[doe88]

Why none of these Chinese brands doesn't try to set themselves apart, and dare i say innovate by making a true open phone, documented hw, etc, with at least an open version of android, i don't even ask for one of the true Linux OSes.

[speedgoose]

The demand for such phones is very low.

[doe88]

You're likely right but i think if you had to fail at least fail for something meaningful. It was crazy thinking it could work anyway, same for makers like Nothing, i feel their fate is written in stone, at least try something really different instead of gimmicks.

[petu]

Nowhere close to what you asked, but Nothing already seems to be one of the most "open" devices today.

That's for simple fact of having offline/unsigned EDL (Qualcomm's Emergency DownLoad) and files for it getting consistently "leaked". So at least exploratory work on custom ROMs should never leave you with a irrecoverable brick.

[Danox]

Someone in China needs to develop a Mobile OS not Android. Until that happens, they ain’t going anywhere long term and the same applies to personal computers too. Eventually, that has to happen if you wanna get to the next level.

[VibrantClarity]

Already happened with HarmonyOS NEXT

[throwaway27727]

They innovated in different ways. No other phone comes close to the battery density and charging speed.