some Qualcomm SoCs (410c and 845c) are seeing mainline support. I booted a 5.11 kernel on an 2015 device yesterday and had surprisingly good working handheld wi

some Qualcomm SoCs (410c and 845c) are seeing mainline support. I booted a 5.11 kernel on an 2015 device yesterday and had surprisingly good working handheld with the pmOS/Phosh stack. Of course this is still a raw experience for enthusiasts, but one can use an AOSP distribution instead. The Fairphone concept of easily replacing common problems with screens and battery complements the longterm chipset support, one needs both. It wouldn't help the repair/replace decision if the screen needs 2 hours and heatguns to replace. Making it difficult to unlock the bootloader is another barrier manufacturers and mobile operators are guilty of. Mainline phones can be used until their counterpart antennas fall from the operators towers - and for 4G I think this is well into 2030.