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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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[–] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If your not going to go with a pixel, the best alternative is a new samsung phone with Divest OS.

Samsung is the closest in terms of meeting GOS hardware requirements (it still doesn't) and Divest OS is the next best privacy respecting ROM.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

More so than Lineage? I never heard of them.

[–] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Way more. Lineage is not a very good rom in terms of privacy and is an awful choice in terms of security. Both Divest and Calyx are better choices.

Lineage as the name implies is best suited for end of life phones that you need to keep working. Which i would avoid anyway as you are not getting any security updates leaving your phone extremely vulnerable.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 7 months ago

Very good point. Thank you. By now the overwhelming majority has convinced me that I should probably get a pixel phone but I will still have a look at samsung and divest OS.