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submitted 2 weeks ago by acockworkorange@mander.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I need to change phones. It seems the holy grail of privacy on phones is GrapheneOS, but it only works on pixels, which are huge compared to my already awkward iPhone 13 mini (5.2 x 2.5 in / 132 x 64 mm).

Is there any phone out there that is fast, small, and easily supports a privacy OS?

Thanks!

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[–] carrot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yo. I was in the same position as you were a month ago. I had a smallish (5.7in) phone from 2019, which I loved for the compact size and the headphone jack. I was planning on keeping it forever, but the company ended software updates for it around 2 years back and it does not allow for bootloader unlock. I was really planning to continue to use it, but eventually my value of privacy overcame my value for compact phones with headphone jacks, so I bought a used Pixel. The truth is, you get used to the large screen pretty quick. Wish I could have kept the old phone, but sometimes you just gotta make a tradeoff.

[–] swag_money@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

i was in the same predicament with my asus Zenfone. they quietly removed the unlock tool from their website while i owned the phone :/
I'm currently on a Sony Xperia with unlocked bootloader and I'm shopping around for an os

[–] carrot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Those were both my picks for a phone after mine started getting old. I started looking to buy the zenfone during the whole OEM unlock predicament, and it wasn't available in my region, so I didn't go for it. I then also discovered the Sony xperia 5 v, but it was out of my budget (although it's definetly my dream phone.) RIP my galaxy s10e, best small phone out there fr 🕊️

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah... Zenfones were nice. Sad that ASUS didn't put more effort into this product line.