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Appreciate it very much.

To check, do you know whether the bootloader can be unlocked without a SIM card with these phones?

I am thinking that the oneplus 8 has plenty of horsepower.

Unlocking a phone is a pain* (at least in the US), so I recommend buying one that is already unlocked. For example, a listing that says both "T-Mobile" and "unlocked" is for a phone that was originally locked by T-Mobile when it was sold as a new phone, but was then unlocked by T-Mobile before it was listed for sale as a used phone. For this type of phone (carrier unlocked), you'll just need to request a bootloader unlock code from OnePlus, which takes a week.

(Not all manufacturers require a bootloader unlock code, but having this option is still better than not being able to unlock the bootloader at all.)

And yes, the OnePlus 8 is faster than any Pixel phone released so far. It's only a year old after all.

* https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-unlock-a-phone-o...

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