Considering that GrapheneOS runs on devices as old and cheap as Pixel 6, and previously supported earlier versions too, the refusal to produce cheaper models seems almost malicious.
GrapheneOS does not require fancy hardware besides a security chip.
Well, their requirements increased since Pixels got arm memory tagging in the 8 generation. The 11 would be more secure than a 7 for example but they are still uncertain about supporting them, because it is a clear security downgrade
My suspicion is that this is partially risk based pricing for Motorola. They know some people value privacy, but they aren’t banking on lots. So if they’re putting the work in on this they want to see the value back.
Fair, but, as per the article, these devices will ship without GrapheneOS, so they’ll be mostly focused on regular consumers. This is not some GrapheneOS-first model, even if they’ve done some work to assist GrapheneOS project.
Considering that GrapheneOS runs on devices as old and cheap as Pixel 6, and previously supported earlier versions too, the refusal to produce cheaper models seems almost malicious.
GrapheneOS does not require fancy hardware besides a security chip.
Well, their requirements increased since Pixels got arm memory tagging in the 8 generation. The 11 would be more secure than a 7 for example but they are still uncertain about supporting them, because it is a clear security downgrade
My suspicion is that this is partially risk based pricing for Motorola. They know some people value privacy, but they aren’t banking on lots. So if they’re putting the work in on this they want to see the value back.
Fair, but, as per the article, these devices will ship without GrapheneOS, so they’ll be mostly focused on regular consumers. This is not some GrapheneOS-first model, even if they’ve done some work to assist GrapheneOS project.
Pixel 6 isn’t cheap.
$200 for a new Pixel 6 in my area. The Motorola device described in the article is expected to come at $1000+.
Dont buy anything older than an 8 currently. Think about support lifespan, the Pixel 6 will be EOL in one month!
https://endoflife.date/pixel
https://resist.berlin/pixel-preise
Indeed! I’d rather go for Pixel 8 and up, I merely mentioned that GrapheneOS does not need too fancy of a hardware.
Neat table on that second link though! And actually comprehensible even without speaking much German lol