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Repairing my N9 charging connector for the last (5th) time, then maybe 2 weeks of life before it fails again & I give up on it.

That means I need to order it's replacement in the next days. Jolla in Australia is expensive. Alternatives under consideration are fairphone, and a nexus5 with sailfish.

I'm looking for serious suggestions for a non-mainstream smartphone solution that won't spy on me (nothing to hide, just the principle).

I'm seriously considering doing some (little) hal development and debugging but without getting very involved in the community (kids, work, and music take all my time for now). Getting a fairphone2 to run Sailfish seems like a good outcome, obtaining a Jolla sounds like a close second.

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blackberry?
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Why not another N9? (sorry I have nothing better to propose, expect N9x0)
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I tried BB Z10, 808,Jolla, Nexus 4 and I was always going back to the N9. Now I got BB Q10 and I am really happy with it. Screen is ok, although I miss the always on clock from N9, battery is ok, camera could be better but after Nokia 808 everything is trash. OS if fine and the keyboard. The keyboard is excellent. If you want something larger, BB Passport is a great choice, I would've bought if it was 0.5" smaller.
 

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Here are my reasons for looking for alternatives to N9:

a) Hardware - It is 5 years since N9 design, there are much better cpus now.

b) Availability - I'm not sure how long since the last one was made but if you can find a new or good used genuine non-scam N9 for a reasonable price then please let me know.

That's all really, otherwise I would probably get another N9. !
 
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Originally Posted by adamjrat View Post
Here are my reasons for looking for alternatives to N9:

a) Hardware - It is 5 years since N9 design, there are much better cpus now.

b) Availability - I'm not sure how long since the last one was made but if you can find a new or good used genuine non-scam N9 for a reasonable price then please let me know.

That's all really, otherwise I would probably get another N9. !
a) It's five years old design but it's modern, still good, beats up most of samsung up-to-date devices

b) n900 and n9 are still comes out from factories, you can buy new unit right now, even the price is reasonable

And so, nothing to be ashamed of, just get another n9
 

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As much as I agree to your post but
Originally Posted by Ridd92 View Post
b) n900 and n9 are still comes out from factories, you can buy new unit right now, even the price is reasonable
WUT?

@adamjrat
there has been a series of new N9 16GB auctions on ebay.de for under 100€. I was really tempted ...
Also amazon.de lists a few new N9 but for much more (170-250, too much). So I think one should be able to find one for a reasonable price (possibly used?). I do not know about availability in Australia.
But ofc it is up to you.
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There are two new N9s in Poland for around 280€ but that's way too much.
 

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True.
But for a new 64G I would see up to 200 and for a 16G maybe 100 as fair.
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Originally Posted by Ridd92 View Post
a) It's five years old design but it's modern, still good, beats up most of samsung up-to-date devices

b) n900 and n9 are still comes out from factories, you can buy new unit right now, even the price is reasonable

And so, nothing to be ashamed of, just get another n9
Hey Ridd92

a) can you tell me a up-to-date Samsung device that has a lesser CPU?

b) Where can I buy a new N9 built in the last 6 months?

Thanks,
Adam.
 
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