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Then they’ll just spoof it like they do now. I’ll never happen. Fuchsia might change it by being a different OS though. The pinephone will never be more than a
by GhettoComputers 5y ago
Then they’ll just spoof it like they do now. I’ll never happen. Fuchsia might change it by being a different OS though.
The pinephone will never be more than a Linux enthusiast or developer device who doesn’t need their phone to properly function. It’s just a developer’s test device that will eventually make a version of mobile GNU/Linux that works better on newest more powerful formerly android devices (probably Qualcomm) that get mainline support in kernel.
The type of person in the future who will buy a $150 phone that was underpowered at launch in 2014 or one that wants a $400 720p LCD phone with a stronger 2018 chip that runs mobile Linux is a niche even now.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoI agree that the pinephone hardware specifications are quite underwhelming. I wish the top of the line phones had mainline Linux support...