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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Sailfish
  • FuriOS
  • Postmarket OS
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • PinePhone
  • FLX1
  • Librem 5

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Last Day to Fund the Brax Open Tablet at Early Bird Prices (youtu.be)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Canuck@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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The first Linux tablet with hardware kill switches for nearly everything. Also very repairable/upgradable for a tablet.

Just remember a pledge on IndieGogo is not a preorder. I myself am going to wait to order until not only they demonstrate Linux working, but working well.

Shared as I thought other people may be fine with the compromises of funding it at its current state to get it to that desired state sooner.

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate

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[–] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't Mediatek kinda suck at open drivers?

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, in fact MT sucked at everything

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I've got a mediatek WiFi router that runs openwrt pretty well, lol thats all I can think of though.

https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/linksys_ea7500_v2

It is advertised as AC1900, but the internal hardware is capable of AC2600 speeds and is able to operate at full 4×4:4 speeds with OpenWRT.

[–] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

They have that reputation yes, but I hear they're turning a new page especially for GNU/Linux