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Phone Recommendation For Noob (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Mana@lemmygrad.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello

I'm being pushed into the market by google/android to acquire a new phone due to it slowing down. I'm sick of this marketing tactic and the clutter of preinstalled apps and junk software.

What phone and operating system could I get that could allow me to use for a long period of time and out of reach from subversive tactics from giant corporations?

I'm basically a farmer and so know nothing about coding and not too technologically oriented but would really like to break away from the capitalist/hyperconsumerist phone craze. Thank you.

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[–] blkpws@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not deGoogled, Fairphone are phones build with ethical workers, compared to the cheap phones made in China and resources extracted by forcing kids to work on mines. You can deGoogle them later with any other OS you like most.

[–] Mana@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I do like this concept. I wiped my phone and will aim to buy one of these in the near future. Their aftermarket parts are very reasonably priced as well. What's weird is that they don't seem to even have a market in the US.

[–] blkpws@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The good thing about this is that it is super easy to repair and replaced parts. I think this started with European founding, so it's basically on Europe as not many people cares about ethical manufacturing, most people want cheap 200 euros china phones. The US is mainly capitalist looking to bother other countries to extract their resources at the lowest cost, so it would make sense that Fairphone isn't there.

[–] Mana@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

lol yeah my country is the literal antithesis to ethical manufacturing.