Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
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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
#2I usually buy either Xiaomi or Oppo phones and I am pretty happy.
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#3I usually buy either Xiaomi or Oppo phones and I am pretty happy.
Still a "Google phone" as per the definition of this article. They're looking for Linux-based non-Android phones.
Re: Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
#4I 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.
Re: Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
#5I really want to try one of these one day: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/promoted/
But I haven't dared yet because I kind of expect it will not be able to replace my current phone.
Re: Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
#6Is anyone successfully running Android inside a container in Linux, for their daily apps?
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#7So which one has the biggest chance to be Android/iOS alternative?
Many many years ago, smarphone users had these choices:
Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, PalmOS... what else?
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#9Earlier 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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#10Jolla still exists:
They develop Sailfish, a non-Google Linux-based mobile OS that can apparently run Android apps decently in a sandbox.