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banjo | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Hmmm...all phones kind of look the same to me, and I always have a case on, so...

One thing I don't like about the Pixel is the on/off and the volume buttons are too close together, and (especially with the case I have) I often turn the phone off by mistake.

And I really don't like the virtual keyboard that comes with #GrapheneOS (although I understand they're working on that).

And yet, I've owned iPhones as well as stock Android phones in the past, and I have to say I've been most happy with Graphene.

One of the biggest plusses is battery life--without all the "bloatware" and spyware from carriers and from Google / Facebook / etc. that are "loaded at startup" and always on, I find I really never have to charge my phone during the day. It's been a revelation...

Just sharing my experience (good and bad)...
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Jacob | Five Eye Tea | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No worries, I appreciate your input. I might go this route someday but I'm not giving up Tracfone for it lol, so if I do go for Graphene, it'll only be if I can confirm with them that Graphene works with their service.
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banjo | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Hmmm...don't expect it'd be an issue. The carrier's service is tied to the SIM card...looking at their website, they support Google Pixel and GSM, CDMA, 4G LTE, and 5G.

They check compatibilty via the IMEI, so that's based on the Pixel hardware (not software). You should be all set. 😃
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Jacob | Five Eye Tea | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Good to know for whenever I upgrade, thanks. Just concerned about effectively ruining the phone if it ends up NOT working with Tracfone regardless.
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banjo | 5 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Well, if you don't like Graphene you can always just download the Google image and reload that...back to a normal Pixel...(or Tracfone).
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Jacob | Five Eye Tea | 5 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's not that I think I won't like it, I'm just concerned something weird will happen, whether in their TOS or something like that, especially since everyone's moving to eSIM.
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banjo | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Well, Pixels have both eSIM and a traditional SIM slot--you can run either (or both simultaneously if you want 2 lines on the same phone). 😃
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Jacob | Five Eye Tea | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Wasn't aware of that, I appreciate the info and will look further into it! I won't be able to afford a new phone anytime soon though, so I have some time to look it over.