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Whats the most affordable smartphone that can run a privacy-focused mobile OS? (sh.itjust.works)
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Important note: im not from the US so any Google devices are out of the picture given they keep threatening/putting on/off tariffs and some countries are bound to retaliate (which is fair), yes i know there are used ones being sold for cheaper but its still a no from me

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[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 6 days ago

If you buy a refurbished or used google device, you're not giving money to that company. I'd rather have hardware that allows you to use a custom OS securely, and I don't know if any other vendors let you lock the bootloader with a custom OS on their devices.