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minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoSamsung doesn’t really rely on Snapdragon too much, so that might be out.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoSamsung is also a synonym for useless bloat, locked boatloaders, intrusive ads, and every other hostile feature ever. They are the last one to open up their phones.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoTrue. But my S3 ran like a young racehorse when I installed Cyanogen back in the third age, when the orcs still roamed Rohan.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, but European ones don’t (or at least last time I checked). I guess that would be a hassle for them to keep compatibility.
Samsung doesn’t really rely on Snapdragon too much, so that might be out.
Samsung is also a synonym for useless bloat, locked boatloaders, intrusive ads, and every other hostile feature ever. They are the last one to open up their phones.
True. But my S3 ran like a young racehorse when I installed Cyanogen back in the third age, when the orcs still roamed Rohan.
The US-based flagships do.
Yeah, but European ones don’t (or at least last time I checked). I guess that would be a hassle for them to keep compatibility.