Re: Alternate OS for LG V20?

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

On 2025-06-12 20:58, VanguardLH wrote:

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

On 2025-06-11 15:46, VanguardLH wrote:

 
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While I will use my old phone a little longer, I am looking at new
phones with new batteries will get updated many years into the future.
I'm not buying an old phone, and then realizing I've reached its end of
lifespan prematurely.  The Moto G52 and G62 came out 3 years ago.
Improvement in hardware has been incremental, and disappointing.
Meanwhile the door keeps moving with new OS versions.

 
Sure, if I were purchasing now I would look at the most recent successor
of the G62. I personally like Motorola, and the G62 has all the features
I need. But I would choose a newer version. The newer the better, for
longer support.
 
Soon the mandate to have replaceable batteries should come into effect
in the EU, and that should change things.

The Mediatek Dimensity 7300 in the G86 (release expected this June)
comes close but not nearly as good as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) is out this year in the newest
phones, and outperforms the Gen 3.

I looked at last year's models.  The improvements are incremental
between this year's and last year's models.  However, pricing is not
dramatic, so I might as well buy this year's model.

I don't want a carrier-provided or locked smart phone.  So, no buying
into cellular plans with locked phones.  That also means no getting a
trade-in on my old phone, but whenever I looked no one was buying 9-year
old phones.  They want last year's models to recondition and resell.
Plus, once I get the new phone, my old becomes available as an
experiment in rooting, boot unlocking, and a newer OS (to discover what
hardware no longer functions).  If it gets bricked, no big loss as I
would have already switched to a different primary phone.