’s a shame, because besides that the phones are great on paper.

The decision between the hardware and the OS is personal. I got a S23 recently because I wanted a smaller phone, it’s great so far.

I considered Pixels for a while, but on top of the subpar hardware the fact that you can’t remove the Google search bar from the Pixel launcher is still crazy to me.

I’ve had a Motorola 30 Fusion for a while, it’s a great device. If the Edge 50 Neo had a better chipset, that would have been my go-to.

If you are looking for a device smaller than 155mm from at least 2023, you can choose between

• Google (subpar hardware)
• Xiaomi (don’t allow third-party launchers)
• Motorola Edge 50 Neo (subpar chipset)
• Sony (overpriced)
• Samsung

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2023&nHeightMax=155&nRamMin=6000&idOS=2

Edit: Xiaomi allows third-party lauchers but blocks gestures navigation.

Hello @flamingos@feddit.uk , any update on this?

Nowadays, just point people to a server and an app. I usually go with lemm.ee, and a link to Voyager. That’s it.

Nice to see they still do headphone jacks! Those models are just a bit too large for me

Trying it right now, it’s pretty sweet

Be careful, spamming communities to talk about Lemmy will very likely get your account banned