If you can you might want to wait another few weeks until the Pixel 6 models are released. It's quite likely the older models will then suddenly see a reduction in price. PS: I have the 4A and it's a great phone. I agree that the lack of SD slot is annoying, but I have honestly not missed having a physical audio jack. And, yes, once you enable it via Developer Options, you can use adb from the terminal, or simply access the phone's filesystem from a USB port on your computer via the graphical desktop. It just comes up ready to use--and it's slow-charging your phone while plugged in that way. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > Okay, so did a bit of research... Not even sure where to start trying > to make sense of Samsung's umpteen dozen offerings, but the Google > Pixel seems straight forward enough. > > Best I can tell from Wikipedia and Google, the pros and cons of the > Pixel 5 are as follows: > Pros: > Longer than usual upgrade support > No manufacturer added bloatware > No alterations to Android that negatively impact accessibility. > What sounds like a decent rating against dust and water damage. > Cons: > It's a slate(though in all fairness, this is practically a universal > constant with smartphones) > -No 3.5mm audiojack > -No memory card slot. > -No removable battery > -only one USB-C port > And I'm left with the following questions: > 1. Does the USB-C port support USB OTG? > 2. are there USB-C to 3.5mm audio adaptors or memory card readers that > include an extra port for daisy chaining other adaptors? Or USb-C hubs > that can be strapped to the back of the phone? > 3. Does the Pixel 5's internal storage show up as generic USB mass > storage when connected to a Linux Desktop? > 4. What are the physical dimensions of the device? > > Again, US Cellular's website is a hunk of junk, but I did manage to > find via Google that they carry the Pixel 3 for 9.99 USD per month and > the Pixel 5 for 23.99 per month. The former is more agreeable with my > budget, though it sounds like there's a promotion going on to get > either for 0 per month and I plan to give them a call to find out > details(experience says there's a catch, such as switching to a more > expensive plan that offers no benefit)... I understand the Pixel 5a is > supposed to be a more budget friendly variant of the Pixel 5, but best > I can tell, USCellular doesn't yet carry it, and beyond people > thinking the Pixel 4 was bad, I can't really tell what the difference > between different Pixel models is. > > And to whoever it was who asked about my current phone, I'm using an > LG Wine 4. Nothing fancy, but it has decent text-to-speech allowing me > to make use of the contacts and call log, and while the numpad is a > bit low relief with closely packed buttons, it's sufficient for > dialing and touch-tone automated systems. It as a microSD slot and the > usual apps flip phones have had for close to 20 years, but I really > only use it for making and recieving calls. Form factor, it's a bit > longer and wider, but thinner compared to every other flip phone I've > ever had. > > On 9/20/21, adilhusain shaikh <adil.cavi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi th= ere, > > > > I live in India, and the only stock android c= omes from nokia, Motorola > > and > > Asus here. > > > > Here, nok= ia is bit pricy (not value for money), but they do have longer > > update perio= d ( 3years) > > > > Motorola is value for money with stock= android for 3 years update. > > > > And Asus =C2=A0doesn= =E2=80=99t release any budget smart phone in India. > > Asus launches =C2=A0onl= y its premium smart phone. > > > > You haven=E2=80=99t mention what=E2=80=99s your budget. = So, I assume > > that > > you might be OK spending 100-200$. > > > > Check out Motorola edge 20. It=E2=80=99s a decent smart phone. > > > > > > > > If you=E2=80=99re = looking for truly cheap smart phone , buy the Redmi > > phones with snap dragon= processor and flash the custom rom. > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail[1] for Windows > > > > = > > > > From: Jeffery Mewtamer[2] > > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 10= :11 PM > > To: Linux for bl= ind general discussion[3]; r= > > aspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[4] > > Subject: [raspberry-vi] Possibly Of= f-Topic: Android Smartphone > > Recommendations. > > > > = > > > > Okay, so I'm contemplating puttin= g a cheap Android smartphone on a > > > > spare line on my = household's shared plan and trying to learn how to > > > > = use talkback(or whatever it's called these days) and wanted to get > > > > some feedback from fellow Blind Linux users. > > > > > > > > I don't care for pretty= much any of the trends in Smartphone design > > > > I'm aw= are of, so I know I'll have to make compromises to things I > > > > consider bad design, and I don't have the funds to buy a phone= > > > > straight out, so I'm limited to what I can get through= my carrier's > > > > in-house financing. My service is thr= ough US Cellular, and I'm stuck > > > > with them until at = least May 2023 due to existing financing plans on > > > > p= hones already on the plan. Recommendations for phones US Cellular > > > > carries would be nice, but considering their website is utte= r > > > > garbage(and