• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Yep.

    I’ve already seen it try to disable sideloaded apps. Was yet one more motivator to go to a de-googled device (specifically DivestOS). I can’t do Graphene with my current device, but my next phone will be a Pixel 5.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah. Pixel 8 just launched. If you want a cheaper phone go for the 7s

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          1 year ago

          Google offered $150 for my nearly new 7, I’m sure there will be quite a few on the used market.

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          1 year ago

          That and the form factor, feature set, weight, brightness l, fingerprint sensor, weight, materials.

          I’d prefer a 4 since it’s plastic, but the 5 is almost exactly same size and weight.

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        1 year ago

        Currently using an Essential Ph1. Paid $100 for it. Runs fast. Faster than my friends newer phones.

        I see no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a phone. I’d rather pay $130 for a good condition Pixel 5 that has the features I want, and I can afford to keep a testing phone around or use it as a hot spare, and still pay less than a “new” phone.