If you want to install a custom ROM you should check what phones your future ROM supports
I believe for GrapheneOS it's pixel 6
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Get a flagship phone from a generation or two ago, I'm still using my Pixel 5 and I love this phone and they're dirt cheap at the moment, both new and refurbished, because it's 3 generations behind
Thanks! But what newest features are missing there? Does Pixel 5 have anything useful the newer models don't?
Pixel 5a has back fingerprint sensor and a headphone jack, plus it can run grapheneos
I'd get a generation or two old pixel, can get fully unlocked ones on Amazon for pretty cheap. Just replaced my mother's pixel 2 with a pixel 5 for less than $200
I can not recommend pixels anymore after owning my 7 pro for a year (been using google phones since the nexus 5x). Their own tensor chip is behind the competition by 2 years, but importantly they use a shitty modem which causes issues for a large portion of users.
Also pixels used to have a significantly better camera than others, but I feel that gap is so small now that it doesn’t matter at the high end, they’re trading blows now.
The only edge compared to the competition is getting access to google app features earlier than others, like magic eraser. Ain’t what it used to be anymore…
The single best feature and the only one that I looked for before buying my pixel was the custom ROM support. Installed grapheneos on day 1, nothing is the only other company in the market here that allows you to unlock bootloader without voiding the warranty so didn't really have much choice to go for tbh. Would be nice if other ones like fairphone would expand out soon.