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  • I got a Pixel 6 Pro second hand from the US recently for GrapheneOS.

    Here's what I like:

    • Fingerprint sensor is fast and reliable
    • Phone is buttery smooth, no weird slowdowns, I've been very satisfied
    • Excellent hardware: beautiful, premium, unqiue. It feels heavy but in a well - balanced, premium way .The curved back, screen and sides makes it so comfortable to hold. And I love the camera bar because the phone doesn't rock back and forth on the table.
    • No parallel for customization, well maintained custom ROMs (I came from a Xiaomi, I swear Google Pixels are way better in this regard.), and GrapheneOS is awesome.
    • Good photo quality, can't comment on video
    • Actually reliable raise to wake, tap to wake and Always On Display.

    What I don't like:

    • Phone gets hot on cellular when outside, probably an inefficient Exynos modem + the brutal sun here
    • Battery is just okay. Charging is not an issue, takes about an hour to reach 80%, which is what I usually keep my phone at anyway for better battery health.
    • Screen not quite bright enough on brutal summer days.

    So yeah overall I'm a happy camper. This was honestly a steal at 330 USD renewed from Amazon. When this one loses support for GrapheneOS, I'll be upgrading to another second - hand Pixel.

  • LineageOS doesn't claim to be Degoogled, and it isn't so I think it would be an improvement, but a small one. It would remove the trackers your OEM has built into stock but that's about it. It's still phoning home to Google.

  • Eh. I wouldn't hold that against them. Reddit or Lemmy is just social media. Just one small aspect in people's lives. Pretty hard to care about something like Reddit taking away API access when you've got much more important things like a job, a social life and a family to care for. Even harder when you only use the official apps.