01-10-2026, 12:11 PM
I've had my Pinephone for about 5 years now and despite its limitations it works fine for my purposes and I certainly believe I've gottem my money's worth. I have been thinking about what to do next if 4G service should be discontinued or my Pinephone is otherwise rendered unusable..
The Brax3 phone (https://www.braxtech.net/) looks kind of interesting and is moderately priced. However it does have some undesirable features such as the battery is not easily removable, the modem is not isolated from main memory, and there are no hardware switches to disable modem, camera, etc. Also the person behind it (Rob Braxman) seems to be a somewhat controversial figure.
Looking around and what's available the Pinephone in comparison actually seems pretty well thought out as far as privacy features go.
The Brax3 phone (https://www.braxtech.net/) looks kind of interesting and is moderately priced. However it does have some undesirable features such as the battery is not easily removable, the modem is not isolated from main memory, and there are no hardware switches to disable modem, camera, etc. Also the person behind it (Rob Braxman) seems to be a somewhat controversial figure.
Looking around and what's available the Pinephone in comparison actually seems pretty well thought out as far as privacy features go.
