At this point I’m not even picky about which custom ROM I run.
What I’m looking for is a phone that has a very small form factor and there’s any custom ROM that officially supports it.

Ideally, with a 3-4" screen
Must be <5"
Must be officially supported. (for unsupported builds, I know of a few options already)

Are there any? Thanks for any suggestions or help!

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    1 year ago

    The Xperia XZ1 Compact as another person suggested seems like a great fit. But I’d also like to throw in the Pixel 2 as an option. They are actually the only actually capable devices I could find. If I have to guess, the Pixel would be much more widely available than the Xperia. The Pixel probably also has better custom ROM support.

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      1 year ago

      The Pixel 2 I got can’t even be bootloader unlocked. Bad choice if you want a custom ROM.

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        1 year ago

        Great choice if you want a custom ROM, you bought a carrier crippled version, sucks, but thats a very known issue and why buying screwed with versions of the phone is always discouraged.

        Pixel 2’s have near no value anymore as most wouldn’t run a phone that will never get security updates. That works for you, you can get unlocked Pixel 2’s for under $100 all day long. Sell yours for anything somebody is willing to pay and grab one. As it was said, even for a dinosaur it’ll be the best quality phone for what youre going for.

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          Mine has an expanding battery and is worthless. I won’t be buying this again as it has no headphone jack or SD slot and it’s been really frustrating to use a phone without them.

          I also didn’t buy it from a carrier, and it said it was unlocked, so there was no way to know it would be like this.

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            1 year ago

            Ya, whenever you buy used you gotta remember many wrongly use the term unlocked to only refer to the carrier/SIM. I always ask if they were direct from the Goog of a carrier, and if so, from who.

            SD cards and headphones jack need will always be a problem as they’re outdated features at this point, as well as an entry point for moisture.

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              1 year ago

              I don’t care about moisture. Those are features that I need on a regular basis.

              Carrier locks don’t exist in my country.