I specifically bought one 4 years ago to have something that could withstand existing in an industrial environment (dust, oil, hard surfaces) and for €150 it still lasts today.
Yeah, it's not very expensive either. Legit wondering if it could be flashed with a custom rom to get rid of the spyware because it actually kinda seems cool.
Looking at the specs, there are a lot of compromises, which probably explains some of that.
UFS 2.2 storage.
"only" 8GB RAM (the 16GB "extra" is just swap space).
450 nits max brightness and "only" 60Hz.
Video on the rear camera maxes out at 2K@30fps. It hopefully can at least do 1080p@60, but seeing as even $500 phones are starting to get 4K@60, that's a dip.
33W charging for that massive battery which even they say takes 4 hours to charge fully.
No WiFi 6.
Android 13 instead of 14 and I wouldn't hold my breath for more than one update.
It still looks pretty interesting, though, and if that $300 price tag lasts until it's actually available, I'm tempted to get one just to see what it can do.
I've been using this brand for some time now and the phones are well made. The option to go strong into the rugged segment payed off. But this is way over the top.
GrapheneOS is specifically designed for hardware with certain hardware security features, as in the lead developer will not support anything that doesn't have these. Leading it to only really being available for Pixels (but some niche company is supposed to be getting an official grapheneos version soom i believe)