This is sooooo incredibly sad!!! I’m currently on an older iPhone and probably getting a Pixel next month; I would really have liked it if there were a bigger variety of phones where I could live truly Google-free, and I would much prefer not having to give Google money to not be reliant on Google…
tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I just bought a Google Pixel!
So that I can install GrapheneOS on it.
Quik@infosec.pub 1 week ago
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Buy second hand or refurbished. Better for the planet, cheaper and you aren’t directly giving google anything :)
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
This is the route I’m probably going to go. Once I’m comfortable getting Graphene set up the way I need to. I do a lot of electronic payments and such so I need to make sure all those will work.
Foni@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Look at the Nokia (yes, those Nokia) have models with android asap
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
It’s just a shame it doesn’t have any extra micro SSD card slots for extra storage…
tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I do find that disappointing but I don’t store many pictures on my phone so I think the 256gb will probably be more than enough for me.
Rixonomic@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I went through three Pixels (6, 6 pro, and 7) with Graphene before I finally gave up. Not because of Graphene, but because Pixels break so easily, and even small damage to the screen will almost certainly render the phone unusable. I’m a contractor, and I need a phone that can handle some moderate abuse. But even with Internet cases, my Pixels could just not hang.
Sadly, with a heavy heart and a wounded concience, I’ve gone back to Samsung. Yes, they spy on me, and yes I absolutely detest it, but at least I can drop my phone once a month and not have to replace it or pay $200 for a screen replacement.
Zoot@reddthat.com 1 week ago
Tell me you don’t have a note without telling me you don’t have a note;-;.
Always wanted a pixel myself, but similar thing being in a trade. My note 9 has a bent screen ffs and still works perfectly. It just needs to be pressed shut pccasionally… 200$ to replace the screen though, fuck that.
tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That really blows. I have an office job and am generally easy on my electronics. Hopefully I won’t have any serious problems, but thanks for the heads up.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Anecdotally, my Pixel 4a which I have dropped multiple times still looks and works like new, even the battery is great!
I too had an otterbox case, which I think helped with those falls.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Dropped my phone (Pixel 7) a number of times. Can’t say I am trying hard.
I have a matte screen protector and a regular case on my phone. No cracks.
Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Lmao, not trying to jinx myself here, but I break my phones yearly, except this pixel 8 pro, which mostly only has the scratches on it that I got while waiting for the liquid glass screen protector to come in. Yeah, it’s got some since then, but again, I seem to break my phones yearly.
phoneymouse@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I wish it didn’t have to be that way, lol. Can’t we have some quality third party hardware?
Zyansheep@programming.dev 1 week ago
Fairphone? Graphene doesn’t support it tho 😭
phoneymouse@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Can’t they work it out? I don’t want to use Google hardware and I don’t want to use Google software. One provides one fix the other lacks.
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I believe only the Pixel phones have the security hardware needed for Graphene.