• DiabolicalBird@lemmy.ca
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    24 hours ago

    The comments keep mentioning Linux phones, have they managed to get Linux running on mobile hardware that I won’t have to go on an archaeological dig for?

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        10 hours ago

        It specifies the European market, not sure how well it’ll play with Canadian service providers. I’ll have to wait and see before dropping $1000 (before shipping) on it. VoLTE is pretty much required here and last I heard that was tricky for Linux phones

        For now I have GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8 Pro, but I’ll keep an eye on this one to see if it’ll be compatible in Canada

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      21 hours ago

      I mean, there are Purism phones. Super expensive, but they keep selling out so I guess they are reasonable.

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        13 hours ago

        I have one, and while the actual hardware features are nice, the constant overheating and incredibly slow responses on the phone are reminiscent of a brick laptop from the early '00s. I am instead just running e/OS on an old pixel 4a (since it still has a headphone jack)

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          11 hours ago

          Well that’s disappointing to hear. Although it makes me glad that I am too cheap to buy one. 😅