I got the us one. But yeah I hear you.

Mint/T-Mobile works well in my area so that's a plus.

Yeah. Personally its OK. Does its job.

Murena sells a version with it pre-installed.

FP4 camera is nothing to write home about. FP5 and FP6 are better, but still mostly mediocre quality.

I'm using a Ulefone armour 4 (I think), coming from a Samsung Note 10+ and I have found the camera to be a big downgrade. However, I have found that alternative camera apps can make a surprisingly large difference. The stock camera app was bad enough that it often didn't feel worth it to even try taking a photo. I'm currently using OpenCamera from fdroid, and performance is far better now (though the quality is still a downgrade from before).

It's annoying because I don't care about fancy features and high end cameras, I just want something that will allow me to capture spontaneous photos

Uh.. yeah, kinda the point.

Bootloader is easily unlocked, and it runs ubuntu touch at least... Although I run with /e/os for practical reasons.

No idea. Although I would probably just get a USB mobile connection with a pi or something if I wanted gnu/Linux running. Just my opinion.

Its much cheaper and parts are easier to find so appealed to me.

Looks the same as the 6a. I can't tell the difference.

Edit: I just read that OP is talking about FP4 not 6, which was released 4 years ago and had considerably worse camera performance compared to the new one. Also support for it will end next year.

~~There are reviews online about it that are better prepared than someone's anecdote. Looks like it is about the same as many other midrange phones. Most probably not as good as a 6a, but the difference is not as big as in the past and they both lack telephoto lens. ~~

Yeah I hear you. I waiting until my 6a had a cracked screen, battery needs charging multiple times a day, and the case is messed up as well.

Personally I would just get a camera at that point. They look tremendously better than the pixel line.

I agree with what you are saying but you are totally getting downvoted for the make small phones great again part.

But my god my little hands need a little phone again. I would like to reach across single hand texting

Batteries must get smaller first. Two days of smart phone usage is a battery bank ma fren. Alternative is to use a lower tech option but hard to find a middle ground.

You need military type pants. I have no issues with phone sizes, I can fit four bottles of beer in my pants leaving the hands free to carry something when going down the stairs.

Fuck big phones. Just got a nothing 3a and I fucking hate it's ungodly width.