I wanted to degoogle since Google has been most annoying so far with S21FE. Was thinking of getting Pixel 8a but due to mixed reivews I was looking for other phones. Thoughts on this? Would be also nice if I can get some opinions from people who have the phone as well.

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    6 months ago

    if you want to degoogle the only way to run some apps without unprivileged code (GMS/microG) is to use grapheneos & its sandbox compatibility layer. this is unfortunately only available on the pixels.

    I also worry you won’t be able to use some of the customization options that the nothing phone 2 offers with its hardware when using a custom ROM. if thats something u care about.

    I have the pixel 7a & have had essentialy no issues with anything for what that’s worth.

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      6 months ago

      Do you think its worth waiting until Pixel “9” becomes available? I’m switching out on July since that’s when my installment is over + getting out of this hell hole S21FE

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        6 months ago

        honestly I would personaly look into a used option just for pricing reasons. I think the 8 offered additional security benefits though. It may be a while until the 9 drops but that would also be an option.

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          6 months ago

          Ye T-Mobile is offering Pixel 8 Pro for free if I do 24 month installment but that isn’t worth sacrificing for

          That’s why I was looking at Nothing Phone 2 which is on sale, unlocked too, for double the storage as well (I already used up 90% of my 128GB) at $550

          Heard community is growing but I was uncertain

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            I got my 7a referbished for 350. the nothing phone is cool IMO but probably not going to have good support rn for nieche stuff. lineage & divest not having working versions for the phone raises red flags personaly.

            if you are anti pixel & $500 is in your price range maybe take a look at the fairphone 4?

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              6 months ago

              Not really anti-Pixel, just that pricing could be better

              But I found some used ones in sale, thanks though

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            6 months ago

            If you need more storage, the secondhand market is better for you anyway.

            Though I just saw a 7 pro with 512GB on Woot for under $500. That’s a decent deal.

            Regular Pixel 8s are going for 500 on a deal.

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              6 months ago

              Lastly do you think 8 Pro refurbs are fine for $700? Main concern is lack of RAM from S21FE which apps closed itself very frequently as soon as I switch from one to the other