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Google Pixel alternatives? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm thinking of getting a second phone to ease off iOS. It has been good for productivity stuff but the closed off nature of the device keeps disrupting my plans. Everything is either expensive or ad ridden. (Except floccus, floccus is awesome)

So far I have read about graphene OS and am quite interested. I really despise google though. Any chance to use another device and put some linux flavor on it? I was playing with the idea of a pinephone but it seems to be nowhere near daily drivable, fairphone is starting at 580 €, volla phone (german) 450 €...

Some people said xiaomi should be rootable. But the amount of different phones is huge. The price range is awesome though. I was thinking sub 300 €/$ would be awesome so tinkering doesnt hurt me financially.

Disclaimer: I dont want to go full hermit mode with no sim and a faraday bag. I respect the opinion but thats not what I'm trying to do. I want to write some small apps for my phone and use it as a computer if needed. Calling, matrix and browser should work flawlessly.

Any ideas or suggestions? :)

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Jesus. $100 for a pixel or $600 for this. Hmmmmm

[–] Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

how are you getting a pixel for 100 dollars lmao

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ebay. I never spend more than $100 on a phone.

[–] Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

yeah, even a used one, seems like it wouldn't be so little cost. that's cool if you're able to nab one though

[–] ris@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, buying an used Pixel 8 or a 8a is what I would suggest. Its sustainable and doesn't fund Google.

But their phone has some unique, inreresting features, like that Killswitches, 512 GB, expandable up to 2 TB with micro SDXC card, 12 GB LPDDR RAM, Electro-scrap positive thanks to the cooperation with our partner Closing the Loop, Designed in Germany/Falkenberg and fairly manufactured in our own factory in China , modular, easy replacement of Battery that has a standard format also used in other products from them,

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Designed in Germany/Falkenberg and fairly manufactured in our own factory in China

That sounds like a red flag from a security perspective. If you own the factory and everything in it, then why even have it in China? And who is being hired in this warehouse for this security/privacy phone in this Chinese factory?

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 7 months ago

All the parts are in China already. There would be mad high tarrifs to get the parts shipped into Germany and then taxed again shipping to the customer.

The result would be the phone would cost 4x higher, easily.