Hello! My smartphone is dying, so I’ll soon have to buy a new one. I’d like my new phone to have pure Android, without all the apps that manufactures install. Ideally I’d like to remove the majority of Google services too, but there are some that I can’t replace yet, so I’m still dependent on, like google maps. What smartphone do you suggest me? In your opinion, would it be better to buy a smartphone with already stock android or to buy any smartphone, and then replace the OS?
The Pixel phone is what you want. It’s made by Google, has no bloatware, and has all of the Google services. It also has the best camera of all the Android phones, and has built in onboard features like closed captioning for any sound played on the device, and Hold For Me (for phonecalls that put you on hold).
Edit: I just realized that you said you want to remove the Google apps, not that you want to use them. I’m using a Pixel without most of the Google apps. I use Firefox nightly, Amazon Music, and other various non-google services. You can uninstall most of them.