I use xiaomi redmi phones, fight me if you want, but it comes with a ton of extra bloatware and try to force you to use their apps. I have used shizuku+canta, basically uses ADB without a computer to remove all those peaky impossible to uninstall apps. Boom, cheap phone without those pesky issues. Another thing if you are really ambitious is trying to install a custom ROM, but that is out of most peoples capabilities. So shizuku+canta will get you very far
I’ve accidentally got the newest Xperia model instead of the previous one (still no LineageOS) and had to replace some core apps (like, phone, SMS) with foss alternatives, since they kept nagging me about the forcibly removed Play dependencies. To my complaint, Sony answered that “they sell it as a Google package and the Play framework is integral there”. How this is GDPR compliant, can be sold here, is beyound me.
But the hardware is worth it, can even be used with one hand and no battery worries.
Btw, plastic body is superior; my screen and battery should’ve be at least 10x cracked now. Especially after a Oneplus, whose back is covered in glass, can’t really be repaired.
I use xiaomi redmi phones, fight me if you want, but it comes with a ton of extra bloatware and try to force you to use their apps. I have used shizuku+canta, basically uses ADB without a computer to remove all those peaky impossible to uninstall apps. Boom, cheap phone without those pesky issues. Another thing if you are really ambitious is trying to install a custom ROM, but that is out of most peoples capabilities. So shizuku+canta will get you very far
I’ve accidentally got the newest Xperia model instead of the previous one (still no LineageOS) and had to replace some core apps (like, phone, SMS) with foss alternatives, since they kept nagging me about the forcibly removed Play dependencies. To my complaint, Sony answered that “they sell it as a Google package and the Play framework is integral there”. How this is GDPR compliant, can be sold here, is beyound me.
But the hardware is worth it, can even be used with one hand and no battery worries.
Btw, plastic body is superior; my screen and battery should’ve be at least 10x cracked now. Especially after a Oneplus, whose back is covered in glass, can’t really be repaired.