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In the current spectrum, how much should one spend to get the best value? I know everyone has a different taste and budget. But analysing the current trend of smartphone culture could give a bit of insight into spending wisely.

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[โ€“] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My general rule of thumb when getting a cheap device:

  • want the cheapest device even if it has dubious ads and tracking: xiaomi
  • want a relatively cheap device and ok with first party ads/promotion and tracking: low end Samsung

The thing with cheap device is it's not guaranteed to have 3rd party roms available, and even if one exists, it's not guaranteed how long they'll be maintained, so it's not a factor when I'm trying to get a very cheap device.

[โ€“] dustyData@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

You can spend barely a whole minute during first time setup to make Samsung phones not give you any ad and remove most tracking that has no direct use for the end user.