Based on a Mediatek CPU, so not for me.
That threw me off, too. They probably chose it to keep the costs low. I wonder about the overall impact, though.
Surprisingly even Samsung uses Mediatek in quite a few devices they sell.
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#20247% percent of voters wanted a ~6" phone, and 12% of voters a ~7" phone. I guess me and the remaining 41% of voters are still left wishing for 5" phones to make a comeback.
Supply chain has left us. Since there's no new development happening with small phones, we'd have to settle for "older spec" screens (IE, new stock iPhone 5 screens, with none of the colour accuracy, frame-rate etc improvements from the last 10 years). People don't like "old spec", so they'd probably not buy those devices. If you're a small player, then you're downstream of the supply chain, you don't make the rules.…
> Supply chain has left us.
Who made the decision? There are still so many of us wanting a compact phone, but the big tech companies (Google, Apple, etc.) said no, therefore we can't have it. Not only can we not have it, they also closed the door on everyone, now even if someone wants to service this section of the market, they can't. Because, yes, the supply chain has left us.
This is power - they are taking away our freedoms and anatomy. They are making decisions for us and we have absolutely no say.
Compact phones is but one of examples. A more current example would be the rocketing DRAM price. We got do something to stop this, but I feel so powerless.
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#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
GrapheneOS' main selling point is security. Is Sailfish OS better at that, or at least in the same league, nowadays?
It's in a different league as it's a linux phone first and foremost, not degoogled/hardened android, you get full root access as a checkbox in settings that will install terminal app for you to hack to your heart's content, user having root access is not an attack vector for them
I was not asking about having terminal and root access. I was asking about security-wise parity, for example memory protection, full "disk" encryption, permission model, application sandboxing etc. This is the main selling point of GrapheneOS. This and Android application compatibility, but Sailfish OS has its Android compatibility layer too.
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#205I love the idea of the privacy switch, but I want more: I want a hard, electromechanical switch for each of: Mic, camera, GPS, wifi, cell, bluetooth. These can be tiny and aesthetically pleasing, as long as I can easily flip on/off the one I want. The problem with having a single button, even configurable, is that it's all-or-nothing, and I might want different things at different times. But thanks so much for taking…
Librem 5 has 3 hardware kill switches that are easy to access. Even if you suddenly receive a call and your mic was off, you can immediately turn it on and speak.
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#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do not really understand what you mean by this. Can you elaborate or clarify what you mean?
I mean since it's linux phone with (hopefully) open architecture, it should be possible to create an external usb device that exposes any functionality. Like, to keep core functionality simple and open it for extensions ("extra battery", "knobs and switches", "ethernet" etc)
But if it does not really cut the power to hardware components, how will you trust that it turns your mic off?
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#207It would be great if all these companies contributed to a some kind of a unified modular platform like Project ARA. I see a lot of new devices, but they all do their own stuff. They produce hardware for their software, the end result is the same as with big brands. Most of these devices are usable while they are supported by these companies. Some of them allow installing custom Android roms, but not many. Looks like…
Am I the only one who just feels burnt out on these type of projects? We have a plethora of raspberry pi and other arm mobile developer kits that all just fail to deliver. They make great pet projects but fail at what most mobile phones do great which is provide a computer I can reliably and safely take with me in life. This pilet thing has 7 hours of battery life, is huge and will probably explode if I put it in my…
> and other arm mobile developer kits that all just fail to deliver
Librem 5 and Pinephone didn't fail to deliver.
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#208> Entering other markets, such as the U.S. and Canada are to be decided due course based on potential interest from the areas. As an American, I will order this phone as soon as it’s available to me! I’m not aware of any similar option for us at the moment so I’m a little sad.
Did you hear about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5
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#209Warning, the OS doesn’t work with many European banking apps like BankID. If it did, I’d be all over it
Not even with the Android emulation layer?
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#210I low-key hate myself for this, but I went and preorder. I've been waiting for SFOS to come to my Xperia 10 IV but that seems to still be in beta, and after quite a few years it'd be hard to switch over ask well... But I have to try support Jolla as they've been my go-to phone OS maker for the last 10-15 years.
Why do you hate yourself for it?