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hello.

i had my xiaomi mi10 lite 5g for the past 2 years and a half, and lately its been giving me some issues (from battery to random shutting down). so i decided that i wanted to buy a new phone but to be honest i dont really know the new market and i was hoping to get some help from you guys!

 

i have a budget of 450 euros max (less the better). im a student and i can buy both new or used and im from italy 😄

thank you!

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If you can trade your old phone in, the Pixel 7a is a solid deal. Google's own store has super competitive trade-in values. Alternatively, the Pixel 6a model is one generation older, but the price reflects this. Both punch way above their price point. 

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I would look into devices with an sdcard slot and https://lineageos.org/ compatibility.  Newer samsung devices and all pixel devices (none have an sdcard slot) support unlocking the bootloader.

 

Sony has a guide on their website for most of their devices to unlock the bootloader so you can definitely use LineageOS on Sony devices.

 

It's discouraging that "newer" devices used as "phones" are not even reliable for two years from new brands, which is why I will not reconnend non-established / unreputable brands.

 

Samsung, Sony, Motorola, ASUS, Pixel/Nexus, CAT, and maybe just a few others.  But Huawei, Xiaomi, Miui, and all this other crap is just that, and these companies, not even the more "reputable" brands, do not have customers best-interests like long-term reliability in mind, because they can't see past monetary profits.

 

LineageOS is trying to extend device software support so we don't have to replace our hardware as the only option to upgrade software, which should be outlawed as it's anti-consumer, anti-freedom and contributes relentlessly to electronic waste.

: JRE #1914 Siddarth Kara

How bad is e-waste?  Listen to that Joe Rogan episode.

 

"Now you get what you want, but do you want more?
- Bob Marley, Rastaman Vibration album 1976

 

Windows 11 will just force business to "recycle" "obscolete" hardware.  Microsoft definitely isn't bothered by this at all, and seems to want hardware produced just a few years ago to be considered obsolete.  They have also not shown any interest nor has any other company in a similar financial position, to help increase tech recycling whatsoever.  Windows 12 might be cloud-based and be a monthly or yearly fee.

 

Software suggestions


Just get f.lux [Link removed due to forum rules] so your screen isn't bright white at night, a golden orange in place of stark 6500K bluish white.

released in 2008 and still being improved.

 

Dark Reader addon for webpages.  Pick any color you want for both background and text (background and foreground page elements).  Enable the preview mode on desktop for Firefox and Chrome addon, by clicking the dark reader addon settings, Choose dev tools amd click preview mode.

 

NoScript or EFF's privacy badger addons can block many scripts and websites that would load and track you, possibly halving page load time!

 

F-droid is a place to install open-source software for android, Antennapod, RethinkDNS, Fennec which is Firefox with about:config, lots of performance and other changes available, mozilla KB has a huge database of what most of the settings do.  Most software in the repository only requires Android 5 and 6!

 

I recommend firewall apps (blocks apps) and dns filters (redirect all dns requests on android, to your choice of dns, even if overridden).  RethinkDNS is my pick and I set it to use pi-hole, installed inside Ubuntu/Debian, which is inside Virtualbox, until I go to a website, nothing at all connects to any other server.  I also use NextDNS.io to do the same when away from home wi-fi or even cellular!  I can even tether from cellular to any device sharing via wi-fi, and block anything with dns set to NextDNS, regardless if the device allows changing dns.  This style of network filtration is being overridden by software updates on some devices, forcing a backup dns provuder, such as google dns, when built in dns requests are not connecting.  Without a complete firewall setup, dns redirection itself is no longer always effective.

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You could get an iPhone SE 3rd gen possibly. I don't what the price is in euros but it's about $430. It may not be the prettiest phone but it will last many years in terms of hardware and software support!

 

iPhone SE 3rd Gen 

https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/?afid=p238|sbgdMNDHv-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_644013763585_pgrid_119074549852_pntwk_g_pchan__pexid__&cid=aos-us-kwgo-iphone--slid---product- 

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