PINE64 Librem 5 vs. PinePhone: comparison of two Linux smartphones Shortly after Purism crowd-funded the Librem 5 $650 privacy-oriented Linux smartphone, Pine64 announced the PinePhone, a $150 entry level alternative with similar design, aim and specifications. So which one should you choose -
PINE64 All we know about the PinePhone: pictures, specs and release date Over the last months, PINE64/Pine Microsystems has been working hard on the PinePhone, an affordable ($150) privacy-oriented Linux smartphone. As currently available information is relatively fragmented among the PINE64 blog, wiki, chat
Librem5 Purism showcases Librem 5: thin bezels, GNOME apps and boot in under 15 seconds If there is a Linux smartphone that does not need any introduction, that is probably Purism's Librem 5. After a successful crowdfunding campaign launched back in 2017, which helped Purism raise about $2M,
Manjaro Phone Official, Plasma-based "Manjaro Phone" teased on Twitter Over the last year, there has been a peak in smartphone oriented Linux distributions, probably due to the huge interest in projects like Purism's Librem5 and, more recently, the entry-level PinePhone. Another exciting
postmarketOS Running Linux on your smartphone: everything you need to know in 2019 One of the main issues with modern smartphones is the extremely short life-span of those devices, which, unlike other kinds of computers, makes even high-end ones painfully slow within some years. In fact,
Linux Smartphone First prototype for PINE64 "PinePhone" Linux smartphone sports thin bezels and modern design After being announced several months ago, Pine64's inexpensive "PinePhone" Linux smartphone looks like a cheaper, entry-level alternative to the relatively popular Librem5 Linux smartphone by Purism, which promises total privacy and a full
Purism Purism Librem5 modem revealed, will provide LTE and GPS support The choice of a modem was arguably the most discussed topics during the Librem5 development. After evaluating many choices and shipping development kits with SimCom SIM7100 (Qualcomm MDM9215) modules, Purism's FAQ page has
GNOME Designing apps for Linux smartphones: a "quick start guide" by GNOME developer Tobias Bernard No matter how cool your smartphone (or its OS) is, you aren't going much further than with a feature phones unless there's a wide, good quality app ecosystem to back it up. As
GNOME GNOME is getting ready for next-generation Linux smartphones The GNOME Desktop Environment is, alongside KDE Plasma, probably the most supported and widely used platform for desktop Linux users. Its extremely modern and touch-supported user interface is nowadays the default out-of-the-box environment
