European alternatives to Samsung Galaxy

Samsung's flagship Android phone line, the biggest challenger to the iPhone. South Korean-made hardware, but the software layers Google's Android with Samsung's own data-collecting services on top.

Company information about Samsung Galaxy
Company
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
Parent company
Samsung Group
Headquarters
Suwon, South Korea
Founded
2009
Data jurisdiction
Outside Europe
Ownership
Publicly traded
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure

Why people switch away from Samsung Galaxy

Non-European ownershipProfit-driven (public markets)Proprietary softwareNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to Samsung Galaxy

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Fairphone

Electronics & hardware

Netherlands 100 · Certified European

Dutch social enterprise making modular, repairable smartphones with ethical supply chains. Founded in Amsterdam in 2013. Fairphone 5 supports 8–10 years of software updates. Certified B Corp, carbon neutral, Fairtrade gold. The European answer to planned obsolescence.

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Paid · from €649 Partly open source Bootstrapped Own infrastructure EU

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Why switch away from Samsung Galaxy?

CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.