advice on which device to buy
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@opolork
Doesn't uTorch work for FairPhone 2 ?Edit : ok you have the last camera module that's right ?
@herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:
i really prefer buying a device from a store because i have a very bad experience with byuing phones online .
Did you try refurbishing reseller ?
Where do you live if not a problem for you to tell ?2015-2023 : Meizu MX4 ☠️⚰️✝️
2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5
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@opolork the fairphone 2 is a very nice device but it is just old and the battery is not good enough for daily usage .
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@herobrine7gamer eBay but I'm in the UK
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@herobrine7gamer It depends on your usage - mine is very little. But fair enough.
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@keneda said in advice on which device to buy:
Doesn't uTorch work for FairPhone 2 ?
I have the camera module that's not working. The other module works alright.
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@opolork
Did you try the Halium 7.1 dev channel ? -
@keneda Yes. No joy.
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@keneda i prefer not to say , but where i live we don't really have much linux and privacy enthusiasts , and for phones there are almost no oneplus or google pixel devices in any store .
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@lakotaubp said in advice on which device to buy:
@herobrine7gamer eBay but I'm in the UK
really ? shouldn't ebay be global ? like if i want to buy something , shouldn't i be able to buy it from any country ?
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@opolork said in advice on which device to buy:
@herobrine7gamer It depends on your usage - mine is very little. But fair enough.
well my usage is also little , i would use my phone to call and receive emails and read rss feeds and watching videos , but the most important thing is the camera , i can't use a phone with a bad camera at all , so i would really like a device with a great camera , but i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos .
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@herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:
like if i want to buy something , shouldn't i be able to buy it from any country ?
You can in a certain way (if seler allow it), but fees are in this case, depending where you live, expensives.
For instance i live in Europe, and if i select offers from US, it can cost from 30 to 50€ fees, and even more...
@herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:
but i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos .
It depends on the device and the port maturity.
On my MX4 photo and video works quite well.
Only issue lately since i switched from canonical to ubports UT is with HDR activated on photos, wich can lead to camera app loosing access to camera hardware, have to reboot to solve, so i only activate HDR from time to time. -
@herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:
i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos
I don't know about that.
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@herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:
i can't use a phone with a bad camera at all
There's another camera module for the FP2 that UT works with the torch/flash. The camera seems decent besides the lack of flash for me.
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@opolork
There is also FP3/+ that will have less camera concerns and wich will be longer supported (i guess, it already has a Halium 10 port thanks to @Luksus ) and more powerfull.
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/fp3/ -
@keneda Nice! So all features are now working on the FP3 with Halium?
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@opolork
Well, almost all if i refer to device pages and from what i red in here.
You can find used FP3 for less than 150€. -
@keneda The FP3 will likely be my next phone. Not sure when though.
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Thanks to everyone for the advice . after thinking a lot i bought a redmi 9c because i didn't have any other options and because it is extremely cheap - like it was just 160 dollars - and i will also buy another phone with a better camera later . even though the redmi 9c has a not really good camera it has a good battery and the storage is good so maybe it is the best option for me . i will have to wait before i install ubuntu touch because the port is not very good and i am busy those 2 weeks - i am always busy - and i might even try to improve the port when i can . so i will see if it was a good option or not , and i hope it is not a bad option .
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@herobrine7gamer Now you have made a choice please mark as solved https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6311/how-to-ask-a-question-and-then-mark-it-as-solved
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@herobrine7gamer Hi. Good to see that the advice was useful.
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