cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

[Stephen Partington]

The J7 is remarkably close to the S7 in performance making it a rather nice
device.

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:31 PM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:

> 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 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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