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After three years of occasional tinkering, I’m about the throw in the towel on my PinePhone due to 1) terrible battery life and 2) slow processor and storage. I
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
After three years of occasional tinkering, I’m about the throw in the towel on my PinePhone due to 1) terrible battery life and 2) slow processor and storage. It takes ages to launch apps like a browser or maps, and then as you use the phone you can watch your battery level quickly drop before your very eyes.
The incomplete state of the software isn’t actually a problem for me. If something is missing, I am happy to try to add it myself, and I loved hacking new features on my Nokia N900 a decade ago. But that device at least felt usable hardware-wise.
- linmob 3y agoIf you don't need a working camera, a OnePlus 6 (or another well supported Snapdragon 845 device) should solve your main issues. Otherwise, there's the Librem 5 - it's enough faster to make a difference compared to the PinePhone. As many people receive theirs now (who moved on in the time since they ordered), getting one that's barely used is a possibility.
- jqpabc123 3y agoI use Moto One 5G Ace. It's no speed demon but it is cheap and has 6/128 memory and 2 day battery life. Everything works fine for me with /e/OS.
- kaba0 3y agoI also check back occasionally on my pinephone, but it is ridiculously slow (not even the pro version..). I would give everything for even an older iphone that could be tinkered with, though.