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Pine64 is an organization that designs, manufactures, and sells single-board computers, notebook computers, a smartwatch, and smartphones.

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I'm thinking of buying a Pinephone. Trying to get an idea off what I'm getting into... (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Glifted@lemmy.world to c/pine64@lemmy.ml

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As the title says I'm thinking of getting a PinePhone. I intend to make it my daily-driver. I've read it isn't ready for daily-driver use but I really only need it to do 3 things...

Calls
Texts
Run a Signal/Molly client

I have an iphone for work and de-Googled Androids that I can turn on if I ever need but I want to avoid it as much as possible

I was happily living with a Punkt MP02 when it worked but it's Signal client is a constant shit-show

So what is it like? Are calls and texts reliable? Has anyone used Signal on it? I'm probably going to do the PostMarketOs/Plasma combo

any experience you can share is helpful

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[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately, I agree. I had to drop my PinePhone because my carrier has a different APN for internet and MMS, which made MMS unusable. If you intend to use the PP, those issues are to be expected. Workarounds exist, but they are not reliable.

Other than that, the phone is really slow and has low battery life. If you're really determined, you can daily drive it, but it's nowhere near the experience you will have on an Android phone. Forget Youtube, only light web browsing is doable. And the web isn't very light these days.

I love what the PinePhone is trying to be, but it's not there yet, not by a long shot. It pains me to say, but don't get one unless you're ready to work for your phone. With low enough demands, it can be done, but no guarantees.