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Unihertz devices fill a gap but are subpar phones in terms of hardware. They also don't get any software updates the minute after they are launched.




>They also don't get any software updates the minute after they are launched.

If you install Lineage or something, isn't that essentially a non-issue?

Otherwise those seem great! Never heard of them.


No official LineageOS support according to https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/. And no, missing vendor support is still an issue even with Lineage support, as soon as firmware (and sometimes driver) updates are needed.

I would be all over the Unihertz stuff if that wasn’t the case. I see people talking about Lineage working, but I haven’t looked into it.

My ideal phone is something small and rugged with physical keys that supports Android Auto for navigation and a few other basic apps I need (Bitwarden basically).


Your phone basically exists from Unihertz. You just refuse to buy it. Which, well…

I’m not completely against it yet, especially if it looks like I can use something like Lineage.

Software aside, I’ve heard mixed things about the keyboard on the Titan. Keeping an open mind though, I would like to support companies filling this niche.




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