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I am looking to buy a Pixel just to install Graphene. My most recent Pixel is the OG from 2016 so its been a while. In my country, these are the available models: 9, 9a, 9 pro, 9 pro xl, 10, 0 pro and 10 pro xl.

These are my criteria:

  1. good battery
  2. i dont like big phones. So the XL models are out.
  3. storage not an issue. I'm fine witht the small 256 from 9a or even the 1tb from Pro.
  4. Easy to repair. I was 90% for the 9a until JerryRig's video showed how the battery is almost impossible to take out. So if phone is dead => time for a new phone.

For 1) on paper, the 9a has the largest battery. But recently I saw a post from the Graphene discord, where someone got a 10 Pro (XL?) running Graphene with like 3 days SOT. Absolutely insane. Couldnt find that message anymore though.

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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm using Graphene on a 9a. I can't speak to repairability, but I also wanted a smaller phone. Performance is great. I charge daily so I don't know exactly, but the battery can definitely last. I only charge up to 80% and have plenty of life for a full day.

[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

any over heating issues? What about fingerprint? I saw videos comparing the Pro's ultra sonic vs the one on 9a. It showed the ultra sonic works all the time but the 9a's can be cumbersome.

[–] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't use a fingerprint sensor anyway, law enforcement everywhere basically can force you to put your finger on it, they more often can't force you to give out a password.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

You can use the wrong finger three times, then it falls back to PIN entry. Which can be a duress PIN.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

No heat issues. I don't love the fingerprint scanner because it flashes a light which can be annoying, especially at night. My previous phones with fingerprint scanners didn't do that. That said, it has never given me any real trouble.