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I own a Samsung phone running Android 'UI One'. I'd argue it's more agressively proprietary than something like Windows is.
Wouldn't unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom ROM be easier, more stable and cheaper than buying a niche product that's unlikely to work properly?
It is, but android Roms with good privacy features are relatively few and far between.