I’m using a Pixel 6 Pro right now, and I’m looking around to see if there are any good phones. However, I have heard that there are ads in the newer flagship phones (Samsung, Xiaomi). I am willing to spend around USD$750 on a new phone, but I just don’t want any crazy ads or preinstalled apps like Facebook. Are there phones that don’t suck nowadays? I can buy a phone that is sold in the US, Canada, or EU.

(I don’t want to go through menus to disable ads (Xiaomi), and I’m currently looking at phones other than the Pixel lineup to see if there’s a better option for me)
(I also don’t want to mess around with custom bootloaders/systems, I rely on Google services way too much)

EDIT: If it wasn’t clear enough, I am not looking for things like GrapheneOS or LineageOS or others, I am looking for a phone and judging based on the stock system on it.

  • guyrocket@kbin.social
    32·
    10 months ago

    I connect my Pixel 8 to my PC with a USB a to USB c cable. Plenty fast.

    I bought it from google, off their website. On sale.

    • CronyAkatsukiAEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Thats nice, but google doesn’t sell them here like I said, we only have them on resellers sometimes. For example there is pixel 6 pro here sold for 600+ euro on a reseller, while there is no other pixel available rn in the country at all.

      • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        That’s true, but I was just talking about the best phone to get for a Google free experience. Stuff like pricing, specific features, or availability is another matter. Like it someone asks what is the best consumer available GPU VR gaming to get people would say 4090. Since unless they ask about price and availability they are just asking about hardware.

        And this person already has a Pixel. So availability or price isn’t an issue for them.

        • CronyAkatsukiAEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Just because someone own’s something doesn’t mean they themself were able to afford it, or it was available to them. That argument doesn’t fly just like that.

          Maybe they got it as a gift, on a giveaway, from a cousin who got a new one, …

          It’s too simple to think that just because someone own’s something they got it themself, unless specified otherwise.

        • tester1121 (moved)@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          22·
          10 months ago

          I live in Canada, and the Pixel non-pro phones seem to sell at a normal price for me (I still don’t want to overspend on a pro model) I’m also really in the Google ecosystem right now, so I can’t leave and install custom systems and disable Play Services. I’ve also never heard of the Pixel’s being out of stock here.