RetroFed Forum
Your home away from modern life.
Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware - PiunikaWeb
Post Reply
AuthorMessage
inimzi piefed.social inimzi@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-23
Quote

725   Original
_chris lemmy.world _chris@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#2 · Quote Reply

You know, I’d love a razr flip with graphene. Bring it on.

72
velkiera lemmy.world velkiera@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-10
#3 · Quote Reply

You know, I’d love a razr flip with graphene. Bring it on.

That would be so awesome

8
philanthropicoctopus thelemmy.club philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-02-15
#4 · Quote Reply

Yeah this is cool. Could have been much worse than Motorola. Looking forward to this

26
pHr34kY lemmy.world pHr34kY@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#5 · Quote Reply

The best thing about Motorola is that they ship with a very stock android ROM. It's also the worst bit, because there's nobody maintaining any software. Handballing software maintenance to GrapheneOS would be sweet.

68
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet reddthat.com IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com
Joined: 2026-01-25
#6 · (edited) Quote Reply

Fuck yeah, solid shoid of brand.

Although I don't know how good motorolas camera game is if you are more serious about the camera.

Edit... Not sure how I got shoid from typing choice...

8
bdonvr thelemmy.club bdonvr@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2023-06-14
#7 · Quote Reply

Fuck yeah, solid shoid of brand. Although I don't know how good motorolas camera game is if you are more serious about the camera. Edit... Not sure how I got shoid from typing choice...

Their cameras are upper midrange, at least on their flagships.

8
iturnedintoanewt lemmy.world iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#8 · Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

125
rockSlayer lemmy.blahaj.zone rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-02-24
#9 · Quote Reply

Fuck yeah, solid shoid of brand. Although I don't know how good motorolas camera game is if you are more serious about the camera. Edit... Not sure how I got shoid from typing choice...

I have the 2025 Power. The camera is decent. It seems to struggle in low light

2
Goretantath lemmy.world Goretantath@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-03
#10 · Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

Now is this the REAL Motorola or is it the brand name that Lenovo got a hold of. Cause real Motorola doesnt make consumer phones anymore.

28
TiredTiger lemmy.ml TiredTiger@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-02-22
#11 · Quote Reply

Glad to see this. Motorola seemed like a solid choice. Hopefully we'll get some specs and release dates when they officially unveil it. I know it was pushed back to 2027, so I'm hoping for a Q1 2027 release. I've been holding off on getting a pixel in the hopes of getting a non-Google GrapheneOS phone. It would be nice if I don't wind up having to wait too much longer.

15
solrize lemmy.ml solrize@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-22
#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

It will be great if this reaches the Moto G series. I'm sure the Fairphone is nice but it's 4x as expensive--no thanks.

6
excursion22 piefed.ca excursion22@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-09-16
#13 · Quote Reply

You know, I’d love a razr flip with graphene. Bring it on.

Ooo I'm sure this is likely for future models, but I was actually pondering getting a cheap pixel to try out graphene and see what it'd be like compared to my Razr. Maybe I'll have to wait a bit to see how this develops.

11
plateee piefed.social plateee@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-09-20
#14 · Quote Reply

Ooo I'm sure this is likely for future models, but I was actually pondering getting a cheap pixel to try out graphene and see what it'd be like compared to my Razr. Maybe I'll have to wait a bit to see how this develops.

You can find older pixels on swappa for cheap - my understanding is that we won't see a GrapheneOS phone earlier than 2027 (which admittedly is only 9 months away).

9
Goldenring lemmy.ca Goldenring@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-02-25
#15 · Quote Reply

I'm very confused this news. Reddit sub said it wasn't Motorola. This post claimed it's Motorola.

5
Zidane lemmy.ca Zidane@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-08-10
#16 · Quote Reply

You can find older pixels on swappa for cheap - my understanding is that we won't see a GrapheneOS phone earlier than 2027 (which admittedly is only 9 months away).

which admittedly is only 9 months away

Don't you dare say such a thing

15
mrnobody reddthat.com mrnobody@reddthat.com
Joined: 2026-01-08
#17 · Quote Reply

I'm very confused this news. Reddit sub said it wasn't Motorola. This post claimed it's Motorola.

The Motorola mobile brand is owned by Lenovo. So it's basically that.

19
krashmo lemmy.world krashmo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#18 · Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

Fairphone does partner with Murena for e/os. It's pretty similar to grapheoneOS

-13
detren sh.itjust.works detren@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-04
#19 · Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

I think they just released the fair phone 6 not too long ago so it’ll take a while even if it’s on the tables.

