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[–] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

let me guess, Ulefone, Doogee, or Oukitel?

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Almost. My previous smart brick was the Ulefone Power Armor 13 with the endoscope. This one is the Unihertz 8849 Tank 4 Pro. The new Tank 5 has a 2K projector.

I just needed to get off of iPhone and couldn't afford the phone that I wanted, so I got something within my budget with the best gimmick so that I'd find some joy in it.

[–] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

ah damn and i wanted to guess unihertz but decided not to lol. i was thinking about getting a brick like that but their custom ROM support (or lack thereof) puts me off. is the stock OS bearable on your unihertz?

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bearable, but only barely. It's still significantly better than iPhone, but I honestly nearly bricked my phone the first weekend I got it because I was trying to root it and put it into a red state boot loop. In the end, I had to run a full firmware upgrade and reformat the entire phone, manually add the IMEI/MEID, recalibrate the gyroscope, and refocus the projector.

When I have some more time, I'll probably try it again. If you decide to get a Unihertz and try rooting it but get stuck, send me a message. I documented everything that I tried and what eventually worked, so I might at least be able to help you restore functionality.

[–] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago