Yesterday my old Fairphone 3 decided to go for a dive on the kitchen sink and I apparently didn’t give it enough time to dry it out. The display now won’t turn on. I went to their website to look for a replacement but they seem to be “out of stock”. So much for repairability…

I’m a bit disappointed with the Fairphone overall (that would be for a separate discussion), and I’m looking for other alternatives.

I don’t really need a powerful device, but I’d really like to have a headphone jack, a SD slot and above all the ability to install alternative ROMs. I was using /e/OS (aka MurenaOS) but I’d be fine with anything that lets me use F-Droid and micro-g instead of Google Play Services.

I know that there are “comparison websites” out there that can filter devices by features and/or price, and I know that Murena and LineageOS sites provide a list of the devices they support, but I haven’t found any suite that can include both. Does such a site exist?

  • EarMaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I think in general you can expect popular phones to have a higher chance of getting custom ROM support. The Google Pixel range would be a safe bet. Most custom ROMs maintain a list with devices they are supporting or planning to support, but as far as I know there is no site combining these information.

  • MrStetson@suppo.fiEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Don’t know that kind of site but i would bet Google Pixel phones have one of the best support from custom roms including Lineage, Murena, Calyx, Graphene and whatnot

      • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nzEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Neither do most phones these days unfortunately. The ones that do have them are not mainstream phones, which means the chances of a fully working custom ROM for them is next to zero.

        • rglullis@communick.newsOPEnglish
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          9 months ago

          The whole Motorola G have both, and there are some Motorola devices with LineageOS. I guess I need to find any developer mentioning interest in working with the newer models and buy accordingly (and donate what I can to keep them going)

        • SpeakinTelnet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Xperia 1 still have audio jack and SD card slot. Banging camera as well. You just need to import them if you’re in Canada which is a real bummer.