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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pixels have hardware documentation and are directly supported by Android, making them possible for the GrapheneOS dev community to support. Good luck doing that on a Samsung.

Motorola is doing good here. Also, buy a used Pixel 8, you'll have almost three years of support left.

[–] sefra1@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the thing, even used Pixels are almost twice the price of what I paid for my new phone.

Back when I bought my phone I considered that route. but then since I can't replace the batteries on new phones without risking destroying the device.

I also understand that GrapheneOS can't be installed on any "unlocked" phone, it needs to be OEM unlocked and most sellers don't know/specify, so ended up considering too expensive and too much of a risk.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Pick your poison. Want cheap? Be tracked. Want privacy? Pay the price.