Supposedly, he sells out of his phones but I haven't seen any review or unboxing videos for the Brax 3. I know that you can ask for iodeOS or Ubuntu touch.
kipo 2 points 2 years ago
I learned about Swappa years ago and exclusively use them for buying and selling all my smartphones. I have no idea why they aren't more popular, except for the fact that repair shop resellers use it too, but they are pretty easy to avoid.
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AnnaFrankfurter 4 points 2 years ago
I've watched few of his videos and they seem OK, but I would never trust a phone like that. I would suggest buy a pixel and flash Graphene OS yourself. It is best for security and privacy.
And as far as Ubuntu touch or any other Linux phone for that. They are currently so bad at security that I wouldn't daily drive them. If you want to play with them or contribute to them then that's OK but don't daily drive them.
potentiallynotfelix 4 points 2 years ago
This looks solid but keep in mind it's a kickstarter.
MangoPenguin 4 points 2 years ago
He doesn't have a good reputation for his videos or products that I've seen, they come across as very scammy and he has a very 'podcast snakeoil scammer' feel. I would avoid it.
Better off buying a Google Pixel, the older ones are cheap now.
chemicalwonka 1 point 2 years ago
SCAM, next!
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I heard that he was a scammer or pseudo privacy expert from other comments. I wouldn't recommend that phone. If you care about the privacy or security of your device, use DivestOS with a supported Pixel/OnePlus, or GrapheneOS with a Pixel. Only buy the phone new if you are super paranoid of some zero-day vulnerability being used on you. I recommend swappa.com because they have quality control, returns, and good prices for used devices (you can even get mint quality devices).
Comparison of Android ROMs: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
iodeOS has been behind on security updates often (still better security against unsophisticated attacks than Ubuntu but not a good ROM): https://divestos.org/pages/patch_history
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