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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.
Benefits:
- Hardware freedom.
- Perfect operating-system competition.
- Full utilization of specs.
- Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
- Less e-waste.
Linux Mobile Distros:
- Ubuntu Touch
- Sailfish
- FuriOS
- Postmarket OS
- Mobian
- Pure OS
- Plasma Mobile
- LuneOS
- openSUSE Mobile
- Nemomobile
- Droidian
- Mobile NixOS
- ExpidusOS
- Maemo Leste
- Manjaro Arm
- Tizen
- WebOS
Linux Mobile Hardware:
- Fairphone 5
- Volla Phone
- PinePhone
- FLX1
- Librem 5
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The only thing holding me back is hardware support, it seems like there aren't that many reasonably powerful devices that work with other OSes. I have a pinephone but it's just way too slow. I wish Sailfish OS was fully open source because I love both it and Xperias so that would be perfect, but I don't really trust it since it has a closed source UI
I'm kind of in the same boat, but I simply can't afford a new phone at least for another year or so. When I save up enough I'll probably get a Fairphone, or something that works with Ubuntu Touch.
If the fairphone had a headphone jack I would get one, but that being left out is an instant dealbreaker
Dear god, I assumed it did. I think I would have noticed before I bought one, but yeah. No thanks... now my list of phones to buy is smaller. :(
@turbowafflz @Sunshine Furiphone FLX1s from @furilabs runs an open source OS and has very decent specs.
I forgot about that, it does look nice. Maybe once it's been out for a while and I can see what people think of it I'll think about getting one
Not after the nerfed the screen and some other things compared the the FLX. Why????
@Auli Depends on how you look at things.
I consider it an upgrade with a few acceptable tradeoffs. The extra 2GB RAM can make huge difference epecially with bloated Electron apps, Waydroid, etc running in the background.