Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Phone
Is there a reputable phone company that offers unbranded phones?
Most phone companies that lack a brand name are white label, pumped out en masse so somebody like Rob Braxman can stick a logo on it.
Would not recommend.
Even the reputable companies that use cheap off-the-shelf parts will announce themselves. See: Pine.
Fairphone is also made in China, and Daniel Micay was also trying to do the same rebranding as Rob Braxman. All the YouTubers that claim to sell “privacy” phones either do this or flash custom ROMs on bought devices.
True with the first part, I dropped “in China” because that’s not a helpful qualifier. I was thinking of how the FreedomPhone was using Umidigi hardware, but that never made it into my post.
Besides, Pine itself (which is pretty good) is based in Hong Kong and manufactures phones in China.
I had no idea about Fair… That’s pretty funny. They say they pay their workers extra, but not directly where the workers are. I read about their “European design” first
Apple - Designed in California, Made in China :D
If you use your phone without a case you are strange.
Or fooled by the industry. Who the fuck cares about fancy phones, give me plastic, I put a case on it anyways.
Liked that about the Pixel 4, all plastic, pretty strange but perfectly fine and light. Modern pixels use glass for some arbitrary reason (this silly energy wasting charge thing works through plastic too)
Despite always having all my phones in cases, I cracked my 4a 5G screen three times from drops before I gave up on repairing it. It was a fragile thing.
Reputable brands wouldn’t hide their logo. Put a case on it if it bothers you.
Reputable brands wouldn’t hide their logo.
Why not? I do not want to be a billboard for a thing I already paid for.
Because most don’t bother with having a billboard for a thing they already paid for. Even if the question of “Wow, what is that phone ?” could just be answered by the one who bought it, by themselves, instead of the interested to check out the logos and markings.
Isn’t that the point of the nothing phone? Afaik it doesn’t have a logo or anything but it does have a kinda gimmicky LED setup on the back for notifications
I reckon if it was that important to you and you’re relatively handy you could probably 3d print a custom back for the fair phone too
If it’s not branded, it’s probably because it’s meant for white labeling, and a phone that’s meant for white labeling is probably going to be trash.
I don’t like branding either. I keep a small piece of black electrical tape over the “G” on my Pixel phone so I can’t see it.
I remove logos & tags from other stuff I own too. Isopropyl alcohol, acetone, seam rippers, & scissors are all friends.
Why? Just put a sticker over the logo if you don’t want to see it
I agree with the post when it comes to clothing, I don’t like being a walking advertisement and I’d prefer the logos to be small and subtle, if at all
For a phone, it’s pretty low on my list of priorities when picking
try nail polish remover on most printed logos. also check out adbusters.org
Careful. Nail polish remover can discolor plastic.
