Sorry for the my previous post, I hit 'publish' instead of exiting preview, lol.
What phone are you using?
Samsung Galaxy A11, Android 12/One Ui Core 4.1. I bought it in November 2020, amid a problem with not accessing Whatsapp and communicating with my schoolmates.
Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?
Yeah. I don't know how to say exactly about the best and worst things about it, I'll just say that at least it's satisfying me.
Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?
Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime and Motorola G6 Play. About the first one, it had terrible storage: 16GB, which was small even back then and it was one of the reasons I switched phones. About the second one, it lasted a few years, but as I used it a lot, it ended up with the battery becoming addicted and it stopped working during the pandemic. I still kept it, waiting for some repair, but then I had to give it to another relative.
How often do you upgrade to a new phone?
I use it until it is very old or with some defect. Yes, I know it's kind of weird to do that, but the wages here don't help much in the exchange for a decent phone.
What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.
None.
Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)
I have a tablet (Galaxy Tab A, 2019 version. Android 11), two cell phones that belonged to my parents (Galaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy A10, the latter being with the screen broken) and a notebook with Windows 10 that I also bought in 2020 (Samsung Essentials E20). Yes, I'm technically kind of a Samsung fan.
I wouldn't say that much has changed, but it depends on the brand and cost. Mine is not very powerful compared to the Tab S line, but it does the job (I used it a lot to read, watch YouTube and for my studies when I don't want to do it on my notebook). And I already had tablets with poor quality and unknown brands a few years ago.