I want to switch from android phone to linux and i want to know which phone is closest to daily driver. I only need call sms and bluetooth to work and battery should last 1 day. also working map camera and web browser app would be great. for os i have thinked to use ubuntu touch or postmarket os. Phones what i have most interested Volla phone Pixel 3a Fairphone 4 Pinephone or pinephone pro Any thoughts or ideas

  • lemmeee@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    9 months ago

    PinePhone, PinePhone Pro and Librem 5 should have the best GNU/Linux or postmarketOS support, but their SoCs are not be as fast and energy efficient as other modern phones. You can check my short PinePhone review and there is also some information in this thread. PinePhone’s battery will last a day only if you don’t use the phone much.

    for os i have thinked to use ubuntu touch or postmarket os

    Note that postmarketOS is not GNU/Linux, since it’s based on Alpine and Ubuntu Touch is GNU/Android or something like that, since it uses the Android kernel. The most popular GNU/Linux distros are Mobian and Manjaro.

      • lemmeee@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        9 months ago

        To be fair those were preorders and I’m pretty sure everyone did get their phone eventually. It just took a really long time. At least they don’t make proprietary software like Louis Rossmann and unlike Pine64, they contribute a lot to the software development. They’ve created Phosh and still develop it, so it would be a shame if this company didn’t exist.

          • lemmeee@sh.itjust.works
            3·
            9 months ago

            They way I understand it, their FAQ says that they will not refund any Librem 5 preorders.

            We have your phone, and we will ship all the phones to those who have confirmed their mailing address, with the store credit available to the rest.

            This is what they promised in 2023 and I haven’t yet see any evidence that this didn’t happen.

            Do yourself a kindness and avoid this company like you would thieves, as there are still many cases of people spending $2.5k on a laptop, and not getting a refund as recent as 30 days ago.

            If that’s true, then it’s pretty messed up. Is that legal under US law?