Yup, I outright refuse to buy a device which doesn't support trivial firmware unlocking. Google's official "fastboot oem unlock" and a forced wipe of the device

Yup, I outright refuse to buy a device which doesn't support trivial firmware unlocking. Google's official "fastboot oem unlock" and a forced wipe of the device seems like the best compromise between freedom and security around. OnePlus and Google still honor warranties on unlocked devices so I've been sticking with them, but may hop over to Xiaomi due to the high prices of newer OnePlus and Google devices next time - if only they had one with a 3.5mm jack and NFC this would be a no-brainer. Still running my OnePlus one nearly 4 years in...