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Should I ditch Samsung Galaxy S8? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, I am considering de-googling my mobile experience. It seems like Samsung has bad security on their phones, which is why GrapheneOS is not available on Samsung phones, I guess. Ironically, google pixel phone is supposed to be the best fit for GrapheneOS.

So anyway, should I switch ? Ideally, I want to keep my phone. But my phone is quite old at this point, so I can consider buying a new phone. If I buy one, which one should I get?

Also, I heard call and mobile data does not work well on GrapheneOS and the like. How bad is it?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I have been using Graphene for about 5 years, first on a 4a which was great and now on a 6a which is a bit crap tbh. The software is solid; it's the harware which is lacking. Much as I love Graphene, I'm having serious doubts about upgrading to a newer Pixel when this one becomes EOL. My partner has a 6 on stock software and she complains about that too. On another note I recently installed e/OS on an old Samsung S7 Edge and I'm really happy with it. It's given a pretty old phone a new lease of life, increased the battery life etc. You can check if your phone is compatible here