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On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyou G” board, a thread went up asking for phone recommendations after the poster’s Pixel 8 Pro broke. Specific models like the iPhone, Galaxy S series, and Motorola came up, but replies kept pointing out that “you can’t give real advice without a budget or use case,” and the thread turned into more of a back-and-forth about how to ask for advice than about which phone to buy.
In the end, the thread settled on a rough rule of thumb — “iPhone or Galaxy if you’ve got the money, a Chinese phone if you don’t” — but the original poster still didn’t seem fully convinced.
What people said
It's totally busted
Then just buy the latest version of whatever you're using now!
Re: #11
It's one option
It's one option
If you've got money, forget the phone and buy a house
Re: #13
I already have two
I already have two
I hate phone shops, but
they have to deal with people like this too
rough job
they have to deal with people like this too
rough job
Re: #18
Went in for something unrelated last time, and today they still tried pitching me a few models
Went in for something unrelated last time, and today they still tried pitching me a few models
Just get an iPhone, it's fine
Buy the priciest iPhone and everyone will envy you, so it'll satisfy your need for validation
Re: #19
Re: #20
Don't need an iPhone
Trash
Re: #20
Don't need an iPhone
Trash
Re: #20
Foldables are the flex phone right now, aren't they 😁
Whip it open in front of everyone and you're guaranteed to turn heads 🤤
Foldables are the flex phone right now, aren't they 😁
Whip it open in front of everyone and you're guaranteed to turn heads 🤤
The Galaxy S series is fine
If you're short on cash, get last year's model or used
If you're short on cash, get last year's model or used
Re: #27
It's one option
I've got the money
But I'm not fully sold
It's one option
I've got the money
But I'm not fully sold
Wouldn't a cheap Motorola or Xiaomi do?
Re: #28
My main phone just died, so that feels like a weak replacement for it
My main phone just died, so that feels like a weak replacement for it
Re: #31
What are you using now?
What are you using now?
Re: #32
What broke was my Pixel 8 Pro
What broke was my Pixel 8 Pro
Re: #33
Wouldn't the latest Pixel work?
Wouldn't the latest Pixel work?
Re: #33
That's the same phone you're using now 😁
I'm actually thinking of just buying a used Pixel 8 Pro again as my main phone 😎
That's the same phone you're using now 😁
I'm actually thinking of just buying a used Pixel 8 Pro again as my main phone 😎
Only the person themselves knows what phone at what price they'd actually be happy with
If you want advice from others, you need to share a lot about yourself
Since you're barely sharing anything, hardly any of the advice here has been any good
If you want advice from others, you need to share a lot about yourself
Since you're barely sharing anything, hardly any of the advice here has been any good
Re: #34
You've got to keep in mind that text alone could never convey everything anyway
Since I know I'm the one who decides, throwing out a bunch of options to narrow it down is the standard move
You've got to keep in mind that text alone could never convey everything anyway
Since I know I'm the one who decides, throwing out a bunch of options to narrow it down is the standard move
Mentioning that your main phone died should've been in your very first post
Bringing it up on reply #15 is pretty rough
Bringing it up on reply #15 is pretty rough
Re: #40
It's a technique to keep you guys talking
It's a technique to keep you guys talking
Smoke signals or carrier pigeons would do
Can't be that different from a Pixel 8, right
Can't be that different from a Pixel 8, right
Re: #42
So are you posting with one of those right now, then?
So are you posting with one of those right now, then?
Re: #45
I think the security chip died
My PIN code stopped working
I think the security chip died
My PIN code stopped working
Re: #49
Can't you just reset it? 🥺
Can't you just reset it? 🥺
Whether it's AI, anonymous posters online, or a clerk at a real store — you won't get decent advice unless you volunteer info about yourself and what you value
If the clerk's pushing a few different models on you, they've probably got excess stock of something
Re: #56
iPhones, probably
iPhones, probably
https://gzo.ai/i/i6k14fd.jpg
This
This
If iPhone is trash, then all that's left is diarrhea (i.e., total garbage)
Re: #61
It's a matter of philosophy, use case, and skill level
It's a matter of philosophy, use case, and skill level
Asking for advice but reluctant to share any info
Give advice and it gets branded trash with some excuse tacked on
A cautionary example
Treat your own kids like this and they'll grow to resent you
Give advice and it gets branded trash with some excuse tacked on
A cautionary example
Treat your own kids like this and they'll grow to resent you
Re: #73
Don't you want to hear people's take on it?
Don't you want to hear people's take on it?
If you've got money
・iPhone
・Galaxy S series
If you don't
・Chinese phone
That's really all there is to it
・iPhone
・Galaxy S series
If you don't
・Chinese phone
That's really all there is to it
Re: #73
You really think that counts as advice? Re: #98
You really think that counts as advice? Re: #98
Re: #82
You want a detailed reason for absolutely everything?
You want a detailed reason for absolutely everything?
Re: #84
If you want someone's opinion, that's just common sense, isn't it
Are you even a working adult?
If you want someone's opinion, that's just common sense, isn't it
Are you even a working adult?
Re: #84
At this point just live without a phone
At this point just live without a phone
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyou G) thread「Gotta buy a new phone, but what’s good?」.
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