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PinePhone Pro [GNU/Linux smartphone] has been discontinued

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172 points fsflover | 8 comments | 28 Aug 25 16:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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canadiantim ◴[28 Aug 25 18:26 UTC] No.45055354[source]▶
Are Linux phones viable? Eg even the librem 5 seems like not workable as a daily driver.
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1. mixmastamyk ◴[28 Aug 25 20:15 UTC] No.45056556[source]▶
Librem 5 was good enough for a few years. Too old to buy now at the price they're still charging however.
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2. fsflover ◴[29 Aug 25 10:15 UTC] No.45062270[source]▶
Why is it too old? See also: https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/
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3. mixmastamyk ◴[29 Aug 25 16:26 UTC] No.45066140[source]▶
It’s a decade out of date, and can’t keep up with my EOL iPhone 6s. Charging $700 for that is unacceptable.

I have hope for the furiphone.

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4. fsflover ◴[29 Aug 25 22:11 UTC] No.45070006{3}[source]▶
This is a quite misleading statement, since Librem 5 is still supported, will forever be supported and always had features that no other phone has, like true convergence and user ownership.

You should clarify what you mean by "can't keep up with" if you want to argue that.

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5. mixmastamyk ◴[30 Aug 25 16:53 UTC] No.45076073{4}[source]▶
Not really, my 6s is snappy when running apps, even heavy ones like (unfortunately) a browser with a webgl page. Also been revised 5-10 times.

My pinephone had user ownership but didn’t work well.

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6. fsflover ◴[30 Aug 25 18:23 UTC] No.45076886{5}[source]▶
Try to run SXMo on your Pinephone. It's "just" software optimization. NoScript makes Firefox fast enough.
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7. mixmastamyk ◴[30 Aug 25 22:46 UTC] No.45078643{6}[source]▶
Ok, I'll try if/when I dig it up again. Flashing from brick mode took me an hour in the past. I'm not expecting the camera or phone to actually work either, so not sure what the experiment gets me for the time invested.
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8. fsflover ◴[30 Aug 25 22:53 UTC] No.45078694{7}[source]▶
The camera and calls have been working fine for me on Pinephone since a couple years ago or longer (and not only on SXMo). Perhaps you may have a faulty unit?

SXMo makes the interface unbelievably snappy, including playing videos, maps and more. You can find example videos on their website: https://sxmo.org/