If you could pick just one phone from all you've had......

[Iniquisitech]

The past ten years have seen quite a bit of change and ininovations. My journey is as follows:

2012: LG Esteem, (I customized it using ODIN)
2015: Motorola Moto x Pure (Best hands free operation)
2018: LG V30 (Great minimal workhorse)
2023: Pixel 8 Pro Great reliable phone)

If I could turn back time, I'd go for the Motorola Moto X Pure, if it ONLY had more RAM. It has the very best voice assistant, you could customize trigger phrases, so you wouldn't have to say "hey google" every five minutes, and the workflow, of telling it to open, read, and respond to both texts and emails was incomparable, at least for the things I needed. (This was under Alphabet) It just never caught on, and then Motorola was sold to Lenovo, who decided to flood the marked with 500 cheap gimmicky Motorola phones, none of which had more that 4 GB RAM, and were just silly.


The pixel is a great phone,, but I long for the days when Motorola was actually on to something.

 

[B. Diddy]

I don't remember the exact years, but here's mine (not counting the Windows Mobile phones I had before seeing the light):

Droid Incredible
Nexus 5
Nexus 6P
ASUS Zenfone 2
Pixel XL
Pixel 2 XL
Pixel 3 XL
Pixel 3a XL
Pixel 6 Pro
Pixel 7 Pro
Pixel 9 Pro XL

(Can you sense a pattern?)

They've all been great for their time, so I'd have to pick my current Pixel 9 Pro XL. The Nexus 5 was a revelation after dealing with a carrier-locked bloatware-filled phone, but the battery life was poor. Nexus 6P and Pixel 3 XL were great until they died of well-known hardware issues. I probably had the 7 Pro the longest, which was terrific, and probably the first time I truly never had to worry about battery.

 

[notforhire]

I don't remember the exact years, but here's mine (not counting the Windows Mobile phones I had before seeing the light):

Droid Incredible
Nexus 5
Nexus 6P
ASUS Zenfone 2
Pixel XL
Pixel 2 XL
Pixel 3 XL
Pixel 3a XL
Pixel 6 Pro
Pixel 7 Pro
Pixel 9 Pro XL

(Can you sense a pattern?)

They've all been great for their time, so I'd have to pick my current Pixel 9 Pro XL. The Nexus 5 was a revelation after dealing with a carrier-locked bloatware-filled phone, but the battery life was poor. Nexus 6P and Pixel 3 XL were great until they died of well-known hardware issues. I probably had the 7 Pro the longest, which was terrific, and probably the first time I truly never had to worry about battery.

I guess variety is not, in fact, the spice of life

 

[ras47]

2003: BlackBerry 7230
2004: BlackBerry 7105t


Those were the days. Everybody in business was using BlackBerrys. No social media. And BBM was a great BB-BB messaging app. Secure and reliable until RIM abandoned the BB7 OS and moved to BB10, then Android.

In modern times I had a Pixel 3XL and currently a Pixel 5. I'm mostly an iPhone user now - it's the path of least resistance in a family full of other iPhone users. Plus I'm a life long Mac user and the integration between mobile and desktop is the best in the game. But the Pixel 5 has the best size/shape I've ever found. I just can't put it down.

 

[abishop1991]

If I could list all the cell phones people stole from me in the last ten years ..,

 

[gendo667]

10 years? Okay

Lg G4
Lg G5
Samsung Galaxy S8
S10
S20 FE (briefly)
S21 Ultra
Pixel 6
Pixel 8 Pro

Pick one ....

Probably the phone I have now. The 8 Pro, but if I have to pick a previous phone, the S8 might be the one though I prefer the camera on the G5. I feel like my 8 Pro renders the S21 Ultra moot.

 

[BerryBubbles]

If I could list all the cell phones people stole from me in the last ten years ..,

Sounds like you've had a few taken from you. That must be rough.

P.S. Welcome to the Android Central Forums!

 

[joeldf]

10 years? Okay

The OPs thread title says from all phones we've had. I think the OP only started 10 years ago which is why he mentions "in the past 10 years...".

My cellphone use started in the late 90s. Sometime around '98 with some Motorola (I think) that had a flip-down keypad cover, and short pull-up antenna.

Then a couple years later, around '02 or '03, I had one of those Nokia candybar phones with the replaceable shells to change the color if you wanted.

