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[–] aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch 22 points 2 months ago (15 children)

I tried the Mi 8 Lite, honestly I'm not impressed. It's super cheap, which is really cool, but the OS it comes with is riddled with bloatware... Not sure it's worth it

[–] 0x0@programming.dev -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

but the OS it comes with is riddled with bloatware…

As opposed to Samsung and Apple? Right...

[–] aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd say Samsung is comparable, but Apple... Isn't the goal of buying an iPhone to have a closed environment? (or was)

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah other commenter was incorrect. They’re sold with only a basic collection of first-party apps (even the carrier locked devices, so far).

To get one with third-party apps pre-installed requires special provisioning meant for employee work phones. (If you come across one of these in the wild, ask the seller to reset in front of you. If the bloatware remains, odds are the device was recently stolen.)

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