12
Matt lemmy.ml DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-04-03
#20 · Quote Reply

Lenovo is based.

8
Matt lemmy.ml DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-04-03
#21 · Quote Reply

Ooo I'm sure this is likely for future models, but I was actually pondering getting a cheap pixel to try out graphene and see what it'd be like compared to my Razr. Maybe I'll have to wait a bit to see how this develops.

I got my Pixel 9a for just around 500 euros.

1
Goodlucksil lemmy.dbzer0.com Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-08-15
#22 · Quote Reply

You can find older pixels on swappa for cheap - my understanding is that we won't see a GrapheneOS phone earlier than 2027 (which admittedly is only 9 months away).

(which admittedly is only 9 months away).

More like 10+however long it takes for it to complete months

1
Fijxu programming.dev Fijxu@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-09-14
#23 · Quote Reply

I Fucking love Motorola, I'm cumming as I'm reading this. Thank you Motorola.

30
ibot feddit.org ibot@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-03-22
#24 · Quote Reply

It will be great if this reaches the Moto G series. I'm sure the Fairphone is nice but it's 4x as expensive--no thanks.

My guess is, that they will offer a new Thinkphone model with GraphenOS to target business customers.

But of course I don't know it, just guessing.

11
awaysaway sh.itjust.works awaysaway@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-03-12
#25 · Quote Reply

wish i could pre order

3
Smif_N_Lenin piefed.social Smif_N_Lenin@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-22
#26 · Quote Reply

Really hope it releases 2026 so I can get rid of this pixel asap

13
Evil_Shrubbery thelemmy.club Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-08-15
#27 · Quote Reply

My guess is, that they will offer a new Thinkphone model with GraphenOS to target business customers. But of course I don't know it, just guessing.

Twinkphone will require socks.

3
Luffy lemmy.ml Luffy879@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-11-05
#28 · Quote Reply

Fairphone does partner with Murena for e/os. It's pretty similar to grapheoneOS

Im sorry, I think your have spelled LinaegeOS, an OS thats not even security based but to support old Hardware which security has already been compromised by missing Firmware.

3
yabbadabaddon lemmy.zip yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-02-02
#29 · Quote Reply

Im sorry, I think your have spelled LinaegeOS, an OS thats not even security based but to support old Hardware which security has already been compromised by missing Firmware.

If we want GOS to grow, we need to welcome and help people understanding the differences. We don't need to be pedantic schmucks.

Sent from my GrapheneOS phone

10
lumettaria sopuli.xyz lumettaria@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2026-02-10
#30 · Quote Reply

Man I can't WAIT. Next up: Fairphone

23
pemptago lemmy.ml pemptago@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-08-11
#31 · (edited) Quote Reply

MWC 2026 announcement likely, but devices may not ship until 2027

Motorola is expected to formally announce the partnership [in March]. With MWC 2026 around the corner, the timing would make strategic sense.

In case others were wondering, MWC 2026 is March 2-5. So, hopefully we'll have official verification by the end of the week.

13
iturnedintoanewt lemmy.world iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#32 · Quote Reply

Now is this the REAL Motorola or is it the brand name that Lenovo got a hold of. Cause real Motorola doesnt make consumer phones anymore.

Lenovo's Motorola, if you ask me. I don't think there's much left at all from original Motorola. But they had a decent track record with their recent phones, AFAIK. Not that I've owned any from Motorola.

15
iturnedintoanewt lemmy.world iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#33 · Quote Reply

I think they just released the fair phone 6 not too long ago so it’ll take a while even if it’s on the tables.

I know....I guess it's just wishful thinking for the future. I've gotten a 2nd hand pixel pro last year. That's...a lot of storage and memory, just about as much as my laptop. Should last me for a while (I hope it won't physically break for any reason!), so I won't immediately ride this Motorola wave anyway.

3
AHemlocksLie lemmy.zip AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-03-10
#34 · Quote Reply

Lenovo is based.

The same Lenovo that shipped laptops with a malicious root certificate preinstalled?

22
DupaCycki lemmy.world DupaCycki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-17
#35 · Quote Reply

According to the article, it was a little obvious that it'd be Motorola. To me it's unexpected as I wasn't following this all that closely. In any case, I'm personally pleased with the OEM choice. I'll need to do some research on Motorola's smartphones to prepare for the one/s that support Graphene.

12
skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#36 · (edited) Quote Reply

Lenovo's Motorola, if you ask me. I don't think there's much left at all from original Motorola. But they had a decent track record with their recent phones, AFAIK. Not that I've owned any from Motorola.

