What is the difference between using a dongle or a smartphone?

[cryptobanner]

Are they the same or does it depend on what I have to do with them?

 

[deppo]

Smartphone > dongle, Web2 platforms read devices that access their accounts and trust smartphones more even if same IP between the two.

 

[Bers666]

Dongles (modems)​

Dongles (modems) PRO’s:​

• easy to set up (insert a SIM card and go)
• anonymity (no Google accounts)
• cheap hardware
• less cables

Dongles (modems) CON’s:​

• no 5G, unless you buy expensive modems.
• big tech companies stopped developing new dongles around 2018, so present dongles are often cheap 4G LTE pieces with LTE cat.4
• lower LTE category (in general) so worse perception / slower speed, they need antennas or a GSM booster
• a PC is needed to manage the 4g proxy farm
• a good USB hub is needed to connect the modems with the PC (unless you use 4g/5g LAN routers..)
• a trick with IMEI is needed when the Carrier sells a DATA plan for Phones/Tablets.
• difficult to find for some areas (e.g. the USA) for some Carriers.

Phones​

Phones PRO’s​

• high speed out of the box because of 5G or higher LTE category (LTE cat. 12..20)
• no need to use a PC for management; phones can connect to a VPS on their own
• no need to buy a good USB hub; wall chargers are enough
• native OS TCP fingerprint
• easier to find and buy than modems (critical in some areas)
• fit in with Carrier Data plans (for Phones/Tablets)
• 4g proxy farm survives short electricyty outages

Phones CON’s​

• more expensive than a modem
• hastle with initial set up (fake Google accounts for 100 phones is a nightmare)
• rooting might be needed to unlock some tasty features
• changing OS TCP fingerprint can be tricky.
• battery health issues

 

[iproxyonline]

You made a really valuable comment with solid insights!
Just wanna point out a couple of things:

Phones CON’s​

• hastle with initial set up (fake Google accounts for 100 phones is a nightmare)

1) When dealing with phones, there's no need to mess with Google accounts. You can get all the apps needed for a proxy farm by downloading them as apk files or from alternative stores.

2) As for modems, there's another downside. They can occasionally burn out and mess up the port they were plugged into as well. So, ppl running Dongle farms should be ready to swap out hubs regularly (and you'll need the pricey good ones for this job).

 

[Chriis1]

• battery health issues

You can use Samsung Smartphones without battery