Im considering buying a new phone and i don’t really consider a Pixel. I really like Fairphones approach, with the self repairable stuff. Even though they don‘t have a headphone jack. But well… I can’t change it. I’ll definitely go with the adapter over wireless headphones.
But to my question: What private OSes are there? Fairphone sells FP4s with eOS, how is that? And does it work on the FP5? GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixels right?
They are expensive and I don’t want to give money to Google
I highly encourage everyone to buy their pixel phones for grapheneos secondhand. there’s enough pixel fanbois out there you should be able to deprive any corporation of the money of your sale by buying a like new condition last generation pixel (Like an 8 now that the 8a and 9 are out)
Recently bought a used Pixel for just under $200.
I refuse to buy new when a 1-2 year old flagship is 1/3 the price of new.
Especially since when was the last time you got a phone that impressed you? Like phones haven’t been getting better they’ve been getting more gimmicky
Yup. Bought a secondhand 7a for ~$250. Maybe I should have looked for an 8, but honestly I don’t think the 7a is too bad all considered.
Yeah that’s not a bad idea
Sometimes you get what you pay for, and…
I get that, but your purchase (the entire Pixel department, to be honest) is a drop in the ocean to their profits. They won’t notice you not buying one at all. You’re handicapping yourself in the mobile security arena (not being able to install GrapheneOS) to take the high ground and not effect a tech giant.
That aside, if you really don’t want to give Google, buy one from a reseller and not from the Google Store.
they sometimes retail at a loss around the holiday season.
If you don’t want to give money to Google, why not take money from Google?
https://adnauseam.io/
Then, once you’ve offset enough money, then you can buy a Pixel at an overall loss on Google’s side.
They are way cheaper than fairphones where I live.
Sorry I wasn’t comparing to fairphones. I was comparing the minimum you’d have to pay for a phone that has everything you could possibly need with the only difference being a not-that-great camera. So like a budget Xiaomi phone that I use.