Hey y’all, my OnePlus 8 pro is donezo, ling story short it got major damage that I just didn’t even see happen but it was on its way out regardless. Now the reason I got a OnePlus is because when I first got them, they were the pinnacle of “moddable phones” any root or rom you could think of it was basically built to be rooted. Now though from what I hear the company has decided to go in a different direction, real shame. So now that I’m back in the market for a new phone ow as wondering if y’all had any suggestions. What’s the most open source droid out there nowadays?
The last Pixel I bought was the Pixel 2 XL, which showed me Google has devolved into manufacturing very poor hardware. I returned/replaced my phone FOUR times through Google directly due to the speaker always getting a nasty rattle every single time. I’m the end, I just kept the last one, which still rattled like the others.
Currently, I’m on a Galaxy 12 ultra, and the hardware is incredible (this has always been samsung’s strong suit.) This said, there are minor software issues that make me miss the Pixel experience. Nothing like how it used to be, though, and overall I’d heavily recommend these phones to people. Their cameras have always been the best, and that’s coming from a long-term professional photographer.
I know this isn’t open source, but you can root these easily, or install a ROM and get the most freedom possible!