Then, around '05, one of those silver and blue Motorola flip phone - I think the V551 - that everyone seemed to have for a while.

I really paid no attention to phone model numbers during that time. The wife and I had our first son, so that's why we even got or first cellphones to begin with - coordinate daycare pickups.

Then, in '07, we got our first smartphones - the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 for both of us. Red for her and black for me.

From there, for me, it was:
BlackBerry Torch 9800
BlackBerry Z10
Galaxy S8
Galaxy S9
Galaxy S20 FE
Galaxy S24+ (current)

For my wife, after the Pearl, it was:
iPhone 3G
iPhone 4
iPhone 5C
iPhone 7
iPhone 12 Mini (current)

My favorite BlackBerry was the Z10. Used it for 4 years before I just had to move on. Right now, I just like the S24+. Perfect size and got the BlackBerry virtual keyboard on it (so it kind of looks like the Z10 keyboard).

 

[notforhire]

The OPs thread title says from all phones we've had. I think the OP only started 10 years ago which is why he mentions "in the past 10 years...".

My cellphone use started in the late 90s. Sometime around '98 with some Motorola (I think) that had a flip-down keypad cover, and short pull-up antenna.

Then a couple years later, around '02 or '03, I had one of those Nokia candybar phones with the replaceable shells to change the color if you wanted.

Then, around '05, one of those silver and blue Motorola flip phone - I think the V551 - that everyone seemed to have for a while.

I really paid no attention to phone model numbers during that time. The wife and I had our first son, so that's why we even got or first cellphones to begin with - coordinate daycare pickups.

Then, in '07, we got our first smartphones - the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 for both of us. Red for her and black for me.

From there, for me, it was:
BlackBerry Torch 9800
BlackBerry Z10
Galaxy S8
Galaxy S9
Galaxy S20 FE
Galaxy S24+ (current)

For my wife, after the Pearl, it was:
iPhone 3G
iPhone 4
iPhone 5C
iPhone 7
iPhone 12 Mini (current)

My favorite BlackBerry was the Z10. Used it for 4 years before I just had to move on. Right now, I just like the S24+. Perfect size and got the BlackBerry virtual keyboard on it (so it kind of looks like the Z10 keyboard).

you had the Startac

 

[gendo667]

The OPs thread title says from all phones we've had. I think the OP only started 10 years ago which is why he mentions "in the past 10 years..."

That's what I did.

 

[Bkdodger1]

I had a Startac and Palm Treo along with numerous BB phones. Too many favorite phones including my first Note 2 that was rooted.

 

[BerryBubbles]

My favorite phone of the past was my 2011 Blackberry Bold 9900. I still have it & it still powers on.

Rim made incredible hardware.

My Bold 9900 spent 3 hot summer days, face down on the lawn, in the sun, enduring 2 watering cycles each day. (I was home working on a big deadline, on a long weekend & hadn't noticed it was missing.) On the fourth morning as I was getting into the car, I spotted it. (Thought it was in my purse) I picked my 9900 up, flipped it over & the screen turned on. I quickly turned the device off, wiped it down & threw it into a sealed Tupperware bowl of rice. Four days later, I removed it from the rice, powered it on, all was fine.

T-Mobile & Blackberry had a falling out & I ended up moving to a Samsung Galaxy s5 around 2014. It took me a while to adjust to what felt like a huge phone, large screen & lack of physical keyboard.

 

[Laura Knotek]

If I had to pick one, it would be the OG Moto X. It was built like a tank. I never used a case on it. It was also more advanced than any other phone for its time. I loved the way I could you physical movements to complete specific tasks, such as the chopping and the twisting motions.

 

[BerryBubbles]

If I had to pick one, it would be the OG Moto X. It was built like a tank. I never used a case on it. It was also more advanced than any other phone for its time. I loved the way I could you physical movements to complete specific tasks, such as the chopping and the twisting motions.

Oh, that sounds really interesting!
And clearing tasks with motions...

I miss the days of not needing a case.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Oh, that sounds really interesting!
And clearing tasks with motions...

I miss the days of not needing a case.

The OG Moto X also was a great fidget spinner. It literally spun in a circle when it was placed on a desk or table and spun.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Both great devices BB 9900 and Moto X

 

[FuzzyB]

Loved BlackBerry....and I agree, the Bold 9900 was the cream of the crop!

I do love my S23 ultra though but those blackberry days were outstanding