Worth noting buying a second hand phone is still better in every aspect and sadly 2nd hand Samsung from 3 years ago is still better and cheaper. Though Fairphone is getting closer with each release!
Because my experience was that most ROMs were based on AOSP/ LineageOS , which supports very few Samsung phones, and no flagships since the 2018 S10.
And even of those, many didn’t support IMS/VoLTE/VoWiFi which made them useless in any geos that didn’t have 3G fallback for voice. You can’t make or receive phone calls.
Oh I just meant rooting not custom ROMs as I’ve never tried any. Rooted android will get you very far on its own so custom ROMs often feel like an overkill tbh
I would never go with Samsung as a conscious choice for custom ROMs, mostly because all well-supported devices are pretty old, which means lower chance of getting something in a decent state for a reasonable price used, that wouldn’t require immediately swapping the battery already. Not to mention the Knox eFuse which means losing functionality when flashing a custom ROM. I’d argue a used Pixel is a better option, the 7 Pro can be had for relatively little money and is still a good phone.
Worth noting buying a second hand phone is still better in every aspect and sadly 2nd hand Samsung from 3 years ago is still better and cheaper. Though Fairphone is getting closer with each release!
Cheaper? Yes. Better? Hell no, unless you can root it and install a custom ROM.
You can - Samsung phones are really well supported for that.
Can you show an example of one from 3 years ago?
Because my experience was that most ROMs were based on AOSP/ LineageOS , which supports very few Samsung phones, and no flagships since the 2018 S10.
And even of those, many didn’t support IMS/VoLTE/VoWiFi which made them useless in any geos that didn’t have 3G fallback for voice. You can’t make or receive phone calls.
Oh I just meant rooting not custom ROMs as I’ve never tried any. Rooted android will get you very far on its own so custom ROMs often feel like an overkill tbh
I would never go with Samsung as a conscious choice for custom ROMs, mostly because all well-supported devices are pretty old, which means lower chance of getting something in a decent state for a reasonable price used, that wouldn’t require immediately swapping the battery already. Not to mention the Knox eFuse which means losing functionality when flashing a custom ROM. I’d argue a used Pixel is a better option, the 7 Pro can be had for relatively little money and is still a good phone.
Yeah pixels are definitely the best but they’re expensive and not as accessible globally.
**Snapdragon 8 gen 2 enters the chat…
You will need to add on the price for a new battery replacement on a 3 year old Sammy lol