Linux Phones

PostmarketOS. It has its flaws but it is reliable and very versatile. If more people would adapt it, I bet the flaws would be gone soon as well.

In stark contrast to graphene and other android derivatives, this is actual linux (alpine), not degoogled android.

I'm on LineageOS since 2016, something may have changed but I usually look up their supported hardware and pick a phone based on that. You may have to look at something relatively recent or you could end up meeting the end of their official support, which then goes into some les reliable unofficial support by random people you can find mostly on XDA.

Personally I'm looking next to a second hand Pixel, mostly out of curiosity.

Edit: forgot to address the "why": to keep in touch with society without letting strangers access to my stuff.

Mobian/Droidian is also worth looking into and of course Ubuntu Touch.

This community isn't about Android ROMs though.

I'm using Ubuntu Touch on my Pixel 3A XL.

I'm using Graphene. The Pixel requirement I believe is due to the Titan chip: https://security.googleblog.com/2021/10/pixel-6-setting-new-standard-for-mobile.html?m=1.

https://divestos.org/ has caught my eye. When I last installed Grapheme, you had to install eSIMs using the factory ROM then install Graphene. Divest I guess had support without Google services. I think Grapheme does now also, but before I get my next phone I'll weigh it as an option.