PinePhone: trying out a Linux-based smartphone
PinePhone: trying out a Linux-based smartphone
[Front] Posted Feb 9, 2022 16:14 UTC (Wed) by KJ7RRV
The PinePhone is a Linux-based smartphone made by PINE64 that runs free and open-source software (FOSS); it is designed to use a close-to-mainline Linux kernel. While many smartphones already use the Linux kernel as part of Android, few run distributions that are actually similar to those used on desktops and laptops. The PinePhone is different, however; it provides an experience that is much closer to normal desktop Linux, though it probably cannot completely replace a full-featured smartphone—at least yet.