[neilv]

Do you know whether this is solid as a daily driver in the US?

I'm thinking the minimal: Reliable phone calls including VoLTE, reliable SMS and MMS, working data, poor but working camera, no crashes/lockups, OK battery life, etc.

(A few years ago, my Pinephone nth-version developer edition was interesting, but none of the software I tried was ready at the time.)

[fsflover]

It should be sufficient for your needs. Try postmarketOS with Phosh (easy to use) or SXMo (snappier).