My wife's previous phone was a Moto One Hyper. Pretty well made device, especially for the price.

4
skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#37 · Quote Reply

If we want GOS to grow, we need to welcome and help people understanding the differences. We don't need to be pedantic schmucks. Sent from my GrapheneOS phone

If you want to convince GOS users to occasionally drop their sense of superiority, it looks like you have your work cut out for you.

1
skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#38 · Quote Reply

Fairphone does partner with Murena for e/os. It's pretty similar to grapheoneOS

I wouldn't say that it's pretty similar.

They have rather different goals and feature sets.

Sent from my FP4 with /e/OS.

10
Regrettable_incident lemmy.world Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-14
#39 · Quote Reply

Lenovo's Motorola, if you ask me. I don't think there's much left at all from original Motorola. But they had a decent track record with their recent phones, AFAIK. Not that I've owned any from Motorola.

I have a Motorola phone, I like it. It's at least better than the Samsung I had before.

5
skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#40 · (edited) Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.

GrapheneOS requires I think a few other things, like the possibility to completely disable the data lines in the USB port, and a bunch of others.

The problem with Fairphone is that they have rather high demands (e.g. long term support for hardware, better production practices) but they are a rather small outfit, so the default answer from parts manufacturers is "talk to the hand".

As they grow they'll become more interesting

I would argue that Fairphone with /e/OS is a combination of a committed/sustainable manufacturer with a trustworthy OS. It does not actively spy or screw with you, and it tries to prevent snooping in many places.

Of course it's not nearly as security hardened as GrapheneOS, so that may be an unacceptable compromise to some.

13
yabbadabaddon lemmy.zip yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-02-02
#41 · Quote Reply

If you want to convince GOS users to occasionally drop their sense of superiority, it looks like you have your work cut out for you.

I hope people don't feel superior because they use a tool.

2
Ghostie lemmy.zip Ghostie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-16
#42 · Quote Reply

While I'm happy that it's Motorola, i just wish someone like Fairphone also bites the bullet of investing in a proper encryption chip that's acceptable to Grapheneos. I'd like to see more or a trifecta (duofecta?) of trustworthy OS and sustainable/committed manufacturer.
[deleted]
2
winkerjadams lemmy.dbzer0.com winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-22
#43 · Quote Reply

According to the article, it was a little obvious that it'd be Motorola. To me it's unexpected as I wasn't following this all that closely. In any case, I'm personally pleased with the OEM choice. I'll need to do some research on Motorola's smartphones to prepare for the one/s that support Graphene.

They are basically stock android with minimal bloatware for a decent price. I've been using them for years. There's the whole Lenovo scandal but its hard to find any decent phone I want nowadays so concessions need to be made somewhere

7
Lettuce eat lettuce lemmy.ml Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-12
#44 · Quote Reply

Haven't had a Motorola in many years. Hopefully this works out well and we get a really nice piece of hardware that isn't subject to the whims of Google.

11
schema lemmy.world schema@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#45 · Quote Reply

I remember having a motorola razr when i was younger. Loved the design

7
MIXEDUNIVERS discuss.tchncs.de MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-10-28
#46 · Quote Reply

i would liked xiomi more but more Hardware is better than only google

7
DupaCycki lemmy.world DupaCycki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-17
#47 · Quote Reply

They are basically stock android with minimal bloatware for a decent price. I've been using them for years. There's the whole Lenovo scandal but its hard to find any decent phone I want nowadays so concessions need to be made somewhere

I'm mainly interested in the hardware, i.e., screen, camera, build quality, that kind of stuff. Though it's good to know about the software, since Graphene will most likely be the same with its security features.

1
quick_snail feddit.nl quick_snail@feddit.nl
Joined: 2025-07-15
#48 · Quote Reply

I remember having a motorola razr when i was younger. Loved the design

Except the tumor below the flip

1
utopiah lemmy.ml utopiah@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2022-01-17
#49 · Quote Reply

Official link https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

5
skarn discuss.tchncs.de skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#50 · Quote Reply

I hope people don't feel superior because they use a tool.

I use Arch, BTW.

0
edgyspazkid lemmy.wtf edgyspazkid@lemmy.wtf
Joined: 2025-08-27
#51 · Quote Reply

I remember having a motorola razr when i was younger. Loved the design

It's a Motorola. Supposed to be the best.

2
Post Reply Page 1 of 3   Goto page 1, 2, 3 Last »
Back to top