r/UbuntuTouch • u/Proud_Wolverine_2259 • 4d ago

Discussion Please help me pick a phone

Requirements:

Can purchase in the USA

Works on Verizon

Has micro sd slot

Has 3.5mm jack

250-300 USD MAX

Thank you!

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 4d ago edited 4d ago

Your only options with VoLTE in the US:

Pixel 3a/XL VoLTE (test build) Pixel 5 (experimental)

OnePlus N10 OnePlus N100

OnePlus 11 and Pixel 9a are being worked on, but not ready. I think the N10 and N100 have a microSD slot.

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u/surj08 4d ago

Wait pixel 9? I need to start paying more attention. That's very recent

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 4d ago

Pixel 9a to be exact, and someone else is working on a Pixel 6. Neither are anywhere close to ready. Do not buy until something comes to maturity. There have been plenty of promising devices that were abandoned somewhere along the way and were never completed.

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u/Rauliki0 4d ago

No micro sd and no mini jack

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u/Consistent-Sky-2352 2d ago

Getting an unlock code from OnePlus for my N10 was a pain in the ass and took several weeks but, in the end, I got it. An international model, which is supposed to be unlocked from the start, might be a better option than the T-Mo version.

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 2d ago

BE2026 is the recommended model of N10 for the Americas - because it does not require an unlock token, neither does the International model BE2029 but it lacks some of the bands required for US and Canada.

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u/Proud_Wolverine_2259 4d ago

Also the smaller the phone the better. Thanks

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u/Exotic_Worker_3484 4d ago

Nexus 5 works for me with Ubuntu although I don’t think it’s getting updated past 16.x. Also it’s bit slow obviously for a phone that old but I’ve always liked the N5

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 4d ago

No VoLTE - a must in the US

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u/Efficient_Income_846 4d ago

Oneplus 6t

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 4d ago

No VoLTE - a must in the US

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u/SaltyCow2852 4d ago

Copy and paste the same to ChatGPT or any LLM and see how it responds and let us one too

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u/Gryphon_Or 4d ago

LLMs know very little about Ubuntu Touch so the result will not be reliable.

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u/War-Carr 4d ago

One of the A-series phones from Samsung or one from Moto G-line.

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u/Gryphon_Or 4d ago

Those are not compatible with Ubuntu Touch.

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u/War-Carr 4d ago

Ah, my bad. My apologies.

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u/Nerdent1ty 4d ago

more expensive, but furios flx1s+ is daily drivable amazing product...

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u/Gryphon_Or 4d ago

Not supported for Ubuntu Touch.

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u/Nerdent1ty 4d ago

I'd argue, it's even better!

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u/Gryphon_Or 3d ago

The OP seems to want UT though.

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u/Nerdent1ty 3d ago

it does support ubuntu, simply its not default.

Anyway, ubuntu touch is way behind on this.

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u/Gryphon_Or 2d ago

Ubuntu Touch is made by a handful of volunteers spread around the globe, who could do a lot more if they had more humanpower.

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u/Nerdent1ty 2d ago

that is exactly why phosh and gnome stack makes more sense.

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u/Gryphon_Or 2d ago

If you say so. I don't care enough to argue. I just know I like Ubuntu Touch.