My phone’s just bitten the dust and now I need to look for a new one again.

Thought I’d test the waters and see what kinds of phones people on here are using nowadays and what for, what features set them apart if any etc

Bonus points if anyone’s managed to get mainline linux running on them either via KVM or bare metal

Edit: Thanks for everyone who talked about their choices of phone, I am now writing this on a fairphone 4 and am quite happy with it so far.

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    8 months ago

    Pixel 8 Pro/CalyxOS. Originally considered PinePhone/FairPhone, but mobile Linux just doesn’t cut it for me quite yet. Originally considered installing GrapheneOS, but learned that the developer is yikes.

    There are a handful of issues, but it’s working pretty well overall. I don’t miss iOS, except for Spotlight.

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      8 months ago

      Pixel owner here.

      Do you feel like you’ve given up on any major flagship Pixel technology by putting another OS on it?

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        8 months ago

        GrapheneOS now supports android auto. Then one thing missing for me is google pay (paying with the phone through nfc) as google does not allow it “because of security”.

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        8 months ago

        Anything Pixel specific? No. However, stuff like Android Auto isn’t here. The Pixel features are either too gimmicky for me to care about, have suitable alternatives, or just still work.

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            8 months ago

            The default camera app on CalyxOS is quite limited. You can still download any apps from Google Play through the Aurora Store, Pixel Camera included. You won’t get your AI object removal, but, eh.