Hey y’all, my OnePlus 8 pro is donezo, ling story short it got major damage that I just didn’t even see happen but it was on its way out regardless. Now the reason I got a OnePlus is because when I first got them, they were the pinnacle of “moddable phones” any root or rom you could think of it was basically built to be rooted. Now though from what I hear the company has decided to go in a different direction, real shame. So now that I’m back in the market for a new phone ow as wondering if y’all had any suggestions. What’s the most open source droid out there nowadays?
My one+ 8 died just a couple months ago too. I’ve got a pixel 5 now and I’m very happy with it. Got it used from Swappa.
I went from a OP7Pro to a Pixel 7a and I’m loving it. (I was previously into the Nexus line before it was discontinued, so I suppose it was a natural switch… :))
The battery life isn’t super impressive, but the camera is pretty good and quite snappy comparatively. I’ve found performance to be more than adequate. Not confident it’ll last as long as my OP did (was still going strong at nearly 4 years old) but for the price point and feature set, it’s a solid choice. No regrets here!
ETA: The size was a big selling point for me. I wanted something easier to hold in one hand.
with pixel phones you can degoogle using grapheneOS, calyxOS or lineageOS also their bootloader is lockable after you are done with it
ironically best phones to degoogle are google phones
So it’s been quite awhile since I installed a custom os. Does the carrier still matter? I feel like it did 10 years ago. I’m on a not very common carrier.
I have a Pixel 7a and I love it. Hardware is pretty decent and you get guaranteed security updates until 2028, and since it’s the platform on which Google’s devs first test stock Android you can be pretty confident that you could also install something like LineageOS when official Android support runs out.
I’m on a Pixel 6 Pro, and love it. I’ve found the battery life more than enough for my needs (getting a day to a day and a half per charge), and while the finger print sensor isn’t all that great, everything else more than makes up for it.
If everything I’ve heard about the P7 being the more refined P6, that would be my choice if I had to replace my phone today. Hoping that the rumours of google going to flat displays for the 8 Pro are true.
I’m trying out the Pixel 7a after my Galaxy S21 died. My only major complaint is how slippery it is. I have a case coming, but damn this thing is like the hardest phone to hold I’ve ever had. I never feel like I have a grip on it. But for the money, it seems like a super nice phone. Feels very premium, and after turning animation scale to .5x in dev settings, it feels very nice.
@Mononon @AlmightySnoo 👍🏼 that’s the first thing I do on any Pixel!
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Agree - I jumped from a OnePlus 5T to a Pixel 5a 2 years ago and have no regrets. It really depends on what you’re modding for, but I found that on Pixel not having (as much) bloatware, getting the latest Android updates, having real Google Camera support instead of chasing the best mod, and using Wavelet instead of Viper4Android took care of most of my rooting needs. Instead, with the unlockable bootloader I’ve been able to explore custom OSes like GrapheneOS which has been really great!
