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I would seriously consider SailfishOS if it shipped on decent (recent) hardware that was available in the US. The last good experience I had with it was on the
by MrDrMcCoy 1y ago
I would seriously consider SailfishOS if it shipped on decent (recent) hardware that was available in the US. The last good experience I had with it was on the Xperia XA2, but that hardware was turned into ewaste by the VoLTE requirements of US carriers. Although they claim to run on more recent Xperia phones, they don't have full hardware support, and aren't on the most recent models. If I'm going to pay for a phone OS and hardware to support it, I want some assurance it won't be total jank.
- mouse_ 1y agoGosh I miss my XA2.
- not_another_hat 1y agoXA2 was the perfect fit for my hand. I cracked the screen pretty badly, but now it has a second life as a timelapse shooter :) Recently I bought another to have a spare. Cost me 50 €.
- BoredPositron 1y agoThe battery life was insane for the time.
- m4rtink 1y agoI have been using Xperia 10 III as my main phone for years with Sailfish OS just fine. Looks like they also support up to Xperia 10 V & there is the Jolla C2 community device: https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Supported_Devices/ https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Supported_Devices/
- MrDrMcCoy 1y agoI remember not too long ago seeing a similar table from Jolla that showed these devices, but also included a breakdown of specific hardware features that were not fully working. Was there a major update in the last few months that cleared that up?
- usr1106 1y agoNot following things in great detail, but I would dare to answer: Zero updates to the situation you describe for roughly a year.
- izacus 1y agoWell you'll need to talk to your monopolistic carriers then. US mobile innovation is dead for the foreseeable future due to them, all new innovation is happening in China and other SE Asian markets. You just need to be a good consumer and buy that iPhone that Verizon orders you to have with their blessing.
- mardifoufs 1y agoHuh? You think that the VoLTE requirement is something unique to the US? What new innovations are you referring to by the way?
- amazingman 1y agoWhat you are describing is much more accurate of the US cell carriers before the iPhone. I remember paying $20/mo (to the carrier) for a terrible mail application on a feature phone. The iPhone's AT&T deal saved us from that situation. What are some of the innovations you're referring to?
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> before the iPhone And MVNOs.
- izacus 1y agoThis came back with first Trump era so your knowledge is out of date.
- kube-system 1y agoCarriers in the US restricted the phones people used in the 00s and early 10s, back when there were short model whitelists, CDMA networks, and radios with only a few bands… but not so much today. Global market GSM phones activate pretty much on any US carrier just fine today. 2/3g deprecation and VoLTE is precisely because US carriers are pushing forward with new tech.
- numpad0 1y ago
- aapoalas 1y agoI think you can install it on Xperia X 10 III, and IV (which I have) is in a long-toothed beta.