There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027

Re:There's a high chance of devices being sold with Graphene... by bityard on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @02:28PM (#49805950)

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks smartphone prices are just absolutely crazypants right now. I can't envision paying more for a phone than I would for a (gently used) workstation-class laptop.

Over decades of buying Android devices, I have yet to pay more than $300 for one. The one I'm using was actually free in exchange for buying a year of T-Mobile prepaid credits. No, it never was the fastest thing on the planet but it makes calls and runs the apps I want.

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Re:There's a high chance of devices being sold with Graphene... by fmajid on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @04:40PM (#49807765)

Have you priced a workstation class laptop recently? They’re over $3000 even with a paltry 32GB RAM

Miniaturization costs, and I would expect a flagship phone to cost at least as much as an equivalent CPU/RAM/storage laptop. The cost of miniaturization, modem, camera and OLED more than balances the bigger screen and keyboard/trackpad.

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