I got a Samsung phone (not from usa) and there is a 50/50 it can be unlocked,but the hardware on this phone is great so hopefully someone will make a rom for it and i can easily unlock it.
I was loyal to samsung till I bought the S9 and couldn’t throw a custom rom on it. So I reluctantly bought a pixel and put grapheneOS on it the second i bought it. Hands down the best android experience i have ever had. I have complete control over what the apps do, what sensors and directory’s they have access to and whether they have google services or not. Sanboxing is great. Buffer overflow protection, security focused updates regularly.
I wish fairphone’s hardware was up to the security standards of gOS. I really wanted one of those but im extremely happy with the pixel overall.
I got a Samsung phone (not from usa) and there is a 50/50 it can be unlocked,but the hardware on this phone is great so hopefully someone will make a rom for it and i can easily unlock it.
The issue with samsung devices is Knox. Once unlocked you cannot relock it and use all features such as mobile wallet.
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ohh yeah true, there is a project re-enabling the features but not everything and requires root.
I’m eyeing a S23 or S23+. The phone is relatively compact and the CPU is powerful.
I’ll see if it can be unlocked. That would be the only reason I would consider a Pixel at this point.
I was loyal to samsung till I bought the S9 and couldn’t throw a custom rom on it. So I reluctantly bought a pixel and put grapheneOS on it the second i bought it. Hands down the best android experience i have ever had. I have complete control over what the apps do, what sensors and directory’s they have access to and whether they have google services or not. Sanboxing is great. Buffer overflow protection, security focused updates regularly.
I wish fairphone’s hardware was up to the security standards of gOS. I really wanted one of those but im extremely happy with the pixel overall.