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Re:The Light Phone by shawnz on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:39PM (#21952716)
My current device, the moto e5 play, retailed for $120. It still works just fine for me for use cases like web browsing, 720p video, remote desktop, etc. Prior to that I had the e4 which worked great until I dropped it down 5 flights of stairs.

Regarding the battery health issue, I have found the biggest factor to be not recharging soon enough. Don't let your battery drop too low and you will have substantially better battery health.

EDIT: The moto e6 retails for $99.

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Re:The Light Phone by paulcarroty on Saturday January 04, 2020 @05:57AM (#21954196)
Looks dirt cheap, maybe good for poor students. Also:

Updates? No.

Unlocked bootloader? No,it's Lenovo.

Security in chinese phone? LOL, I even not started talking about company who sold laptops with crapware in BIOS.

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Re:The Light Phone by ekianjo on Saturday January 04, 2020 @09:47AM (#21955122)
Everything is made in China these days. Even stuff "designed in California".

> Updates?

Motorola usually provides 2 Android updates beyond the year each model was released. Not always a rule but you can see for yourself here: https://www.getdroidtips.com/list-of-android-10-q-supported-...

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Re:The Light Phone by shawnz on Saturday January 04, 2020 @11:37AM (#21955784)
In fact it does support unlocking the bootloader. I believe that's true of all current motorola androids.
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