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X-Date: 2021-10-29T23:19:41Z
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X-Note-Id: d230c576-498f-45b6-98a8-310f73d085df
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Subject: PinePhone - a very promising device
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X-Slug: pinephone_a_promising_device
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In addition to getting a Framework laptop, I've also got
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a [PinePhone](https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/). It's an honest
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Linux phone (not Android), that can run more or less unmodified
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apps that you can usually run on Linux.
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I tried running a few: Firefox browser, media player, file manager,
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simple note taking software, and a todo list. The experience so far
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was bearable. The default Manjaro distribution that was installed on
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the phone didn't perform well enough, but after switching to PostmarketOS,
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things became a lot snappier. It's not like modern phone levels of snappy
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though. More like the first android devices that appeared on the market.
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I find it possible to daily drive this phone, because I mostly use my
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current device to listen to music and quickly look up something on the
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internet. The only thing I'll need another device for is maps -- at the
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moment there's just nothing production ready that I'd be comfortable
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traveling with.
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To be clear -- I'm not using PinePhone because it's superior in any
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way from the UX point of view. It's just cool to have a hacker-friendly
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platform in your pocket.
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