I have a Samsung S20, it’s starting to have issues, so I’m looking at something decent, need large screen 6in+, prefer powerful phone for future proofing. I don’t intend to glash it the 1st year, last phone I put a custom ROM on was my Note4. Right now I’m looking at the 1+ 12 and the pixel 8 pro, the pixel 9pro is just out of my price range. Is there anything else I should be looking at?

  • anamethatisnt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    If they’ve already spent the developer time to create a security update for the EU market then I imagine they will push it to phones in the US too.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      In the US carriers have a lot of control over the software on phones bought through them (most of them). So you’d have to get the update verified and approved by them.

      • anamethatisnt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Ah, that sucks and complicates things. One can only hope that doesn’t stop the US phones from getting them then.

    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yeah that’s what I’m saying. Certain things will be global, but in terms of repair availability etc. you follow Louis Rossman? He’s been trying to get right to repair in Congress and meanwhile the lobbyists keep pushing back and some manufacturers are starting to just plain go evil. The shit some of them are pulling - in many industries. So I’m just saying we will get the kind of advantages that just have to be included due to logistics, but anything that’s local regulation we are getting worse and worse in the U.S.A. companies are rapidly jumping onto new levels of evil and the FTC has only now got a woman with balls - pardon the expression - but they can only do so much and it’s not even enough.