Review of Jolla Phone 2 and Sailfish OS

[Jason]

You don't hear about them often, but there are alternatives to Android and iPhones. And with Android shutting down the ability to run non-approved Android apps, or at least making it very difficult, there's never been a better time. This phone is expensive, but it has a replaceable battery and supports memory cards. And the OS is based on Linux, but it can still run Android apps in a more privacy-oriented way. Having a hardware switch for turning off the microphone is nice, too. I should add that, at this time, the phone is only available in the European Union and a couple of other European countries. But they are planning on making it available in North America soon. The phone is already compatible with North American communication bands. So if you can get someone in Europe to buy it for you, it could work here?

What do you think? About this phone or Android in particular? Do you trust Google with your privacy? Would you use a phone with this or another Android phone alternative ROM like Graphene?