• sugar_in_your_tea
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    4 months ago

    Here’s what I want, roughly in order of priority:

    1. long term OS support
    2. repairable
    3. privacy friendly
    4. small

    I currently have a Pixel 8:

    1. 7 years software support, maybe more
    2. 6/10 on ifixit score; not great, but better than many
    3. supports GrapheneOS
    4. on the smaller end of “normal” today

    A community-supported Linux phone would be awesome, since I’d get 1 and 3 by default and 2 by convention, but they don’t meet my minimum needs from a phone: reliable basic feature support. Hopefully we get there by the time my Pixel dies.

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        4 months ago

        My main complaint is that they don’t directly support the US. There’s a reseller here, but I think there are issues with some bands.

        Maybe it’ll be better the next time I need a phone.

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        4 months ago

        The Fairphone is interesting, but it is also enormous unfortunately

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      4 months ago

      I’m using a Pixel 5. Replaced the screen and battery recently because there’s no modern option for me. My thumb will be able to reach all corners of the screen in one hand operation or I’m just not buying it. I’d probably be better off without a phone anyway.