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THE Freedom Phone is a new phone created by Trump supporters and it's based on the events that happened during January (march at the capitol) It doesn't have any Google integration. It uses software like DuckDuckGo/Brave, their own AppStore , oan news etc. It is shady because it doesn't mention any specs on the phone. This phone has been endorsed by Candace Owens who is a possible running mate for Trump in 2024.
The website is here
https://freedomphone.com/
 

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It was believed that the Freedom Phone was a $120 phone being sold for $500, but it looks like it's worth even less than that. Also, their "uncensorable app store" is apparently just a rebranded Google Play Store.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...phone-has-a-breathtaking-amount-of-red-flags/
It does look kinda cheap

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also tell me this a real image with a straight face
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It does look kinda cheap
Conservatives, broadly, are a lot older and a lot less tech-savvy than their progressive counterparts, so they don't know any better. They're also a lot more willing to blindly trust whatever other conservatives tell them to believe. You don't have to look far to find conservatives giving money to just about any Tom, Dick, or Harry claiming to be trying to overturn the "stolen" election, and it wasn't long ago that conservative donors to the former president had their accounts bled dry because they were tricked into having their one-time donations auto-deducted instead.
 

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Conservatives, broadly, are a lot older and a lot less tech-savvy than their progressive counterparts, so they don't know any better. They're also a lot more willing to blindly trust whatever other conservatives tell them to believe. You don't have to look far to find conservatives giving money to just about any Tom, Dick, or Harry claiming to be trying to overturn the "stolen" election, and it wasn't long ago that conservative donors to the former president had their accounts bled dry because they were tricked into having their one-time donations auto-deducted instead.
I can agree with that
They see Candace Owens using it or even Trump whom they sold their souls too
they will get the phone
 

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But can we agree that the idea behind this is good? A phone that can't track you with an open app store?
 

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But can we agree that the idea behind this is good? A phone that can't track you with an open app store?
The idea's good on paper
but the phone may have shit specs
I would never trust anything from scammers a group whose entire brand is "We love Trump."
 

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Freedumb phone ,another grift by the chosenites wow what a shocker
Imagine thinking a phone is a "freedom phone" and not tracking you when it comes preloaded with Parler LOL
Parler is owned ,run, and was founded by Rebecca and Robert Mercer
they worked hand in hand with their friend Mark Zuckerberg to craft the Trump campaign , to figure out the best lies to tell
to the gullible dupes so they would vote for their puppet Trump
that is how they came up with the ridiculous lie slogans such as "lock her up" "drain the swamp" and" America first"
when what they gave you was "set her free" " we are the swamp" and "israel first"
, guess people interested in this phone have never heard of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and/or have no clue who is behind "free" social media sites/apps like Parler.

they should have called it "Q phone" or better yet "boomer phone"

Imagine paying someone like $350 (assuming the phone is a $150 Chinese phone) to unlock a bootloader, install lineage or graphene OS and side load a few apps , apps that are just as bad if not worse than "normal" app store search and social media apps
PT Barnum was correct again.
 
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But can we agree that the idea behind this is good? A phone that can't track you with an open app store?
Problem is though, its not an open app store its just a different launcher for the google play store and all it takes is one update for that launcher to break, if you want a phone that's completely google free, put Lineage OS on an old Galaxy phone and don't install google's apps.
 

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OSFreedomOSChassis6.088inch HD+IPSCamerasF:8MP, R:13+2+2MPDisplay TypeWaterdropDisplay Resolution720 * 1560 pixel (19.5:9)CPU1.8 GHz 8 CoresRAM4GBStorage64GBWiFi (2.4/5GHz)802.11b,g,n / 802.11a,n,ac3G BandsB1/2/4/5/84G BandsB1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/28(A+B)5G Bandsinitially not includedExpandable Storage256GB SDBattery cover materialCompositeSpeakersSingleMicrophoneSingleInfraredN/ANFCYesWireless ChargingNoQuick ChargingNoSIM TrayDualHeadphonesYes (3.5″ Jack)Weight (approx)160gCableUSB-CCaseClear Case
 

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We have a phone forum, this isn't news or issues. This is a poorly veiled thread for brats to have their two-minute hate.

 

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We have a phone forum, this isn't news or issues. This is a poorly veiled thread for brats to have their two-minute hate.
If you really think the thread is in an inappropriate location, report it, but the phone is inherently political. It wouldn't be news if it weren't for the politics involved.

As for the "two-minute hate," it isn't our fault that the Freedom Phone is so pathetically a scam that it's an easy target for ridicule. Are you using a Freedom Phone? Because it seems personal for you to call people who rightfully criticize it and the scams of conservatives and the former president "brats."
 

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