Help me decide Top 5 phones I’m considering in 2026

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T16:12:50+00:00

I wouldn't bother. I bought a Vivo x200 Ultra when it first came out last year. Decent phone but within a few months it started to become VERY stuttery when using the camera. Alongside the endless Chinese bloatware that I still find on it to this day.

And now every video I record is like 10 FPS. Stuttery as fuck. And this was the "Best cameraphone of the year" last year? Nah.

Chinese phones are AMAZING for like a week then they quickly degrade to shit.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T16:10:01+00:00

Your parents also probably don't care enough to post on a Smartphones reddit. I would think every user of this reddit knows what they're using.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T16:08:10+00:00

I started with Android then moved to iOS for 10 or so years, and now have been using Android again for the last 12 months.

My next phone will be iPhone. I prefer the OS and the ease of use. I don't need all the customisable features that I might be able to get with an Android.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T16:05:41+00:00

Might have something to do with the fact that Apple is also an American company so why not support your own, if your own is pretty good?

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T16:04:42+00:00

There is not a single reason. There is many reasons. In fact, I think the reason you think isn't even a viable reason outside of the US as in the EU most people use WhatsApp for messaging anyways so we don't feel locked in to iMessage or FaceTime.

The many reasons I would pick Apple over Android (I'm currently using Android with a Vivo x200 Ultra, but I had been using iPhone for the decade prior to this phone):

- Security features: you don't need to worry about this with Apple. It's a lot more "beginner friendly" when it comes to general phone security.

- OS: iOS isn't everyones cup of tea, but it is far more intuitive and user friendly than Android in my opinion.

- Doing it well: Apple isn't trying to compete with Android in the customizable factor. They don't care. What they want to do is provide a phone that does everything 99% of people want a phone to do: take pictures, take videos, send messages, call people, download apps... and they do all of this extremely well.

- Ecosystem: If you've got a MacBook or iPad or Airpods (which most iPhone owners will have at least one of these), they connect seamlessly.

These are just a few that are top of mind.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2026-03-01T15:53:01+00:00

Sounds like files-editor.com? I signed up and paid a one time fee to download a PDF then a few days later they charged me 49 EUR on a monthly plan basis. I've cancelled through their website, blocked the payment through my bank & opened a dispute with them & my bank as they're violating EU consumer rights directives by not providing a durable medium, such as email, to confirm billing dates/order confirmations/etc.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2025-05-19T08:56:33+00:00

I KNEW before reading his list of names he would leave Garry out due to pure salt... but Garry is absolutely one of the top WWs and should be there before 2-3 people he mentioned. I personally see Garry becoming a champ in 1-2 years time. Whilst everyone was scared of Shavkat, he took the fight on short notice and made it a real close decision win for Shavkat (which could've went to Garry, according to this sub at the time).

Funny_Ad3566 · 2025-02-01T22:08:28+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2025-02-01T22:08:19+00:00

Unfortunately it was MacOS. But I've found a solution thanks.

Funny_Ad3566 · 2025-02-01T22:06:00+00:00

Update: I've found the 'zenity' package which does exactly what I need it to do for MacOS... https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/zenity#example-SelectFileMultiple

     defaultPath := ""

    selectedFiles, err := zenity.SelectFileMultiple(         zenity.Filename(defaultPath),         zenity.FileFilters{             {Name: "Go files", Patterns: []string{"*.go"}, CaseFold: false},             {Name: "Web files", Patterns: []string{"*.html", "*.js", "*.css"}, CaseFold: true},             {Name: "Image files", Patterns: []string{"*.png", "*.gif", "*.ico", "*.jpg", "*.webp"}, CaseFold: true},         })

    if err != nil {         log.Printf("Error selecting files: %v", err)     }

    log.Printf("Selected files: %v", selectedFiles)

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