Which is more secure? Old outdated Motorola, or EOL GrapheneOS phone?

nandohyphen1

I know both of these will not be secure, but out of curiosity, what is more secure? a Motorola Moto G Play 2023 Running Android 13 that I 'degoogled' with ADB, or an EOL GrapheneOS phone? (FYI, I don't use my Moto at all for personal stuff or anything at all, just so you know that I'm not using an old outdated phone :) ) I am just wondering the comparison between these, for fun. I realize neither devices would be considered secure now, but which really is better? My guess is the GOS phone

Byteang3l

nandohyphen1 I'd definitely say the GrapheneOS phone, it's EOL but it's still GrapheneOS. Obviously with an obligatory "you shouldn't use either as a daily or for anything sensitive" disclaimer lol.

MetropleX

Byteang3l "it's still GrapheneOS"

Legacy extended support releases for end-of-life devices are not [...] GrapheneOS anymore but rather harm reduction releases. They're not a way to preview current GrapheneOS anymore

Source: https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/1864068461892173977

nandohyphen1

Byteang3l "you shouldn't use either as a daily or for anything sensitive" disclaimer lol.

Exactly, 100%! I just thought of this and was like, 'hey, I wonder what is more secure, or a better choice? Obviously neither of these devices are secure, but which one is better?' I'd go with the GrapheneOS phone for sure if I had to choose - not for a daily phone, or any personal activities, but I'd choose GrapheneOS. Currently my old Motorola is just a play around with it, maybe I'll brick it in the process, I don't really care about it kind of phone for me. :D

Byteang3l

MetropleX interesting.

Byteang3l

nandohyphen1 that's fair, I have an old pixel with GrapheneOS I use for Android auto music playing and nothing else, it's great for that purpose.