Oh right, sim card compatibility was not something I had considered. Thanks for the tip!

I tried using the browser site for my bank but unfortunately it doesn’t allow depositing checks. Will have to think about that when choosing a phone.

Still, I appreciate all the helpful information you’ve provided. Lots to think about

Based on your responses here, I’m going to assume you don’t get invited out much

I tried to be nice and deflect your comment with a joke but it seems you just want to be needlessly mean.

I work from home and don’t go out much due to my limited mobility. And I use my phone to watch videos and read when in bed because a laptop would be to cumbersome to use. I do have a tablet as well but even that gets too heavy to hold for long periods of time.

When I do occasionally go out, I only use my phone for directions, to listen to a podcast since the noise of traffic and crowded areas is overstimulating, or you know, as a phone to make calls/texts. So no, I do not use my phone as a pacifier in public, you horse’s ass.

What’s all this crazy talk about going outside?

Thanks for clarifying. I guess I’ll look more into /e/OS to see what it’s really like.

My parents are going to France in October so if I decide on the Fairphone I may just ask them to pick it up for me. Not sure how that’d work though so I’ll look more into it.

As for the banking, I use it about once a week or every other week to deposit checks. I will definitely still need that though since it’s hard for me to physically go to the bank due to my limited mobility. Might be best to keep my old phone just for that purpose

Thanks for the detailed information. The Fairphone 6 is a strong contender to be sure and if I’m able to buy one with the OS installed all the better! Only problem is I’m in the US so I don’t know how much more expensive it will be for me to buy.

And after doing a quick search of /e/OS it looks like an iOS clone, which I am not super fond of. Have you used it before?

Also, it seems my bank isn’t supported. So that’s another bummer

More power to you! I enjoy browsing videos and reading webcomics too much to go back to a flip phone though. Don’t go on social media much so if I go deeper down the rabbit hole, a flip phone may bot be out of the question. It would also be a great alternative for a work phone

Thought since my phone couldn’t be rooted I wouldn’t be able to change the OS. It’s the SM-G981U model

Good to know, thanks!

Thanks for all of the options! May look more into LineageOS

Nothing against the Pixel per se but I wanted to keep my options open. I wanted a big upgrade from my current phone to justify buying a new one and I read a lot of Manga and webtoons. Hence, why I was looking at the Fold 7.

However, I will keep an open mind about phones. The Pixel 9 doesn’t look too bad tbh.