• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    I picked the Pixel 8 because:

    1. it runs GrapheneOS
    2. It was a little smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro

    If there was a smaller version available, I would’ve gotten that instead.

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      8 days ago

      I’ve been using the “A” branch of the Pixel line for years now.

      But I use CalyxOS so I guess you and I have to be enemies now. My name is Inigo Montoya, you use a different OS, prepare to die.

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      8 days ago

      I picked the Pixel A because:

      1. It runs GrapheneOS
      2. It’s slightly smaller and slightly cheaper than the normal version
      3. The back is plastic and not glass

      Glad I can use it and type on it one-handed, can’t imagine using a bigger phone.

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      8 days ago

      I picked the Sony Xperia 1v because:

      • 71mm width (similar to pixel 8)
      • Flagship specs (*for 2023 - Snapdragon 8 gen2 / 12gb)
      • not Google Samsung or Apple
      • little to no bloatware
      • Decent cameras
      • SD card expandable
      • Headphone jack 3.5mm (though I haven’t used it yet)
      • No glass back (and solid build quality allround)
      • LineageOS support (for when vendor support runs out)
      • I got a good refurb deal in 2024

      I was considering a Zenphone 10 or Xperia 5 v - mainly for size and brand reasons as above - when i found this for £650

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      8 days ago

      I can’t trust anything made by google. It’s a company that literally makes its money capturing everything everyone does on the internet…and yet the phone they make is the ONLY phone immune to having everything captured…

      Sorry. Not buying it. There will be a chip in there phoning home we’ll find out about in a decade.