So as I told @Milo Willamson, it was time to shit or get off the pot. And I did. I bought a new phone. Even started a new board with it.
Yes, I stuck with Motorola--but didn't get the phone I actually wanted. The Edge+ can only be used with Verizon [in the US]. I absolutely refuse to dump my embarrassingly cheap Consumer Cellular plan for Verizon. [Keep in mind I'm on Wi-Fi 99.99% of the time.]
After scouring the phone comparison chart, I decided on the Motorola One Hyper, for a number of reasons. As previously stated, I couldn't care less about a phone's cameras. I have real Nikon cameras for serious picture taking. So that was no part of my consideration. Its screen size--a full inch bigger than my Z² Force, and all-screen--most definitely was. It's awesome!
Having Android 10 was also a deciding factor.
Setup was the fastest and most painless of all my phones; I was up and running in no time.
After enabling Developer Options, I hit a roadblock trying to get System UI Tuner. I actually had to... gasp... RTFM.
Why'd they make it so convoluted in 10? 
Aside from the time now being on my left, everything's pretty much as expected. Oh, I don't have the 'clock lights up when my hand approaches' the idle phone feature, as on the Z. I don't know yet if this is a setting I've missed, or it's discontinued, or what.
It's too soon to know if certain issues, like that god-awful refresh that resets all my file manager tabs, will be gone now. I hope so.
This phone has 128GB of space--double that of the Z, and I never used >50% of it. So I should be good for a long time.
All in all, I think this was an excellent choice based on what I needed. I really analyzed how I do, and don't, use my phone on a typical day, and this fits the bill.
Yes, I stuck with Motorola--but didn't get the phone I actually wanted. The Edge+ can only be used with Verizon [in the US]. I absolutely refuse to dump my embarrassingly cheap Consumer Cellular plan for Verizon. [Keep in mind I'm on Wi-Fi 99.99% of the time.]
After scouring the phone comparison chart, I decided on the Motorola One Hyper, for a number of reasons. As previously stated, I couldn't care less about a phone's cameras. I have real Nikon cameras for serious picture taking. So that was no part of my consideration. Its screen size--a full inch bigger than my Z² Force, and all-screen--most definitely was. It's awesome!
Having Android 10 was also a deciding factor.
Setup was the fastest and most painless of all my phones; I was up and running in no time.
After enabling Developer Options, I hit a roadblock trying to get System UI Tuner. I actually had to... gasp... RTFM.
Why'd they make it so convoluted in 10? Aside from the time now being on my left, everything's pretty much as expected. Oh, I don't have the 'clock lights up when my hand approaches' the idle phone feature, as on the Z. I don't know yet if this is a setting I've missed, or it's discontinued, or what.
It's too soon to know if certain issues, like that god-awful refresh that resets all my file manager tabs, will be gone now. I hope so.
This phone has 128GB of space--double that of the Z, and I never used >50% of it. So I should be good for a long time.
All in all, I think this was an excellent choice based on what I needed. I really analyzed how I do, and don't, use my phone on a typical day, and this fits the bill.
