• Xylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev
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    1 year ago

    This is mostly for cheap phones. People don’t accept it on Android.

    Pixels are essentially the default android phone, and they’re mostly a great software experience, little bloat ware and no strange ads like this.

    It’s likely this is the carrier anyway.

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      1 year ago

      Not quite true. I have a cheapo Doogee and there is 0 bloat. Super happy with the little brick.

      Depends on company. I know from experience Samsung and Xiaomi are obnoxious with ads and unwanted software so I just avoid their stuff.

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        1 year ago

        I recently got a cheap Doogee X97 as a backup phone. It was pretty much AOSP except for the launcher and 2 extra apps. I was impressed by the value of the $60 phone. 16 GB flash was too little for me though. I handed it to a friend and got the sturdier, waterproof S51.
        No holes in my screen, 5 days of daily use battery and 4GB/64GB + dual SIM + NFC + microSD + headphone jack for $100 is pretty sweet. Also OEM unlock is possible from the dev menu without extra steps. Firmware is available as a zip from their forums.

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            1 year ago

            It’s not comparable to a flagship phone. But considering the price I am still quite satisfied.

            Only thing missing is the gyro for accurate tracking in AR stuff. I think the Doogee Pro versions with the fingerprint scanner have one. But they cost about twice as much.