[ZeroCooly]

I'm interested in knowing what makes you use exclusively Chinese devices.

[benatkin]

Lack of allegiance to Google.

[csdvrx]

Exactly.

I do NOT want to depend on a large company that tries to force itself into everything people do (search = google, email = gmail, handhelds = android, phone number = fi)

Chinese devices are easy to flash, reflash and mod.

[uoaei]

Allying with the CCP instead is an interesting choice.

[mainpassathome]

they’re cheaper and usually easier to unlock, have more interesting features etc

[sureglymop]

Although it should be noted that sometimes, these devices need an internet connection or even a registered account with the vendor in order to unlock the bootloader. I prefer devices that let me unlock the bootloader fully offline.