Not a fan of android or google tbh, but the hardware seems pretty nice. Also I was pretty surprised to see someone on Hexbear talking negatively about GrapheneOS and pixels. Good info tho, thanks for your input

What about the OnePlus 12 do you like/dislike? Also are you running the stock rom?

Xiaomi 13 and MIUI

The good: The build quality outperformed any previous iPhone or Pixel I’ve used. Super fast charging, It took less than 15 minutes to reach nearly full charge. Also everything I used ran quite quickly, including the OS.

The bad: It was nearly difficult to properly receive notifications due to MIUI’s battery management. There were no basic aesthetic modification options available; I got the impression that Xiaomi was pressuring me to purchase themes.

The meh: The language barrier was somewhat inconvenient when the keyboard would automatically switch to pinyin, could chalk this up to the pre install rom and my own skill issue of not being able to read hànyǔ or zhōngwén.

How do I get one outside of china? I have seen these on AliExpress, but I’m not sure whether I can help with this one as I acquired it from a close friend.

Based based based

All smartphones are trash

Android and iOS are both trash; both are built for data harvesting, but none of them are private. Can we stop with the “my team is better” BS, your simping for billion-dollar conglomerates; I thought y’all were better than this.