Try the HiSense A9 Pro. I don’t have one personally but from what I have seen and read, it can run Lineage OS quite well (actually better than it’s own Android OS). I am considering it eventually but haven’t made the move yet. Currently on Moto Razr 2024 which I am using with mostly FOSS apps and no social media whatsoever. I used to have a Pixel 9 Pro running Graphene OS which I truly enjoyed but it died on me and the warranty was not applicable due to me having installed that unsupported OS… So yeah, shit happens and I got myself this Razr for good price urgently since I was travelling when it happened.
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muhyb@programming.dev 3 days ago
Maybe not a dumb phone but I would love to use a phone with an e-ink screen. I know there are some projects about this or some Chinese phones but I haven’t met an e-ink phone that I can install a custom ROM yet.
Miroul@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
muhyb@programming.dev 2 days ago
Thanks for the suggestion, seems actually nice with all the ability to install a custom ROM. Sadly, it’s not practical for me to get it from abroad because of our government’s horrendous regulations about buying anything from outside of the country unless you are a trader. Even if I manage to buy it without any problems, there is also IMEI unlock fee which is almost the same price with this phone. My best bet would be, get this phone via a friend who comes from abroad and change the IMEI to my old phone. So, not soon but maybe some day.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
That would solve most of the issues others have brought up. It’s probably fast enough for navigation and definitely fast enough for banking, MFA, RCS/Signal, etc…