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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Seems cool, sadly from a Chinese company and therefore Spyware incarnate.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yea, good thing none of our domestic phones spy on us.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, it’s often easier to install a custom ROM on those to get rid of spyware

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Custom ROMs are the best, I love that they exist and wouldn't want to live in a world without them any more. When I needed to buy a new phone two years ago, I had no idea which one I should get, but then I learnt about custom ROMs, got a Pixel, and installed CalyxOS on it, and I haven't regretted it for even one second.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rather have my own government/usa spy on me than a red plague country with a dictatorship...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might reconsider based on which one has more ability/incentive to affect you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well my own government doesn't bombard me with commie propaganda and since i kinda work for it they already know what they need, its just that they don't care.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I said commie propaganda. I already love my own country... So there is bo need for propaganda. And since my country is in Nato and not Turkey or Hungary i don't need to worry about USA either.

I do however have a problem with commie China propaganda and Spyware. Fuck that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago
  1. Propoganda is just as much about convincing you who/what the enemies are as it is about instilling nationalism.

  2. Your repeated use of the word "commie" tells me you're deeply steeped in a specific kind of American propoganda. Do you want help getting back to reality or are you happy where you're at?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

You are on 196, this is the commie propaganda what are you talking about

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's not very expensive either. Legit wondering if it could be flashed with a custom rom to get rid of the spyware because it actually kinda seems cool.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Spyware is like a virus, you'd probably have to replace the entire ROM and RAM to get rid of it.

Winnie Puh doesn't like people removing his ears and eyes...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you'd probably have to replace the entire ROM and RAM to get rid of it.

That's not how ram works...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It shouldn't, but there are rams that don't get wiped completely without power, making it perfect for viruses to be installed over and over again.

I forgot the bios btw... Also a great place to store viruses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Really? Didn't know that was a thing.

But I feel that it would be much easier to just make sure the standard software can't get replaced, rather than infecting everything with malware

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah had a computer virus that effected the Bios and the ram, had to manually clean the entire thing like three times to get it out.

Pretty nasty stuff, and when its put in from the start they can just add a storage that cant wiped, wich gets booted together with the bios, its even possible to hardwire a virus in a system, actually its hilariously easy to do so if you know how.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I own an Oukitel that I'm willing to risk flashing when I can afford a new terminal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Looking at the specs, there are a lot of compromises, which probably explains some of that.

  • UFS 2.2 storage.
  • "only" 8GB RAM (the 16GB "extra" is just swap space).
  • 450 nits max brightness and "only" 60Hz.
  • Video on the rear camera maxes out at 2K@30fps. It hopefully can at least do 1080p@60, but seeing as even $500 phones are starting to get 4K@60, that's a dip.
  • 33W charging for that massive battery which even they say takes 4 hours to charge fully.
  • No WiFi 6.
  • Android 13 instead of 14 and I wouldn't hold my breath for more than one update.

It still looks pretty interesting, though, and if that $300 price tag lasts until it's actually available, I'm tempted to get one just to see what it can do.