A Pixel. I don't want the first generation of Moto/GOS. The 2nd or 3rd year should have fewer bugs.
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I am waiting for now, for me, since I already have a phone. That said, if it's the difference between zero connection and the status quo, I would just buy something now. The status quo is better than nothing at all. But once Graphene'd Motorola comes out, it's a no brainer purchace for anyone who wants to own their device in deed and not just on paper.
I have a Motorola that runs Android 15. It would be great if GrapheneOS would work on it.
Neither. Either get a used Pixel supported by Graphene on the second hand marketplaces, or flash whatever other device you have already with a degoogled AOSP ROM (e.g. crDroid, Lineage, /e/, Iode), or alternative mobile OS (Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish, Droidian, Mobian, Plasma Mobilrle, PostMarketOS) that is compatible with it.
I'm sitting on my Pixel 8 until I can compare the Moto Graphene phone and the next Fairphone. If I'm going to get subpar performance relative to Apple and Qualcomm, I'm going to at least get a removable battery in exchange. I want wired video out, which disqualifies the Fairphone 6.
Only on motorola flagships afaik, so no way in hell.
I like the idea of graphene, but I would never buy a google phone to degoogle, because logic. I already own a low end motorola, I'm not a fan of the brand.
iode. I wouldn't trust Graphene as far as I could throw its founder.
Is its bootloader unlockable, or locked to Graphene? Graphene seems to be trading freedom for 'security'.