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Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

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Re: Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

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I usually buy either Xiaomi or Oppo phones and I am pretty happy.

Are Xiaomi phones still legal in the EU with their proprietary chargers? All phones need to have USB-C and USB-PD now.

Which proprietary charger? I always had Xiaomi phones and they always use USB ports.

Re: Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are Xiaomi phones still legal in the EU with their proprietary chargers? All phones need to have USB-C and USB-PD now.

Which proprietary charger? I always had Xiaomi phones and they always use USB ports.

Xiaomi uses a proprietary charging protocol, I believe it is called Hypercharge. It also requires a proprietary cable with an extra pin/chip.
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