Linux Phone for Christmas
I’m excited about my new Christmas present for myself, a linux phone. Really hope I can cut down on the distractions and manipulations by my OS and app providers. And I may soon be able to integrate nlpia-bot into it (after I finish plugging it up to mastodon.social. The decision between the Pine64 PinePhone and the Libre Phone developer edition was a no brainer for a tinkerer like me.
Librem 5:
OS: Debian
website: https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
price: $699 (MSRP 2019-12-04)
manufacturer: Purism
edition: 1st Ed.
display: IPS TFT screen, 5.7 inches @ 720×1440
CPU: i.MX8M (Quad Core) max. 1.5GHz
memory: 3GB
storage: 32 GB eMMC internal storage
WIFI: 802.11abgn 2.4 Ghz / 5Ghz
bluetooth: Bluetooth 4
baseband:
all: single nanosim tray on replaceable M.2 card
Option 1: Broadmobi BM818 (default)
Option 2: Gemalto PLS8 (additional surcharge TBD)
GPS: Teseo LIV3F GNSS
smartcard: Reader with 2FF card slot (SIM card size)
sound : 1 earpiece speaker (mono), 3.5mm headphone jack
external storage: microSD storage expansion
sensors: 9-axis IMU (gyro, accel, magnetometer)
front camera: 8 MPixel
back camera: 13 MPixel w/ LED flash
actuator: vibrator
USB: Type C USB 3.0 data, Charging (Dual-Role Port), Video out
battery: User replaceable – 3,500 mAh
charging: USB type-C Dual-Role Port
privacy switches: LTE (include GPS), Wifi/BT, Mic?, and Camera? (external)
PinePhone:
OS: Various open source mainline Linux or BSD mobile OSes
website: https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
price: $149.00 (MSRP 2019-12-04)
manufacturer: Pine64
display: HD IPS capacitive touchscreen, 5.95 inches @ 1440×720, 16M colors
edition: Pine64 Brave Heart (developer edition)
CPU: 64-bit Quad-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A-53
GPU: MALI-400
storage: 16GB eMMC
memory: 2GB LPDDR3 SDRAM
external storage: micro SD Card SDHC and SDXC, up to 2TB
dimensions: 160.5mm x 76.6mm x 9.2mm
weight: 185 gram
case: Black plastic
colour: Black
SIM: Micro-SIM
screen size: 5.95 inches
screen resolution: 1440×720 pixels, 18:9 ratio
Chipset: Allwinner A64
back camera: Single 5MP, 1/4″, LED Flash
front camera: Single 2MP, f/2.8, 1/5″
sound : 1 earpiece speaker (mono), 3.5mm headphone jack with mic
baseband:
all: Worldwide, Global LTE bands
LTE-FDD: B1/ B2/ B3/ B4/ B5/ B7/ B8/ B12/ B13/ B18/ B19/ B20/ B25/ B26/ B28
LTE-TDD: B38/ B39/ B40/ B41
WCDMA: B1/ B2/ B4/ B5/ B6/ B8/ B19
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
WIFI: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, single-band, hotspot
bBluetooth: 4.0, A2DP
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
sensors: 9-axis IMU (accelerometer, gyro, magnetometer/compass), proximity, ambient light
actuator: vibrator
USB: Type C (SlimPort), USB Host, DisplayPort Alternate Mode output
battery: Removable Li-Po 2750-3000 mAh battery
charging: USB type-C, 15W – 5V 3A Quick Charge, follows USB PD specification
privacy switches: LTE (include GPS), Wifi/BT, Mic, and Camera (internal)
Written on December 4, 2019