Okay, friends. I need recommendations. It's about time for me to think about getting a new phone, but there are some things I love about my current phone that are hard to leave behind. For instance, I'm a bit of an audiophile, and my LG G8 has a built-in quad DAC, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a native EQ app, and it supports both aptX and AAC codecs for bluetooth. Ideally, I'd like to find something around or under $500 (the cheaper, the better lol) with a comparable audio setup, but a more powerful chipset. Besides audio, I use my phone for normal phone stuff, lots of emulation/gaming, and making videos.
I'd really like a headphone jack and an easy bootloader unlock process for custom ROMs, but neither of those things are necessarily deal-breakers. High refresh rate displays are also very welcome but not necessary.
I'm in the US and these are the bands I need for service:
The Duomo di Siena seems like someone going through a "Tim Burton" phase decorated it
The walls are black & white stripes of marble, most of the statues look like they could break out singing Harry Belafonte any minute, & there's even a Strange Girl™ hanging around :blobfoxdarkghostspooky:
The black & white stripes are actually a nod to Siena's coat of arms.
Photos around a few areas close to Downtown Midland, MI: Dow East End Building, a mural underneath a bridge, right behind that mural is a view of a river that runs underneath that same bridge, a bird mural on the side of a building, flowers, and a residential building. Shot in June 2023.