> There has got to be a middle ground between 1K flagship phones and cheap sub-$200 phones, but I swear I can't find it.
replyThe Pixel phones are precisely that, and they are the only phones supported by Graphene for now. The a-series is a particularly good value and I am posting from one.
I'm impressed you can get them with headphone jacks. It's too bad they don't support memory cards too
reply> If it wasn't for work, I'd keep them longer
replyI think if work demands a better phone, then work should be buying you a better phone.
Moto G Power is the cheap phone that hasn't sucked for years. I've bought many been happy. The one time I tried a Samsung, it was a mistake.
replybut they bumped up prices significantly a few months ago due to chip prices or tarrifs or who knows what, it's not so cheap anymore.
Do you get security updates with these old android phones?
reply>There has got to be a middle ground between 1K flagship phones and cheap sub-$200 phones, but I swear I can't find it.
replyIn my experience this is literally the iphone SE. Look at the chipset, its no slouch.