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Privacy centric devices stateside for low cost? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Howdy folks, I’ve been working on getting more privacy, and I want my phone to be next. I just wish that the pixels and fairphones were cheaper, especially the fair phone. I know grapheneOS can be considered one of the more secure builds, but are there other more budget friendly devices known stateside that can run alt OSs?

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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (1 child)

There's the PinePhone and Pinephone Pro.

Other than that, there's LineageOS supported phones

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    • [+] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
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    [–] 8 points 4 months ago*

    The answer is to get a used Pixel. With a bit of looking around you may be able to find some pretty good deals. The Pixel 8a is the sweetspot is my opinion. OEM minimum support until May 2031 and old enough to find at a very good price. But not that old for its battery to very likely be busted.

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    [–] 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    ☞ https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

    https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/tree/main/brands

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Ooh that GitHub is solid, didn’t realize nothing phones allowed that bootloader unlock, but damn it doesn’t have the newer ones on there for lineage support. I appreciate this!

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