I am still using the OP 6t I bought at launch. I will try to change the battery soon and move to Lineage OS and see if I can still use it for a few years
Don’t expect their warranty to actually fix your phone. I went through 8 months and they charged me $300 for a broken screen repair (ROG Phone) and when it was finally returned to me, the NFC and RGB are broken and the screen has a dark orange splotch in the upper right corner.
And then the ROG 2 not even 2 years in was dropped from AT&T’s network because ASUS didn’t include the bands (: how stellar.
I’d go on about my other ASUS horror stories, but I’ll keep it relevant with my phones. I’d… Avoid them. It’s too bad cause I really wanted them to be a viable alternative but they haven’t been making good moves recently and these customer service and warranty stories are years in the making
Good standard features, I like the extra functions on the power button. But it lacks oomph. It just looks... meh, for me.
I'm gonna wait for US carriers to fully support the Nothing Phone (2). I was tempted to replace my 4-year-old Galaxy S10+ early this year with the Phone (1) since I've been hearing stories of it working on T-Mobile, but I can wait a few more months for an upgrade (and a black colorway).
For me, the aesthetics. I've always thought the iPhone 4 looked GREAT with the flat front and back, and the straight-edged sides. The Phone (1) drew inspiration from that, and added transparent glass on top of it. Fast-forward to Phone (2), and although I'm not feeling the grey, I'm happy they're keeping the same ethos.
It always feels difficult to justify spending so much on other brands when a Samsung phone from 2 years ago will have reduced to a quarter of its retail price simply due to their oversaturation of the used market
No Verizon support again this year…I’m not a fan of buying phones that limit my carrier options.
But if you don’t care about that, this phone looks GREAT. I always see people complain about a lack of small phone options…put your money where your mouth is!
Doesn’t limit me THAT much, pretty much all Samsung phones sold in the US have fun Verizon support. Sometimes Verizon is the best option, it depends entirely on where you live and work.
Verizon is one of the worse carriers out there right now. AT&T is honestly one of the best due to having FirstNet, they have one of the widest swathes of coverage.
I don’t disagree that Verizon has gotten worse BUT it really depends on where you live, and where you work. I’ve switched carriers quite often when moving apartments or jobs, and I like having the flexibility to do that.
Verizon was what I was on for all of High School and College. Then I got on the plan my In-Laws had, which was AT&T. It was like night and day for coverage.
If you need to ask their permission, which they can cut off at any time, and you need their custom software, which they could break at any time, then I might argue that they don’t generally have bootloader unlocking.
Agreed. In a nutshell, that’s why I’ve listen my Zenfone 9 on eBay and bought a Pixel 6 Pro. Sick of the lack of freedom. I’d rather own something I bought!
That’s awesome for that very important feeling of security, but man it sucks when you get to two years and realise your phone won’t be getting any better. I guess some folks don’t mind that, and of course there’s also ROMs as a solution, but still.
Weird. Their customer service seems to be disagreeing avidly 🤣 However, there’s only the one email claiming unlocking won’t be allowed anymore, with a fair few other Asus employees stating it’s back in Q3 and there was confusion abt it before. It’s possible that’s a red herring.
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