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Is there a phone I can pick up to try Ubuntu Touch, Graphene, the Librem OS (PureOS?) and CalyxOS? I’d like to see the state of these things for myself.
by mattl 2y ago
Is there a phone I can pick up to try Ubuntu Touch, Graphene, the Librem OS (PureOS?) and CalyxOS?
I’d like to see the state of these things for myself.
- xethos 2y agoPostMarketOS actually has a list :) The one I see most often touted and used on the Mobile Linux corner of the Fediverse is the Oneplus 6 or 6T, but I'm happier with my Pinephone Pro (even if just for the swappable batteries and easy repair) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
- bencelaszlo 2y agoUBTouch has a list of supported devices, too: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/
- pona-a 2y agoThe best supported Ubuntu Touch phone is Pixel 3a. One of the core devs owns one and is actively invested in getting all the features to work, get decent battery, hardware acceleration, etc. Other phones may have various compatibility issues, like lacking GPU support, unreliable GPS, no USSD codes, etc. Be weary of 16.04 devices, they have old manufacturer kernels and can't be made to work with newer releases. Basically anything than ran Android ~4.0 at release is off the table.