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I got a task to buy a smart phone for my grandparents, they are not techsavy but they know how to use basic functions. Iam looking for an andoid because it has language pack i need. I dont need it to have lots of functions, onley a good camera and a big screen. Bonus points if it can be flashed with some kind of simplefied version of android.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In my experience, older people want to use their smartphones forever so that they don't have to relearn how to use them. If I were you, I would therefore use a mobile phone with the longest possible software support. I think that the Google Pixel 8 fulfils your criteria and offers very long software support among Android smartphones. Given Google's size, you can also assume that the company won't go bankrupt before then.

[–] Hanabie 2 points 11 months ago

That's a good point

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t really put my money on google’s promises given their history

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's a good point, they actually provided security updates to the pixel 4a months after the promised end of life