Degoogled phones & privacy gear
Every item here is one we'd hand to a friend — sold on Amazon or straight from the maker. Not sure which fits? Compare the top picks, see how each OS rates on privacy, or check the phone you already own. Tap any phone's name for its full page: tech specs, the private systems it runs and how to install them.
How this catalog is organized
Everything above is grouped into five categories, and the buttons at the top filter the list. You can also link straight to a category.
- Phones that arrive private or install in minutes: Pixels for GrapheneOS, Pixels with GrapheneOS preinstalled from NitroPhone and Above Phone, Murena’s Fairphones with /e/OS, the SHIFTphone 8 and a budget moto g for CalyxOS.
- Unlockable phones you flash yourself: stock phones from OnePlus, Sony, Motorola and Poco with bootloaders that unlock, for LineageOS or /e/OS. Expect an evening with command-line tools.
- Phones that skip Android entirely: the Jolla C2 with Sailfish OS, the Volla X23, the Librem 5 with PureOS and the PinePhone Pro.
- Small privacy add-ons: a Faraday sleeve that blocks GPS, Wi-Fi and cell signals, and an anti-spy screen protector with sliding webcam covers.
- A pocket travel router with WireGuard: the GL.iNet Slate AX, for keeping hotel and café Wi-Fi at arm’s length.
What the numbers on each card mean
Every phone card shows two ratings. The privacy score, out of 10, rates how much tracking the operating system exposes you to as it ships. GrapheneOS sets the benchmark at 10. The install pill tells you how much work it takes: None (arrives installed), Easy (an official installer, about twenty minutes), Moderate (an official flasher with more steps) or Advanced (command-line tools or unlock hurdles). Read how every score is worked out for the full method.
Prices and where to buy
Prices are approximate street prices from when we last updated the catalog in 2026. They aren’t live, so check the seller’s page for today’s price. Many Pixels and other phones link to Amazon, where we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Phones from NitroPhone, Above Phone, Murena, SHIFT, Jolla, Volla, Purism and Pine64 link to the maker’s own shop, and those links earn us nothing. Details are on how dgdroid earns money.
Some Pixels are listed as renewed. These are refurbished phones sold at a lower price. Older models such as the Pixel 6a (Google updates to July 2027) and 7a (to May 2028) are still fully supported by GrapheneOS, so they’re good starter phones, but they won’t get updates for as long as a new Pixel.
Buying tips
- Buy an unlocked Pixel, not a carrier version. Some carrier-sold Pixels can’t unlock the bootloader, which means no GrapheneOS.
- Check the update runway. The Pixel 8 and newer come with a seven-year update promise, and the newest Pixels get updates into 2032.
- Want zero setup? NitroPhone, Above Phone and Murena ship phones with the private OS already installed.
- Own a phone already? See if the phone in your pocket qualifies before buying anything new.
- Torn between a few options? Our four-phone side-by-side table covers apps, banking, updates and repairability.
About the privacy gear
Phones are only part of the picture, so we list a few inexpensive add-ons too. A Faraday sleeve blocks GPS, Wi-Fi and cell signals while the phone is inside it. Read whether you really need a Faraday bag before you buy one. An anti-spy screen protector keeps people beside you from reading your display, and sliding covers block the cameras on your laptop or tablet. A travel router with WireGuard built in can put every device you carry behind one VPN connection. None of this gear replaces a private operating system, but it closes small gaps that software can’t.