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Another reason not to ~~live in Mexico. LMAO~~ buy Samsung smartphones.
So which brand would you recommend for someone living in a third world country?
Personally, I'm using Redmi Note 11 because it's cheap and I can replace its ROM (MIUI EU or some AOSP-based ROMs).
Nothing Phone 2 is available in some third-world countries, though. If you're on tight budget, then Xiaomi.
Lol. The irony of recommending a Chinese brand over Samsung because of concerns of what they'll do with your data/wanting control is hilarious.
Samsung might shut down your phone remotely. Xiaomi does give your data over to Chinese government. I would pick Samsung over Xiaomi any day.
There was also an article recently about them preventing people from unlocking the phone without submitting a request with personal information etc
Oh boy, i DonT gIve dAta tO GoveErnmen. I hope you're using Google Pixel with GrapheneOS. Google can easily blacklist Pixel phones when it was sold outside their market. Samsung and Xiaomi can just inject bloatwares on their devices and request permissions. They are just the same, bad boys.
Oops.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/xiaomi-browsers-have-backdoors_id124332
Sorry buddy! Maybe next time research your phone manufacturer.
Oops. Sorry buddy! I don't use MIUI native/built-in apps. I disabled them right away through ADB.
Mi Browser is the shittiest mobile browser anyway. As for data collection, Qualcomm collects data from the devices where their SoC built: ^thanks^ ^nextdns^ ^lulz^
So you won't buy a Samsung because it may allow remote access, but the first thing you do on your phone is to remove as much access and problematic software as possible since it's riddled with it.
Just keep arguing with yourself, I won't stop you.
Nah, bruh. I'm not arguing. I'm content with my current device with my own threat model. You?
I'm sorry but are you seriously saying Xiaomi is better privacy wise than Samsung? I had one and you literally had to accept the terms of service to use the fucking calculator because it collected data on you.
If you're gonna go the route of rooting your phone (and losing the warranty in the process) any phone would do really
What the fuck's up with the reddit toxicity here lmao even the reply that made sense and tried to explain their points to you got downvoted to hell
Toxicity isn't a Reddit thing. It's a human thing. We're kinda shit.
Honestly I find people on Lemmy are significantly more toxic than people on Reddit
Maybe it's because of the instance I'm using but I'm constantly blocking people and subs
Did I say I recommend Xiaomi for privacy? I'm just answering your question, and since you mentioned "Third World country," that brand pops on me. They're cheap, they're functional, and last up to a day. Privacy? That I don't know of. Most smartphones collect data anyway, unless you replace it to GrapheneOS, or any privacy-focused custom ROM.
Regarding of unlocking device, I'm just using a disposable phone number and email on my Xiaomi Account. That's it.