Here's the stuff I pretty much NEED in a phone and what's not that important but nice
I want to be able to OEM unlock, I want to reuse my phone after support has ended
I also want long support, it doesn't have to be like 7 years, but I'd want it to be at least 3 or 4 years of OS updates, can also be more
I need an OS that's not super buggy like my Samsung
I want to play light games mostly 2D stuff like Earn to Die or other games, I don't need the top of the line specs, since ik not playing extreme stuff to handle it
What I want but don't need
I'd like good customization
I want there to be at least some kind of an ecosystem, because I like it when products can properly hook into each other since theyre the same brand
I prefer a small display
I want a good battery lasting at least a day, preferably more, but nowadays, they almost all have that, and needing more isn't really needed, think like the battery and SoT of my Galaxy A55 but a bit higher
What I don't really care about
The camera, look, it has to be usable, but I barely shoot, and if I shoot, it doesn't have to look super good, I don't need 200mp cameras or that stuff
Display refresh rate, 120hz, 144hz, 165hz I don't care on a phone, if I want high refresh rates, I'll just pick a different device
Bloatware, unless it's ads hard baked into the software, I can always just remove apps with adb or delete them if they're not a system app
(edit I'm in the Netherlands)