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[–] user28282912@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fairphone is such an obvious partner here I guess that's why they went with a Chinese manufacturer instead.

I am sure nothing bad will come from that decision.1, 2, 3

Seriously, though. Why?

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Can someone ELI5 me what's so special about Google's SoCs that no other manufacturer could do (preferably citing sources not involved)?
I still find it weird that a major manufacturer would bother with a ROM.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Being able to lock the bootloader with custom keys. Major OEMs do not want people to bypass their backdoors. Google signalled they will shift away from it too so Motorola is a welcome addition

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

How would you compare that to the fairphone?

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[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Wait not like that!

I want Graphene but with none of the Moto features.

[–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I recently picked up a 2024 model moto g power 5g. The main reason is that I needed the cheapest smart phone I could find locally to test a new provider (phreeli) before committing. That, and to serve as a ready backup if one of ours dies. $115 at a big box store.

It's... fine. Even after debloating I get about half the battery life of my galaxy s20 which is now 5 years old. I haven't been able to figure out what's eating it, or maybe it just has a smaller battery... I should check that.

[–] Dazed_Confused@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Please make it 6"-6.3"

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