Hi everyone,
Currently looking at either a Pixel 8 or a S23 as a replacement for my Zenfone 8 that is slowly becoming a hindrence due to (primarily) the battery. I would replace it, but as it costs a lot to do that here and I have needs for a non-compromised water protection DIY feels like a dangerous option.
So S23 vs Pixel 8, what would you guys recommend assuming I can get either for the same price?
I like the S23 hardware a bit better on paper, but as Pixel phones generally are very flashable my anti-Google sentiments might (ironically) push me there.
I would get a fairphone 5 for the hot-swappable battery etc if they weren’t so expensive for what you get, and as Im buying second hand reuse is better for the environment anyways.
Btw we are mixing up Fairphone and murena all the time.
Fairphone has a different OS. This is murena with their /e/ stuff, which is less fair, more “LineageOS privacy optimized”.
Fairphone runs a Google certified OS, which means they cannot harden it, have to preinstall Google apps and cannot add permission toggles for example.
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/10712-what-are-stoppers-of-grapheneos-becoming-a-google-certified-os