Maybe even a refurbished one to minimize Google profits. I usually buy them second hand but still new from people who got them from their carriers for a contract extension.
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sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 1 week agoThe best option is GrapheneOS on Pixel devices.
billiam0202@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If you buy a Pixel, you’re supporting Google which is probably worse.
Maybe a Nothing Phone or a OnePlus?
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Buy a used one then. GrapheneOS is by far the best mobile operating system. I have used Calyx and have a Lineage tablet. Neither of them compare to how well GrapheneOS works in and of itself as well as with sandboxed Play services
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 1 week ago
PinePhone any good? Sounds like it’s still a bit of a hobbyist device but if it can do the basics of texting and calling that’s all I need.
TK420@lemmy.world 1 week ago
GrapheneOS seems to only run on pixels
resetbypeer@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You pay them a one time fee. The data you share with them is what makes google money. So from that perspective it’s like direct buy over a loan. They can’t leech you dry when you are not on loans.
kat@orbi.camp 6 days ago
Worth it for the awesome work GrapheneOS devs have done. Heck, buy used.
Pixel is just one of the safest android phones in terms of hardware security.