I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality.
I have never balked at spending money on a phone and for a long time i felt locked into generic flagship devices. With the debut of folding screens I feel like my appetite for unique devices rekindled. I think the power of android lies in its diversity of implementation.
So what features and functionalities would you choose over the next flagship release?
I will never buy a phone that doesn’t have GrapheneOS, so that limits me to Pixels.
I prefer more secure OSes as well. Like GrapheneOS and CalyxOS. I wish GrapheneOS had more options for data/internet permissions like CalyxOS does. (allow app only over vpn, ETC) I much prefer the sandbox approach to google services however.