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It's extrmely easy to degoogle xiaomi phones too, but they're a bit more expensive.
my xiaomi has been a pain in the ass. i need a phone number to request an unlock from xiaomi, but none of the us carriers will let it on the network anymore; or at least long enough to let it have a number that i can use for xiaomi registration.
Dang that's unfortunate. I thought t-mobile and atnt network bring your own phone type services will work, as long as they provide a microsim or esim.
It used to work, but T-Mobile made a huge update to thier blacklist and it was clear that it was targeted at Chinese branded phones, but not the ones that share hardware w other brands like Oppo.
I'm actually using a Xiaomi 15 on US Mobile right now, have been for two months or so!
mine's a redmi note13 pro.
count yourself lucky that it's still working on pre-paid plan; mine worked for almost 3 years.
if have on a contract/lease basis with them, then you'll be okay since they already know who/where you are every time you use/carry the phone.