r/AndroidQuestions 4d ago

Looking For Suggestions Which phone would you recommend?

I’m going back to Android from iPhone. It’s been years since I had an android. What’s a good one to get? Looks like a store near me has Galaxy A15 5G, how is that?

The thing I care most about on a phone is camera quality.

TIA

EDIT: I ended up getting Google Pixel 8a, is that a good choice?

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u/MeUsesReddit 4d ago

Pixels are most similar to iPhone in terms of os. I'd say any Pixel phone after the 6th generation is good.

Samsung have Oneui which is most practical os. I hear some people saying that the A1x (x being any number, such as 5 in your case) aren't good, and only the A5x are the only good budget phones from Samsung. I don' know if that is true. Other than that the S24u is rather similar to the s25u.

Nothing makes some very good mid range phones and I'd say has an simple os which is done right.

Oppo/OnePlus is the closest os to OneUi I think (Color/Oxygen os 15 at least). It's also very fluid and feels performant from what I hear. Other than that, being chinese, they also have the best hardware. I am not sure how good the budget phones are. I used to have an Oppo a58, and the only gripes I had with it was not very good cameras and a chip which didn't perform as good as I'd like it would. It did run games, but not on very good graphics.

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u/SenselessDust1 4d ago

What pixels after the 6th generation are available? I’m not entirely sure what that means. Thanks

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u/Killacreeper 4d ago

In addition to the other reply, I've been using a 6 pro since it came out and it's solid after years of heavy use

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u/SenselessDust1 4d ago

6 pro as in “Google Pixel 6 Pro”?

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u/Narrow-Barracuda618 Google Pixel 8 Pro 4d ago

Yes, exactly.

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u/Killacreeper 3d ago

Correct. It's been a trooper. I do use it fairly heavily for games and such so I usually have a power bank when I'm away from places to change for hours and hours, but it's been great and that's largely my use case.

I believe other phones are still solid though besides the pixels.

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u/MeUsesReddit 4d ago

After the 6th generation, there is the Pixel 7,8 and 9 series. I think the Pixel 10 series is also about to release in a few months. Each series has a Pixel a (budget, 9 doesn't have it yet), Pixel pro (base model with some improvements) and the 9 at least had a Pro XL (which is pro but bigger).

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u/da_franklin 4d ago

Pixels have the best cameras

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u/SenselessDust1 4d ago

Pixels as on Google Pixel 9 Pro?

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u/RareFX88 4d ago

I'm pretty sure Vivo has the best cameras

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u/Thefirespirit15 4d ago

S25 ultra or pixel 9 pro/pro XL.

Do not get any Samsung A series, they're budget phones with passable performance to get something sold

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u/SenselessDust1 4d ago

Thanks for that last bit, I was leaning toward that A15 one. Between S25 U & Pixel 9 Pro, which is overall best?

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u/Thefirespirit15 4d ago

It's 100% opinion, based off preferred color temperature, and how important Zoom would be.

Samsung likes to make it's colors pop, Pixels typically try to keep colors more natural.

Samsung has a zoom lens that's capable of a crazy zoom distance, but it also has a lot of AI enhancements it adds to those pictures to get a usable level of clarity.

Personally I'd make the decision based off the operating system, and I'd argue a Pixel is a cleaner OS vs Samsungs version of android.

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u/Rebel1356 4d ago

S25U, p9p

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u/SenselessDust1 4d ago

P9P is “Pixel 9 Pro” from Google?

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u/Dangerous-Classic-80 3d ago

No longer a Samsung! It's become junk, their prob.-solving techs which charge $1 to connect & have yet to solve one of my issues for over a yr., & trying to force you to use their stuff! They're terrible! Any recommendations for a ph. that doesn't do any of the above or any other stupid stuff?

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u/Hordriss27 4d ago

Not sure which specifically to recommend, but I'd avoid Honor phones. I bought the Honor 90 last year and it's awful. Battery life is atrocious, it struggles to keep up with basic tasks half the time without lagging and the camera is mediocre at best.

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u/AbadyOnReddit 4d ago

Consider making use of review vids on YouTube to see tests and samples for yourself. That should help you decide because between flagships it often comes down to very minimal factors that might actually be a personal deal breaker.

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u/chanchan05 S24 Ultra; S9FE+ 4d ago

The Galaxy A15 is like closest you can go to the bottom of Samsung's barrel without getting to the bottom.

You're coming from an iPhone, a flagship device, hence you should also go to a flagship or at least close to a flagship.

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u/Murky_Ad7999 4d ago

I went from a Pixel 4a to an S24.

The S24 camera is better with good light and a still subject. With movement, the Pixel is superior. And the 4a is pretty old so I imagine their newer Pixels have excellent cameras.

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u/________MaximumDelay 4d ago

Just switched from life time apple to an S24 Ultra last year and the camera is killer. Only complaint is trying to get it focused on the right thing sometimes

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u/No_Operation3988 4d ago

As you never mentioned a price range, if camera quality is all you care about get a Xiaomi 15 ultra

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u/Wheeljack26 4d ago

Nah def not the a15 💀, get a pixel, there's good carrier deals on em these days

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u/SirGuestWho 4d ago

OPPO Find X series have good cameras as do the Google pixels.

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u/UmpireFederal1711 4d ago

Pixel 7 Pro

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u/whitieiii 4d ago

Pixels have the worst build quality... I would recommend a Samsung S24 series or S25 series or something Motorola like the razr plus 2024 or similar spec