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It is fun to play with, but it is not suitable to use as a primary phone. It has poor battery life and is very slow.
thanks, any idea what to buy instead? I'm okay with buying an android, and just flashing myself.
A pixel phone, and then you can put any rom on it.
GrapheneOS gives you the most control.
https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
I was trying to avoid google, but whatever, its not that expensive on eBay.
Thanks!
Check in again around the Holiday season. Chances are that Google will sell at or close to a loss.
i doubt theyll go below 100€, plus on eBay my money doesnt go to Google, very happy.
I'm curious about the 100 euro figure. Is that the sum of component costs?
i dont know, thats just ideally the highest i wanna pay for a mobile phone.
Ah right, well that's also totally fair. Glad you found something decent on ebay
The Librem phone from Purism is like Pinephone, but a bit more cohesive and with better specs. Also more expensive, but if you're considering a Linux phone, then Librem might be a better choice
A pixel phone or a fairphone 4. The pixel 3a has alot of support but is old, and the fairphone 4 has alot of support and is newer. Depends on your preference