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Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by fsflover »

seba_dos1 wrote: post #3
captainmuon wrote: post #2

I wonder, what's the difference between this and all the distro-flavored versions there were before?

None. The hardware is the same as with last Community Editions.

However the software is much more stable and diverse now.

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by megous »

captainmuon wrote: post #2

I wonder, what's the difference between this and all the distro-flavored versions there were before?

Different magnetometer. Previous revisions also had minor changes, for example a resistor removal to prevent the backlight intensity changing when USB switches VBUS from sink to source mode, etc. Ever since pmOS the changes are very minor.

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by ben-schaaf »

captainmuon wrote: post #2

I wonder, what's the difference between this and all the distro-flavored versions there were before?

The only real difference is that this one doesn't contribute money towards a specific project. All the previous versions contributed $10 per purchase to their respective projects. Hardware wise it's been the same revision since the postmarketOS edition.

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by pjmlp »

> Device Warranty: 30 Days

EU Law states two years regardless of manufacturer wishes.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua...

=> The two-year period starts from the day you received the product:

And given it is shipped from Poland, it falls under it.

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by fsflover »

ben-schaaf wrote: post #6
captainmuon wrote: post #2

I wonder, what's the difference between this and all the distro-flavored versions there were before?

The only real difference is that this one doesn't contribute money towards a specific project. All the previous versions contributed $10 per purchase to their respective projects. Hardware wise it's been the same revision since the postmarketOS edition.

> Hardware wise it's been the save revision since the postmarketOS edition.

Except the bug with the backlight [0] is still present and I sometimes see screen flickering at lowest brightness (although rarely).

[0] https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_v1.2b

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by linmob »

ben-schaaf wrote: post #6
captainmuon wrote: post #2

I wonder, what's the difference between this and all the distro-flavored versions there were before?

The only real difference is that this one doesn't contribute money towards a specific project. All the previous versions contributed $10 per purchase to their respective projects. Hardware wise it's been the same revision since the postmarketOS edition.

Nope, the hardware has not changed since the Manjaro Community Edition, Rev 1.2b. This one has a different magnetometer, part nr AF8133L instead of LIS3MDL which was not available; I am not sure if that warrants calling this one v1.2c or not.

Re: PinePhone – Beta Edition Linux SmartPhone Preorder

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Post by Proven »

pjmlp wrote: post #7

> Device Warranty: 30 Days EU Law states two years regardless of manufacturer wishes. https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua... => The two-year period starts from the day you received the product: And given it is shipped from Poland, it falls under it.

They should ship and sell from Hong Kong or some other place to get around that idiocy.
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