even my sighted housemates agree), I'= d rather ask a sales > > > > associate if they carry x phon= e and be told no than subject people not > > > > their cust= omers to their website. > > > > > > > > Anyways, my biggest priority is that the phone has a 3.5 mm = audio > > > > jack. I already have a pair of wired earphone= s I like and would like > > > > to be able to go back and f= orth between the phone and my Desktop(which > > > > doesn't= have bluetooth as far as I know) and don't have the money for > > > > wireless earphones that have decent battery life, aren't earbu= ds, and > > > > have an aux port for compatibility with old= er devices. > > > > > > > > My next biggest priority is longevity. I don't want to get stuck onthe > > upgrade treadmill with a phone that's barely paid o= ff by the time > > > > it's stuck with a version of Android= that no one supports anymore. > > > > Long term support fr= om the manufacturer would be nice, but I'll settle > > > > = for good chances of running generic Android images or being able to > > > > load a more traditional Linux Distribution. And on a relat= ed note, > > > > something that won't shatter like glass if= knocked out of my hand > > > > would be nice. > > > > > > > > Some lesser prioriti= es: > > > > > > > > The m= ore physical buttons, the better... a proper numpad or full > > > > qwerty keyboard would be great, but not holding my breath. I know = I'm > > > > going to have to do battle with touch gestures = or voice commands, but > > > > anything that can be done vi= a traditional controls would be a great > > > > anti-frustr= ation feature in my book. > > > > > > > > Since a removable battery is highly unlikely, and being ab= le to charge > > > > a spare on a dock is a pipedream, dece= nt battery life would be a plus, > > > > though I get the i= mpression that decent battery life and smartphones > > > > = are seldom used in the same sentence without some kind of negation. > > > > Also, the ability to completely disable the display part o= f the > > > > touchscreen, or at least keep the backlight i= ncredibly dim if not off > > > > would be nice... Honestly,= I'd rather not have a screen at all and > > > > instead us= e the real estate for a keyboard on par with those Texas > > > > Instruments uses in their calculators, but again, not holding mybreath. > > > > Since smartphones cap out at a rather anemic 128GB of on= -board > > > > storage, and I get the impression 128GB is s= till a premium feature, > > > > removable storage is a must= .. and it would be nice if I could access > > > > the memo= ry card and even the phone's on-board storage by connecting > > > > the phone to my Desktop via USB, it showing up as generic USB mass= > > > > storage, and just being able to do a > > > > > > > > pmount /dev/sdx > > > > where x is wh= atever letter the phone gets assigned instead of having > > > > to constantly mess around with moving a microSD card between phone and= > > > > desktop... And it's a pipedream feature, but a ful= l-sized SD slot so I > > > > can just pop in my existing 51= 2GB card instead of investing in a high > > > > capacity mi= croSD and having to populate it would be nice. > > > > > > > > And, it's a bit of a lower priority, = but I have big hands, so > > > > something with a decent am= ount of heft would be nice... and as I plan > > > > to keep= my flip phone until the day it stops working, I couldn't care > > > > less about how well the smartphone does as an actual phone. > > > > > > > > I've heard = good things about Google's Pixel line of smartphones in > > > > regards to accessibility, and understand the Pixel 3 to be a solid, > > > > economical option, but I also suspect that was coming= from the > > > > perspective of someone who either uses a = Windows Desktop or uses a > > > > smartphone as their prima= ry computing device. > > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > > > The raspberry-vi mailing list > > > > Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/raspberry-vi > > > > Administrative contact: <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi logo are trademark= s of the Raspberry Pi > > Foundation. > > > > = > > > > This list is not affiliated to the Raspberry Pi Fo= undation and the views > > and attitudes expressed by the subscribers to this l= ist do not reflect > > those of the Foundation. > > > > &n= bsp; > > > > Mike Ray, list creator, January 2013= > > > > > > > > = > > > > --- Links --- > > 1 3D"https://go.microsoft.com/= > > 2 3D"mailto:mewtamer@gm= > > 3 3D"mailto:blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx"; > > 4 3D"mailto:raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"; > > =========================================================== > > The raspberry-vi mailing list > > Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/raspberry-vi > > Administrative contact: <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi logo are trademarks of the Raspberry Pi > > Foundation. > > > > This list is not affiliated to the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the views and > > attitudes expressed by the subscribers to this list do not reflect those of > > the Foundation. > > > > Mike Ray, list creator, January 2013 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list