PinePhone: trying out a Linux-based smartphone

Yeah, Firefox does work okay on the PinePhone, although having more than a tab or two open makes it very slow. The majority of F-Droid apps with no anti-features should work; it's mostly dependencies on Google apps and services that make apps not work. "Boring in a good way" is a good way (no pun intended) to describe it; it's similar to a normal phone enough to mostly be used as one, and it's similar enough to a Linux desktop or laptop to run most of the programs; it doesn't have many unique features, it's the combination of phone and desktop features that makes it interesting.