I couldn't even load it on Nexus device without proprietary drivers. Some of which were not released for quite a bit. Those are not just Chinese knock-off those are Nexus devices.
> No, that means they have non-free hardware.
My Lenovo laptop is also non-free hardware, it works very well without closed source drivers.
Right, and they haven't made all these other Android devices work. So, "Android is open source" statement is only true with some major fine print attached to the bottom. That was my point and I was trying to clarify the misconception.
Would that be the same Lenovo range that gets regularly recommended for use with Linux because, unlike many others, it works well with Linux? If so that rather undermines its relevance here.
> No, that means they have non-free hardware.
My Lenovo laptop is also non-free hardware, it works very well without closed source drivers.