[Ssc-dev] recommendation on android tablets/phones

[Andrew Senior]

You can still make emergency calls without a SIM so I don't think removing
the SIM is enough to stop it talking to the towers and being tracked.
Being paranoid, I suppose it's feasible for a hacked OS to only pretend to
be in airplane mode, but still check-in occasionally.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <
hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:

>
> If video is the main goal, then the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 is fine.
> Its decent quality.  If pictures are the main goal, then the Samsung
> Galaxy Player 5.0 might be too slow.  Its quite slow to respond.
>
> As for using a phone, it would be nice to avoid that if possible, to
> make it more foolproof when it comes to avoiding tracking, and also, to
> save the expense of the phone part.
>
> I can't think of anything else to recommend tho.  Maybe if we wrote our
> own camera, we could make it respond a little quicker.
>
> .hc
>
> On 09/25/2012 06:03 PM, Bryan Nunez wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm looking to spec out devices for testing InformaCam out in the wild.
> >
> > It looks like the Samsung Galaxy 5.0 is still the best bag for the buck
> but
> > wanted to check with the team.
> >
> > Features I'm looking for:
> >
> > good rear facing camera (3mp or greater)
> > small form factor (7 inches or less)
> > not too expensive ($300 or less)
> >
> > Would it be smarter to go with an android phone? The cameras seem to be
> > much better on the phones but we are trying to avoid location tracking by
> > carriers.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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