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Hi,

I will certainly buy a new android phone in the next month and I will need help choosing which one.

My requirements : has support from LineagesOs, ability to root, good battery, NFC and Google Pay should work even after root, camera should be at least OK, price under 200€ (or even 150€). I have seen devices in that range that satisfy almost all the requirements.

My current phone is Mi Mix 2 from 2019 and still usable but battery drain in one day even though I don't use it that much. I changed battery recently but nothing changed so I am always carrying an external battery. So a similar phone with bigger battery and good camera can be a good candidate. I always bought Xiaomi devices and I don't know how are the other brands.

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[–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Check which devices are supported under the LineageOS(forMicroG) device lists:

If it's under there,
then LineageOS(forMicroG) will be supported officially.

Magisk (root) should work on any of these devices:

Additionally, I like to use the compare functionality of GSMArena to compare device hardware specs (battery, camera, nfc, etc):

[–] Sprokes@jlai.lu 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you for the answer.

It will seem that I am asking to do that job for me but I am asking to have some advice choosing between those devices. There are many devices in that list that will satisfy my requirements and I will need to choose between them.

[–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

I've always been happy with OnePlus devices.

Their build quality and specs are good for the price and they are often well supported by LineageOS.

However I think its personal preference.

So I'd say look for any brand which you like,
and check if there is a device available within your price range, with specs that seem sufficient for you.