Community to discuss the usage of European products and services
This community is mostly focused about memes on that topic.
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Interesting device at a reasonable price (300€). Specs are not amazing but it has some nice features: dual SIM, micro SD and 3.5mm audio jack.
Having to pay 5€/month for keeping Sailfish OS up to date after the first year is a hard pill to swallow. It's nice to support the developers this way, but it's a hard sell, even for a tech enthusiast.
My first intuition was also for that to be a deal-breaker, but having thought about it more I think it's reasonable. Developing software is work and someone has to be paid for it. If I buy a new phone, it usually doesn't get updates after 2-3 years, but here I have the option to pay and get the latest features. Also, I'd rather pay with my wallet than with my personal data.
How does sailfish OS compare to Graphene? Is it just as private and secure?
Not sure, but it mentions a free first year of sailfish subscription, and having to subscribe to an OS doesn’t fill me with joy
It is a full Linux stack. It is not Android. It has its own set of apps. Written in Qt with C++ (mostly) and their own UI framework, Silica. It can run Android apps through a layer similar to Waydroid.
Nowhere near grapheneOS, sadly. There are some videos on how it works, and as it stands it lacks basic functionality.
Plus, I don't know why they'd want to use the awful Sony phones as base.
This was built in Finland? That's wicked awesome