nemo

Hey everyone,

So, for a bit of context I've used every smartphone I've owned until it was dead in the sense that the hardware wasn't repairable anymore. The realme6 pro I'm using at the moment is currently on life support so it's time to look for a replacement.

Here's some criteria for what it's important to me:

• I'm not a phone gamer, I don't care how well it runs Genshin Impact or PUBG, but I do use emulators like Citra.
• I don't really care about photography, any fancy camera is a bonus, it's not something I normally would consider when comparing phones.
• Wireless charging would be nice since from experience charging ports are a common point of failure. It's not necessarily a must however.
• A micro-sd and headphone jack would be nice to have, but I'm ready to sacrifice that if the phone has decent storage.
• Bloatware and weird proprietary forced, subscription/AI/ads bullshit baked into the default OS are a big no from me. I'm not as hardcore as some of the Lemmings I've met, but I do value privacy.
• Little extras such as an IR blaster, notification slider, or maybe some fun little gimmick like the glyph interface on Nothing phones is of medium importance to me. I like to tinker too, so any decent customization options is a plus.

I don't need a top of the line flagship, I'm looking for a midrange phone that's available in Canada. With that in mind, I had some ideas already:

• Nothing phone 2, this one seems fun and ticks most boxes for me. What's holding me back is the 3-4 years of updates (but that seems standard enough nowadays) and the relatively high price. If you can ease my mind and tell me I'll still be able to comfortably use this phone in 2028+ I might get this.
• One plus 12R, I like the specs and price on this one. What worries me is the bloat I've seen mentioned. Has anyone had experience with their android flavour? If so, is it feasible to remove/deactivate all useless apps?
• Pixel phones, I haven't researched these enough to decide on a model though. I might give GrapheneOS a try if I end up using a Pixel, I'm impressed by the 7 years of Android updates too. What's holding me back however, is the lack of "fun" compared to my other options, no IR blaster or distinguishing features makes it equal to my other options.

With all that said, any other recommendations are very welcome. Looking forward to reading your thoughts :)

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to this, I've only been running Jellyfin on my laptop for media but nothing 24/7. Honestly, it's not bad and I like it better than paying a thousand different streaming services. I also have some experience with Linux so this seems like a pretty fun hobby I'd say :)

I want to get more into self hosting some other stuff, but I don't have a very big budget, I want the bare minimum to get things working without too much trouble. Also I'd rather not have a big setup since space is pretty limited where I am. This is what I'd like to host:

• Jellyfin (with *Arr optional)
• PiHole or some other ad blocker/privacy
• Magic Mirror or other way to display weather, public transit schedules etc... (I actually just found out about this on another thread so I'd say its optional too. I'm planning on connecting it to a small display rather than a mirror)
• And whatever else you might recommend :)

As far as data storage goes, I'm not a very "materialistic" person, so I'm sorted out with my backup hard drives and devices that go everywhere with me. This wouldn't be necessary, but if I have the capacity I'd say why not. I don't necessarily want to have my network exposed to the public Internet, I don't want to do networking and having everything run on a local network is more than enough for me.

I know about RaspberryPis but the shortage and inflated prices are not ideal, so I've been looking into Libre Computer's lineup (LE Potato specifically). Mini PCs and old laptops seem like a viable option but is there anything in particular spec-wise I should look for?

Thanks in advance :)