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This is why I won't get a phone that isn't supported by LineageOS

ajot 3y ago
Me too! And for ~half the price of the phone in TFA[0] you can get a Moto G32/42/52, which can run LineageOS officially since last year. [0] how on earth is 300 USD considered "budget" for a cellphone?
- leononame 3y ago
  Officially? Can you elaborate a bit? I've got a g52 and it's really slow most of the time, I'd love to install a clean ROM but I just don't want to spend time on this right now. If there is a fast and official way, that'd be awesome.
  - 28304283409234 3y ago
    Officially refers to Lineageos officially supporting that phone.
    - leononame 3y ago
      Lol, now I feel stupid. That makes much more sense
- NegativeLatency 3y ago
  Compare it to the top and bottom of the iPhone "market": - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se $430 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-15-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-15-pro $1000
- Rinzler89 3y ago
  >[0] how on earth is 300 USD considered "budget" for a cellphone? It's "budget" for consumers in wealthy western countries where 300$ doesn't even cover half a rent's pay, and it's "budget" when compared to flagship phone prices set by Apple which now cost 1k+ starting price and everyone else followed. Also inflation happened. The 300$ you remember from pre-Covid as being "a lot of money for a phone", are now worth a lot less in 2024. So yeah, compared to current market prices, 300$ for a phone is now kinda budget.
  - ajot 3y ago
    > Also inflation happened. Oh, don't worry, I'm an argy, I understand inflation haha. What I mean is, budget phones are sub 200 USD nowadays, with very cheap phones around 100 USD. 300 dollars seem like a lot to me, and "just" to have some plastic fake leather cover, or nextgen wifi which isn't fully deployed everywhere?
- fuzztester 3y ago
  >you can get a Moto G32/42/52, which can run LineageOS officially since last year. Got any link for that? Would like to read about it. A non-tech friend has one of those phones.
  - ajot 3y ago
    I bought a G42 (hawao) last year, I saw it on offer, I checked and it had been recently added to the roster, less than a month before. I had to wait a couple of days before Lenovo let me unlock the bootloader, not sure if that's because it was brand new or because you always have to wait a couple of days. The LineageOS wiki doesn't tell you (and I understand their reasons), but if your friend wants to run any homebanking app he'll need to install Magisk too, and add the Shamiko module (and configure a couple of things, but it's all out there) https://download.lineageos.org/devices/rhode/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/rhode/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/hawao/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/hawao/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/devon/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/devon/builds
    - fuzztester 3y ago
      Thank you.

ajot 3y ago

Me too! And for ~half the price of the phone in TFA[0] you can get a Moto G32/42/52, which can run LineageOS officially since last year. [0] how on earth is 300 USD considered "budget" for a cellphone?

leononame 3y ago
Officially? Can you elaborate a bit? I've got a g52 and it's really slow most of the time, I'd love to install a clean ROM but I just don't want to spend time on this right now. If there is a fast and official way, that'd be awesome.
- 28304283409234 3y ago
  Officially refers to Lineageos officially supporting that phone.
  - leononame 3y ago
    Lol, now I feel stupid. That makes much more sense
NegativeLatency 3y ago
Compare it to the top and bottom of the iPhone "market": - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se $430 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-15-pro https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-15-pro $1000
Rinzler89 3y ago
>[0] how on earth is 300 USD considered "budget" for a cellphone? It's "budget" for consumers in wealthy western countries where 300$ doesn't even cover half a rent's pay, and it's "budget" when compared to flagship phone prices set by Apple which now cost 1k+ starting price and everyone else followed. Also inflation happened. The 300$ you remember from pre-Covid as being "a lot of money for a phone", are now worth a lot less in 2024. So yeah, compared to current market prices, 300$ for a phone is now kinda budget.
- ajot 3y ago
  > Also inflation happened. Oh, don't worry, I'm an argy, I understand inflation haha. What I mean is, budget phones are sub 200 USD nowadays, with very cheap phones around 100 USD. 300 dollars seem like a lot to me, and "just" to have some plastic fake leather cover, or nextgen wifi which isn't fully deployed everywhere?
fuzztester 3y ago
>you can get a Moto G32/42/52, which can run LineageOS officially since last year. Got any link for that? Would like to read about it. A non-tech friend has one of those phones.
- ajot 3y ago
  I bought a G42 (hawao) last year, I saw it on offer, I checked and it had been recently added to the roster, less than a month before. I had to wait a couple of days before Lenovo let me unlock the bootloader, not sure if that's because it was brand new or because you always have to wait a couple of days. The LineageOS wiki doesn't tell you (and I understand their reasons), but if your friend wants to run any homebanking app he'll need to install Magisk too, and add the Shamiko module (and configure a couple of things, but it's all out there) https://download.lineageos.org/devices/rhode/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/rhode/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/hawao/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/hawao/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/devon/builds https://download.lineageos.org/devices/devon/builds
  - fuzztester 3y ago
    Thank you.