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These Are the Best Alternatives to Google’s Android Operating System (Wired)

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Interesting article from a generalist magazine. According to it: - Best Preinstalled Phone: Fairphone 6 With /e/OS - Best for Pixel Phones: GrapheneOS - Best for Non-Pixel Phones: /e/OS - For the DIY Tinkerer: LineageOS

Show threadScrubbles
I’ve had my fairphone for a couple of weeks now and am loving it!
Feb 25 at 6:19amWeb
Show threadsaxeeeFeb 25

@scrubbles @lgsp

For some time now, I am looking with interest at Fairphone and /e/OS/. However, I am somewhat perplexed about the Murena workspace/Cloud. Based on your experience, is it possible to use /e/OS/ without joining Murena? Perhaps associated with a self-hosted cloud workspace?

Show threadScrubblesFeb 25
I don’t have Murena service, and don’t use their cloud, and don’t see any of their apps on their phone, so I think so?
Show threadKorhakaMar 9
Thinking of getting a fairphone 3/4. Currently use a dumb phone and a fire tablet I got second hand very cheap.
Show threadScrubblesMar 10
I have the 6, and it’s well worth it, I’d assume the 3 or 4 will be quite the upgrade from a dumb phone
Show threadKorhakaMar 10

Kinda. Battery life will be worse though. Tablet has a larger battery as there is more space, dumbphone has longer battery life because it uses so little power. It will be far more powerful than the tablet and with fdroid I can install pretty much everything I need. Family like to message on whatsapp though, which is the only thing keeping me from immediately sticking PostmarketOS on it which I have used before on a Pinephone.

Do wish that larger powerbanks were more common. ~74Wh (20,000mAh at 3.7v) seem to be one of the cheapest per capacity available and I suspect it is because of mass production. Larger are usually more like camping batteries and cost more, I suspect because they don’t sell as many of them. Cheapest per Wh for larger capacities is probably best achieved by just sticking multiple together.