This sounds good. I will definitely try it once I buy my phone.
Yes that’s a better idea. I had purchased an Asus Fonepad 7 on 2015. It went bad within two years. It was not an hardware issue. After 5-6 months the tab started complaining of low space just trying to install Android updates. I sold it at a cheap price. Why does this happen & while choosing my next phone which specs should I concentrate on to avoid this low space issue ? If this low space issue happens again with my next handset it will be a disaster.
you no get from amazon !! You get here 
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Okay I checked out their webpage & found that their regular model is out of stock. only the beta is available. Frankly I am not feeling very confident about buying a Pinephone coz what if something goes wrong ? I wont be able to claim warrant coz there is no service center in my country/city. I think the idea of checking LineageOS supported models & choosing one from that list is a much better idea.
no sure how warranty work if remove Os that come with consumer mobiles and replace with linux work ( that minefield ) . Also pine is basically web based so they have no service center ( i know of )
Yes I am aware of that. I am planning to do what @freebird54 has suggested.
https://esolutions.shop/shop/e-galaxy-s8-refurbished/
linux phones are not very usable yet, better check out degoogled phones…
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Honestly, I wouldn’t know what happened and why to your Asus phone? Did you talk back then to their support ?
And when it comes to specs, I am nowhere close to an expert in mobile phones hardware. Personally, if I could afford it, I think more is better. More RAM, more internal storage, more powerful CPU, expandable storage with SD card, headphone jack, dualsim etc. It all depends on your use case and what you can afford.
The /e/ foundation linked to by @ycom1 have some affordable phones preinstalled with their system.
I have myself installed /e/ on a Galaxy 8 phone. I am pretty satisfied with the result.
For me, if I had the money, I would buy a pixel phone and install CalyxOS on it.
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After reading this thread and doing a bit of research, this is the same conclusion I’ve come to.
I have a PinePhone CE. I just updated it after reading this thread, and it broke. Now I have to flash it… again. This is the current state of Linux on mobile.
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Mate of mine using sailfish he is happy with it lol
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Lol no. OnePlus is a s****y company. You are lucky if they give u three years of android updates (flagships).
Even Samsung gives android os updates for 3years, and 4years of security updates
I just got an update last night for my 6t. I guess we’ll find out. I’m just about at 3 years. They promise 5 years.
I don’t like Samsung. Over priced and bloaty
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No they definitely dont promise 5 years.
Its three years OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates (only flagship models) and two and three years for the Notd etc line of phones.
But anyway, oneplus phones are now in the same ballpark as other flagship but thei software and software qa is crap. And the hardware and design is just an oppo rebrand.
I dont like samsung but after googles pixrls they are the best Androids out there.
3 major upgrades and 4 years of security patches.
Whatever. It’s by miles the best phones I’ve ever had (I currently have a 6t and a 7 pro) And I’ve had motorola, iphones, most every iteration of the galaxy, OnePlus, Huawei Mate, etc.
I’ve not actually owned a pixel yet - it’s next on my list for CalyxOS. But so far, by MILES, OnePlus exceeds my expectations by a lot. It’s far and away the best phone I’ve held in the USA. I can’t say elsewhere in the world, maybe there’s bette rout there.
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I hate the fact you have to buy a phone from Goolag in order to use a free operating system.
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The thing is GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only support Pixel phones. Calyx has support for one Xiaomi model as well. If I am not wrong, it’s because of re-locking the bootloader on Pixel phones is possible even after you have flashed it with another rom.
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What about the Akku after this 4 years?
My S10+ is now starting to weaken after 2 years 
Yes, that’s the main reason for my whining, when it comes to phones.
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I understand, but Graphene and Calyx are more restrictive when it comes to leaving the bootloader unlocked. And Pixel phones let you that, re-locking the bootloader. I use /e/ on a Galaxy S8. It works perfectly nicely.
Very true, but the big G is the only one that reliably gives kernel source etc and obviously, because they make android, CalyxOS etc are better supported and easier developed on those. Sad thing tho, I agree.
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