So they're charging a premium (you can buy these phones in mint condition on swappa for nearly $150 less) for a refurbished 3 year old phone because it's preloaded with a ROM for enthusiasts. Who would buy this? I can't imagine any of the people who know or care enough to use /e/ are the kind of people who'd pay someone else $150 to flash a ROM for them.
> an email fork called K-9 Mail,<p>Say that again :) ?<p>Tease apart I think and believe /e/ is a really great initiative, which aligns better with ecology than Fairphone does (so far).<p>If my phone was supported I'd have switched long ago (it's a 2015 sony z5c I bought second hand 3.5 years ago).
Honestly, I think this kind of thing is more likely to lead to a good usable daily-driver phone than the Pinephone. Unfortunately there is not quite as much hardware freedom on this device...
How about a <i>new</i> Moto G7 Plus for say $185 with screen protector and case with $5 going to /e/ foundation to continue development. Here is the proposed /new/ hardware:<p><a href="https://m.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_revvlry+-9764.php" rel="nofollow">https://m.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_revvlry+-9764.php</a><p>I use one of these myself as a daily driver and have done several for friends and family so I have the flashing part down. I have toyed with the idea of turning this over to my grandson as a business for college spending money.<p>I replace some of the default apps with better non-tracking, privacy focused alternatives such as Brave browser and TwinMe for video calls and instant messaging. Note: Your iOS friends will like TwinMe too.<p>Any interest in going turn key "Google free" at this price point? The goal is for my grandson to net $50 per phone. Any less is not worth the time and effort required.
How do you say "/e/ OS"? I know this is always asked but I still don't know because I've seen conflicting answers. Is it just e OS? Why complicate your brand by throwing in "/"s?
Get a Pixel 3/4 and throw GrapheneOS on it: <a href="https://grapheneos.org/" rel="nofollow">https://grapheneos.org/</a><p>It's the best non-Google, privacy enhanced experience you can get at the moment.