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[-] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

No word on if it's coming to the EU :(

My pixel 6 is dying and I'd like to get something for graphene or another less monopolized distro but there's no support for phones released this year as far as I can tell from most distros so I'm looking for one more normal phone until hopefully that ecosystem is better off.

Even the new pixels look weak from several angles It was hard to get want them after all the reviews came in.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

You're looking for a replacement for your Pixel that is also not too monopolized, and the first thing that comes to mind is Samsung?

[-] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's comments like this that make me worried about literacy rates and reading comprehension.

I want to replace my Pixel with a cutting edge phone that is user friendly, repairable, highly private, has all the features I like, and whose company is owned by its workers and not evil.

That phone doesn't exist.

So now we talk priorities. With Google looking to close down android, I want something more open than stock android. My options are very limited. Graphene only works on the pixel line and not even the newest pixels, which are very underwhelming, so that's not a great fit. LineageOS doesn't seem to support any new phones albeit I didn't cross reference every phone. The nothing phone, and every other competitor, seems lackluster as well.

So I've resigned to settling for any phone that's cutting edge. If this is going to hopefully be my last mega evil corpo phone, I've been flirting with going with multiple screens because I doubt in 3 years there will be a non-corpo folding phone option if the normal slabs are still struggling. Samsung only "comes to mind", and this might surprise or confound you, because we're commenting on a thread about a Samsung phone.

If anyone has better recommendations for a last corpo phone out now or on the horizon, I'm all ears. And if someone wants to try and convince me there's a great phone out there that can run a non-stock OS and still be a largely enjoyable experience I'm also ready to be wow'ed. But I've looked around a bit and failed to find anything.

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It’s possible to clarify your position without first insulting the person you’re replying to, fyi

[-] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 2 points 2 weeks ago

So I've resigned to settling for any phone that's cutting edge.

If you drop the "cutting edge" condition instead, you could grab a Fairphone, which ticks all the other checkboxes.

Unless you game on your phone, you won't notice a thing between modern high end and low end phones as long as they put enough RAM in.

Samsung is the opposite of everything you mentioned besides cutting edge.

There's always Fairphone and Shiftphone if you're living in the EU. Not cutting edge, but should be more than good enough for most people. (Oh, and my Fairphone 5 is honestly built like a tank.)

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe try a phone that isn't trash as soon as the battery dies. Something repairable.

[-] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I mean I'd love to buddy. When someone releases a phone with all the modern features I want and the best processor and a repairable battery (or any other of the consumer friendly practices we all want) I'll buy it. But don't act like I'm choosing to not get the ideal phone when it doesn't exist. It's compromises everywhere.

all the modern features I want

What are those? Because the difference between midrange and top of the line has been shrinking from year to year.

the best processor

What do you do with your phone that needs the best processor? Maybe you have some special use case, but the vast majority of people don't need the best processor - often that's a case of chasing the shiny new thing.

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