Did you consider Librem 5? The hardware is much better, calls etc work fine.
> I've daily-driven the PinePhone for a year.
Which OS? Did you try SXMo?
Did you consider Librem 5? The hardware is much better, calls etc work fine.
> I've daily-driven the PinePhone for a year.
Which OS? Did you try SXMo?
The Librem 5 is awfully outdated now (and so I won't buy it today because I'd worry about it becoming e-waste fast), doesn't have a good battery life, is very pricey, and I'd worry about call reliability (I have no doubt it can be made to work, but reliably, from sleep?).
I'm sure it's way better than the PinePhone, but the Librem 5 is definitely not suitable for the general public, even without considering the Linux mobile part.
> Which OS?
Mobian and postmarketOS
> Did you try SXMo?
Yes, not my cup of tea. I'm happy with a stable Plasma or Phosh; at this point, the GUI is not a concern at all for me. SXMO is a nice project but it will never target the general public, and I think we need to target the general public because I wish the general public's computing were free. It's nice that nerds can be free but it's also not good enough.
> The Librem 5 is awfully outdated now
https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/
> doesn't have a good battery life
It's far from great but you can change the battery on the go. Look, you can't fight for anything without making any compromises.
> you can fight for anything
I suppose your mean't you "can't".
I know, m'y life is full of compromises because of my various political opinions.
> https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/
I agree and I intend to keep my current phone at least ten years (and I hope it will be able to run Linux at some point, it's very close!), but the Librem was released with outdated specs and that was 5 years ago. It was released with outdated specs because then current hardware was not free software friendly. However, producing outdated hardware today is a huge environmental concern for me.
That current hardware is non-free software friendly is a huge concern as well, and both concerns go by hand: we are absolutely building huge piles of e-waste just because of proprietary / closed hardware.
Anyway; the Librem 5 has been a fantastic thing for the development of Linux mobile. We also won't go anywhere with phones such as the Librem 5 to make Linux mobile a reality for the general public.
Fair enough. See also: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/docs/community-wiki/-/wikis/F...
> I suppose your mean't you "can't".
Thanks, yes, fixed.
Interesting link, thanks for sharing!