[realusername]

I currently have a Galaxy S5 running Android 13 in front of me and it's as snappy as a modern device just bought from the store.

The camera is of course the biggest drawback but apart from that, everything is fine.

[hutzlibu]

Did you say this to support parents argument?

The Galaxy S5 was one of the most popular phones and I especially bought it some years ago, because LineageOS support was supposed to be good. And it did run kind of ok, but certainly not "as snappy as a modern device just bought from the store".

[realusername]

The S5 is certainly not a popular phone in 2023 anymore, it's close to 10 years old.

And no, it does run as snappy as a modern device with the latest Android flashed to it, I can make a video if you don't believe me. Ironically it's even faster now in Android 13 than it ever was during its prime era.

[kaba0]

We are talking about old devices, and you brought up a former flagship from the biggest android manufacturer.

You definitely would have much less luck with a random huawei.

[realusername]

Sure, it's a former flagship but it's also an old device at almost a decade old

[hutzlibu]

I have one lying around with LineageOS. It is not snappy by any metric, that I would use. Otherwise it would be still in use.

[realusername]

https://youtube.com/shorts/zroP_xg7Bg4?feature=share

You can have a look here on how it looks like for me, I do consider it snappy

[hutzlibu]

You mean because the native UI opens quickly, it is a snappy devide?

How does browsing works?

[realusername]

Browing is okay, nothing to say really, it's as fast as you would expect.

Apps are opening quickly, animations are fast, typing doesn't lag, yeah I do consider that snappy.

Sure if you start a game, it will just destroy the poor gpu and the camera is garbage by today's standards but that's expected.