cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

[Stephen Partington]

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 <PLUGd at 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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