The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they are popular enough to have some XDA love http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7 On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:43 PM, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > work requires a couple of applications I refuse to install on my personal > phone, so I need a secondary phone. > > Any recommendation considering the following? > > I would like to go with LineageOS[0] once it's up and running or some other > 'as free as practical' Android fork. > > I would love a Plasma phone or maybe even an Ubuntu phone, but need to > grab some proprietary apps from the Android app store, so they're not much > of an option for this particular case[1]. > > I would prefer a phone with a working FM radio. > > In general, I prefer Samsung hardware. > > Cost is a large factor for this purchase. I will likely be trying to find > someting on the second hand or refurb market. I'm perfectly fine with old > hardware provided I can continue getting software updates. > > Currently using t-mobile, but would prefer something with radios for all > the carriers[2]. > > [0] In the midst of forking from cyanogen now that it has closed down. > > http://lineageos.org/Yes-this-is-us/ > > [1] There is the possibility of buying a new primary phone and making my > current phone the secondary. I presume this option is more expensive than > I can commit to the purchase. > > [2] Not that Verizon is an option for me until it stops fighting net > neutrality. > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ > # "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own > # reason for existing." -- Albert Einstein > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen