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Any good device comparison site with information about alternative ROMs? (communick.news)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Yesterday my old Fairphone 3 decided to go for a dive on the kitchen sink and I apparently didn't give it enough time to dry it out. The display now won't turn on. I went to their website to look for a replacement but they seem to be "out of stock". So much for repairability...

I'm a bit disappointed with the Fairphone overall (that would be for a separate discussion), and I'm looking for other alternatives.

I don't really need a powerful device, but I'd really like to have a headphone jack, a SD slot and above all the ability to install alternative ROMs. I was using /e/OS (aka MurenaOS) but I'd be fine with anything that lets me use F-Droid and micro-g instead of Google Play Services.

I know that there are "comparison websites" out there that can filter devices by features and/or price, and I know that Murena and LineageOS sites provide a list of the devices they support, but I haven't found any suite that can include both. Does such a site exist?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't know that kind of site but i would bet Google Pixel phones have one of the best support from custom roms including Lineage, Murena, Calyx, Graphene and whatnot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But the Pixel phones do not have headphone jacks nor sd card slots...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Neither do most phones these days unfortunately. The ones that do have them are not mainstream phones, which means the chances of a fully working custom ROM for them is next to zero.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Xperia 1 still have audio jack and SD card slot. Banging camera as well. You just need to import them if you're in Canada which is a real bummer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The whole Motorola G have both, and there are some Motorola devices with LineageOS. I guess I need to find any developer mentioning interest in working with the newer models and buy accordingly (and donate what I can to keep them going)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Pixel 4a models do have headphone jack if you don't need the newest models, unfortunately no sd card slot still

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'd be rocking a pixel phone if it weren't for this. really sad tbh