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Linux Phones

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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:

  • Sailfish🇫🇮
  • Ubuntu Touch🇩🇪
  • Postmarket OS🇨🇭
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS🇺🇸
  • FuriOS🇺🇸
  • Plasma Mobile🇩🇪
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile🇩🇪
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 6🇳🇱
  • Jolla Phone🇫🇮
  • Volla Phone🇩🇪
  • Shift Phone🇩🇪
  • FLX1🇺🇸
  • Librem 5🇺🇸

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after 15 years, iOS has finally caught up with all the main android features, such as

  • very mid ui design
  • kinda floaty feeling
  • unpolished vibe android itself has progressed little, although it is rapidly achieving feature parity with iOS on "locked down user hostility". overall both ecosystems look very appealing, energetic, and healthy, for shareholders

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[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

We already have phone companies that sell phones with alternative operating systems and not enough people buy them to break the duopoly.