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Sailfish🇫🇮
FuriOS🇺🇸
Ubuntu Touch🇩🇪
Postmarket OS🇨🇭
Mobian
Pure OS🇺🇸
Plasma Mobile🇩🇪
LuneOS
openSUSE Mobile🇩🇪
Nemomobile
Droidian
Mobile NixOS
ExpidusOS
Maemo Leste
Manjaro Arm
Tizen
WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

Jolla Phone🇫🇮
Shift Phone🇩🇪
FLX1🇺🇸
Fairphone 5🇳🇱
Volla Phone🇩🇪
Librem 5🇺🇸

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but I wanted a phone, tho... (europe.pub)

submitted 1 day ago by Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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mic sucks

earpice sucks

camera doesn't work

ooo, a tiny laptop!

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[–] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been using it for years, runs smoothly. Phones are not ready for mobile GNU/Linux is more the reality. Low level firmware and drivers specific to each phone that is, else the OS is pretty solid.

Calls, texts, web browsing with full Firefox all work. Android app emulation bridges the gap, you can install from Google Play

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I have used it since rhe initial ubu touch and every OS I've used is comically buggy and short on features, both major and qol. So I guess our mileage may vary.

[–] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

I hear you for sure, used to be a lot more bugs. My comments are based on Mobian Trixie, Bookworm was buggy, I hear PostmarketOS is also pretty good.