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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yup. I don't need an amazing camera, NFC, under-glass fingerprint scanner, etc.

I just want a phone with:

  • 5+ years of security updates
  • privacy-friendly (GrapheneOS, mobile Linux, maybe Calyx, etc)
  • basic phone features work well
  • all day battery life
  • fits well in my pocket - 6" seems like a good size
  • headphone jack

But because the phone landscape sucks, my realistic options are: Google Pixel. Everything else has much too short of software updates, has a huge screen, or costs way too much. I'd personally be happy keeping my Motorola phone if it got security updates, but that ended so I'm looking for something different.

I just want to make calls, texts, browse the web, and run a few apps (work MFA, Lemmy, mapping app, etc). That's it.