Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Stephen Partington so:

moin moin,

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

Had never heard of the j7. Looks good. More expensive than I was planning,
but long-term value might make it worth it.

Moto G has some better price point options :).

Is Motorola ( now Lenovo ) still not paying the microsoft patent
extortions?

Did Motorola change it's stance against unlocking bootloaders? I believe
it did, but don't remember. Haven't looked at anyting Motorola for years
due to Motorola's refusal to support unlocking bootloaders.

I like that both have microSD card slots. That's the biggest missing
feature for Nexus phones.

I forgot to mention that I love wireless charging.

I see there's a Qi wireless charging kit for the j7, but it's 4,000
something. Hope it's a lot less in dollars :).

ciao,

der.hans

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:43 PM, der.hans <PLUGd@lufthans.com> 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
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