Refurbished pixel 7.
I originally wanted to install graphene, but I like the stock firmware enough to stick with it.
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LG G2 (2013) with LineageOS
imma use it till 2038, i even have spares
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Pixel 9, GrapheneOS
I honestly don't know. When my phone dies I go to the nearest phone store and ask for the cheapest android phone they have in stock. They ask me what brand I want, what features are important to me--cheapest. They warn me that the camera isn't as good as OtherPhone's--cheapest. And the battery...--cheapest.
If I had to venture a guess I'd say it's a Redmi? And I suppose it's bad.
It was 150€ 4 years ago. I can't fathom sinking 500€ on a phone.
GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6a. Technically have a few Google apps, but they are only banking/governmental stuff and one gacha game (which I primarily play on a tablet anyway). Too lazy to set up Nextcloud myself, but I do have a VPS I rent... and I used to have a local RasPi running PiHole
I am apparently a bit too uncomfortably close to the exact stereotype OP listed
Pixel 6 pro with Graphene OS
iPhone 17
I have a pixel 6 pro running the stock OS. I will run it until it is on its last legs and decide where to go next. To use banking and government apps here, I'm somewhat limited in my choices.
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Galaxy S24 ultra here
Nothing Phone 2
Don't really like the newer models because the glyphs have decreased loads.
RGB glyphs would be pretty cool, ones you could program yourself
uses GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 or LineageOS flashed onto a LG Tribute with zero Google apps, and everything backed up via nextcloud running on a headless Debian Raspberry Pie?
Hey now, it's a Pixel 8 and Raspbian.
Two google apps in a separate profile with a different pin
I use a Samsung S23 with the standard Android system.
I just finished a clean reflash of LineageOS on my Nothing Phone 1 without any closed source apps except for minecraft android (played with a clip on controller). If i find a reliable way to play actual java versions i will remove my google account from my phone and go full open source.
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Pixel9a with GrapheneOS installed
I use stock android but hate smartphones and only own it because of a previous job that required one but gave a monthly comp so you had to get one. I keep minimal apps on it. have it shutoff most times. I use it for phone calls and camera mostly with maybe maps and calendar. I have f-droid to avoid google apps but the stock camera works better than my alternate app so I use that for photos more.
Still have an iPhone 12 mini. Will upgrade to like the iPhone 18 pro or something. I'm waiting until this stops getting software updates first.
I'm on a Z Flip 😅 so nah you're not the only one on stock Android. I want to grab a Pixel and switch to GrapheneOS, but I'll have to wait until I can afford a new phone and when this one bites the dust since I only got it about a year ago. I unfortunately only found out about Android ROMs and got into cybersecurity shortly after I bought it
Honestly dude there are allot of compromises that come with it. You right with the system constantly at times and lose it on RCS of you rock it purely de-Google
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Samsung S25, mainly for the camera and price difference to the Ultra
GrapheneOS on a pixel 8
Well google just renabled automatic app updates and it broke a bunch of my apps because I get the pre adware/spyware/buyout version of apps. So ive been in the market the last week for a graphene phone. Seems pretty likely ill get a stock android phone thats supported by grapheneOS and flash it myself, im uncomfortable with buying a pre used $200 phone.
Why are you uncomfortable buying a used phone? I've only ever bought used phones.
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Xiaomi 13t, 1TB storage, Leica camera, bought used.
It's very good, except the insanely aggressive clean up policy; you watch youtube on FF, switch out to check something and back, youtube is gone...
With 8(+8) GB RAM i could probably use it as a daily Linux driver but there is no linux for it. Will switch to like graphene when I can.
/Sorry infodump
Oppo Reno 12, running on Android - via Oppo's "ColorOS", which is ok.
iPhone 13 mini, which I will stick with until Apple ships another one-handed phone.
Pixel 6a stock
Pixel 8 stock, haven't gotten around to Graphene OS yet and a little worried it won't work with my bank/credit card apps. I think I can revert to stock if things don't work for me so I might try soon.
I really miss my LG G8 though.
If you do test out Graphene, long hold on an app and select App Info then disable all the hardening and sandbox stuff you can for bank apps to stand the best chance of them working.
Do all of your banks have websites?
/e/os/ on a Motorola One 5G Ace.
Galaxy xcover 6 pro. Still have both 3.5mm jack and replaceable battery.
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GrapheneOS on a pixel 8 pro I got second hand a few months back.
iPhone 15 pro max
I have a ZenFone 8 with stock. I love the form factor but I'm mildly annoyed that I can't uninstall certain apps and the QA is poor, never have I been forced to repair a phone this much.
I backup photos via immich, passwords vid bitwarden and run calendar, contacts, notes via nextcloud
LineageOS on a moto g42. Best phone I ever had!