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PinePhone "Brave Heart" early bird developer edition now available for $150

PinePhone "Brave Heart" early bird developer edition now available for $150

About two months after the first Purism Librem 5 batch [https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-linux-smartphone-shipped-initial-aspen-batch-list/] was shipped, Pine64 has finally made the very first batch of PinePhones openly available for sale. We discussed the differences between these two pocket-sized Linux phones in an article some months ago [https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/

Video shows PinePhone prototype detailed assembly and boot to Plasma Mobile

Video shows PinePhone prototype detailed assembly and boot to Plasma Mobile

Just some days after Purism released its first Librem 5 walk-through video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvnt78mK-Ac], with the final device running its "GNOME" Phosh shell with impressive smoothness, postmarketOS developer Martijn Braam uploaded a video [https://fosstodon.org/web/statuses/102894704117260275] of himself assemblying by hand the

Librem 5 vs. PinePhone: comparison of two Linux smartphones

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 - and why is the Librem 5 much higher cost still worth the investment? > #Purism [https://twitter.com/

All we know about the PinePhone: pictures, specs and release date

All we know about the PinePhone: pictures, specs and release date

Over the last months, PINE64/Pine Microsystems has been working hard [https://tuxphones.com/pine64-pinephone-prototype-linux-smartphone-mockup-progress-design/] on the PinePhone, an affordable ($150) privacy-oriented Linux smartphone. As currently available information is relatively fragmented among the PINE64 blog, wiki, chat rooms and social media profiles, this post aims to be a real-time (-

First prototype for PINE64 "PinePhone" Linux smartphone sports thin bezels and modern design

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 [https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem5-smartphone-gemalto-pls8-4g-lte-modem-bands-regions-speeds-gps/] Linux smartphone by Purism, which promises total privacy and a full mobile Linux experience. In fact, most of the work on Linux for smartphones