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A setup like this but in phone size would be ideal. The free software mobile world has really been a dumpster fire from the beginning.
by Ambolia 2mo ago
A setup like this but in phone size would be ideal. The free software mobile world has really been a dumpster fire from the beginning.
- adrian_b 2mo agoThat modem or a few others can be used with some of the small SBCs, which have a smartphone size or even a smaller size. If you connect then to some battery pack with a USB charger, you have a mobile solution, though one more cumbersome than a real smartphone.
- daledavies 2mo agoYes, whoever can shrink this down to the size of something that would fit in your pocket would make a killing. Imagine not only being able to make phone calls, but use productivity software and even browse the internet.
- emerongi 2mo agoA big issue is that the keyboard would take up valuable screen estate.
- mypalmike 2mo agoI can imagine it! It should be called the Imagine Phone, or iPhone for short.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2mo agoYes, if those ran Free Software like a thinkpad they'd by amazing. Oh well.
- fuzzfactor 2mo agoNope they just called it a smartphone when you could hook it up to your laptop and connect the phone by infrared, USB, or later Bluetooth when it appeared. Using the phone manufacturers software that was naturally free for Windows 98 but also W2K, XP and even Mac sometimes. You really want the headphones when you're using the laptop as a phone because it can have audio feedback otherwise, especially if using the built-in laptop mic. iPhones just weren't that smart when they finally arose, you did have to use your imagination but it wouldn't get you far in actual computer interaction like smartpones are supposed to, compared to a Motorola or Sony-Ericsson true smartphone. You can only imagine how much better it would have been if more choices would have maintained their leadership and there were still other options besides only the relatively shoddy Android and iOS.
- mmh0000 2mo agoMay your wish be granted: https://www.amazon.com/GPD-Pocket-LPDDR5X-Bluetooth-Handheld/dp/B0DNR8DNLS https://www.amazon.com/GPD-Pocket-LPDDR5X-Bluetooth-Handheld... plus this: https://gpdstore.net/gpd-pocket-4-4g-lte-module/ https://gpdstore.net/gpd-pocket-4-4g-lte-module/
- tarpitt 2mo agoI have been following this one for a while, but I have never seen anyone report on its status in linux.
- fsflover 2mo agoHere you go: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5 https://puri.sm/products/librem-5
- handedness 2mo agoThe request said 'shrink it down,' it didn't also say, 'neuter it to 3 gigs of RAM and cut CPU and GPU performance to a small percentage of what it was such that many modern websites won't function.' The T480 as a daily driver, while slow by current standards, would still meet the needs of many. I use mine often and with plenty of RAM and storage it's still very capable, if underpowered for some tasks. Incessantly trying to make the Librem 5 happen, as if it's the answer to everyone's needs without a shred of practical reasoning, just makes the project look like a silly novelty.
- fsflover 2mo agoYes, shrinking things down has it's own costs and tradeoffs, what a surprise. Some people may find such tradeoffs suitable, in case the main features are still there. I do in this case.
- handedness 2mo agoThen actually state the specific costs and disadvantages when you respond if you have even a shred of interest in contributing anything remotely informative, so you're actually adding to the discussion versus consistently adding little more than noise. Otherwise, you're just conducting a years-long, nearly endless amount of low-effort, shallow shilling of a commercial product here, as if it's the simple and pat answer to nearly every question asked, no matter how tangential or unviable, or more charitably, how particular a use case it serves. Someone could complain about their 60 mile commute by car, and you'd say, "I really enjoy walking two blocks to work, you should buy these shoes," add nothing more, and then move on to do it to others several more times that day. In a way it would almost be sad if you aren't getting paid by them to do this, because it's all so incredibly...measly.
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