Linux Phones @lemmy.ml urheber @discuss.tchncs.de 2 mo. ago

pinephone?

I was gonna buy a pinephone, but i want to know if this is really the best choice. I'm a real fan of the hardware switches. Any recommendations?

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It is fun to play with, but it is not suitable to use as a primary phone. It has poor battery life and is very slow.
- thanks, any idea what to buy instead? I'm okay with buying an android, and just flashing myself.
  
  A pixel phone, and then you can put any rom on it.
  
  GrapheneOS gives you the most control.
  
  https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
  
  I was trying to avoid google, but whatever, its not that expensive on eBay.
  
  Thanks!
  
  Check in again around the Holiday season. Chances are that Google will sell at or close to a loss.
  
  i doubt theyll go below 100€, plus on eBay my money doesnt go to Google, very happy.
  
  I'm curious about the 100 euro figure. Is that the sum of component costs?
  
  i dont know, thats just ideally the highest i wanna pay for a mobile phone.
  
  Ah right, well that's also totally fair. Glad you found something decent on ebay
  
  The Librem phone from Purism is like Pinephone, but a bit more cohesive and with better specs. Also more expensive, but if you're considering a Linux phone, then Librem might be a better choice
  
  A pixel phone or a fairphone 4. The pixel 3a has alot of support but is old, and the fairphone 4 has alot of support and is newer. Depends on your preference
- do you think the pro is more suitable at least computing power wise? like could it run matrix clients / simplex?
  
  I have a PinePhone Pro, and it runs nheko very well. Fractal is a little slower, but still usable. Not sure about Simplex I'm afraid.
  
  @mikimiki @Matt You also have the @furilabs FLX1. It's a device with pretty good hardware that works fully. Support is very good

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