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I have a PinePhone. ama
What do you miss the most?
Getting laid
I'm using Android and am iPhone for business and it's basically the same. Maybe it's os independent?
How much did it cost, how long have you had it and what are the most obvious pros and cons?
In the US store it costs 200$ for the original PinePhone and 400$ for the Pro version. The EU store is a little more expensive.
I'm not the person you asked, but I've had mine for 2 years.
Pros:
Cons:
Edit: I corrected a mistake with the SIM card. I turns out that PinePhone Pro uses nano SIM and it's only the original PinePhone that uses micro SIM
Very thorough list, thank you!
Awesome list indeed! In case I buy one I‘ll probably start a lemmy community for it.
There is already one: /c/[email protected]. But not a lot of activity there.
Youre a treasure trove of information my friend. One of those lemmings that really keeps this place running with content and helpful stuff at that. Thanks mate! :)
How is your battery life?
lol
Five
Phosh, gnome-mobile, plasma, sxmo or "unity"?
Plasma and unity both seem to be the ones I come back to. The other three I would mess with, but something about the other two always brought me back.
The good old Linux diversity. I am simply the opposite.
They are all equally capable in my opinion. I really think it’s down to personal preference. I’m not sure if it’s still a thing, but the multiboot SD card images wereVERYhelpful for me.
Phosh is pretty good. I don't think Gnome Mobile is finished yet.
what carrier are you using it on? sim or e-sim? Do you use it daily?
I used mine on T-Mobile almost daily. It worked okay. Think of early Android days where everyone had their own custom rom and none of them were as smooth as you felt they should be.
Do I need a sim? I'm on Google Fi [T-mo] but we're all e-sim. I have a data-only sim.
I am just assuming, but I believe a data only sim would work.
There is no e-SIM functionality I am aware of.
Yeah it just means if someone rang the phone would still be routed to my e-sim. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I am waiting for the right combination of time and energy to add all my chats into matrix bridges on my server. Not having a direct phone to call would almost be ideal... 🤔
Across what services?
How's the Android apps bridge? Do you even use it?
I haven't used it on the PinePhone or PinePhone Pro in a while, but Waydroid is solid on my OnePlus 6T with postmarketOS. Android apps that only need an Internet connection work fine. I installed microG and have push notifications working for Discord and Teams. However, notifications don't get passed through to the Linux side so they only show if you open the Android UI. Screen rotation doesn't work on Waydroid which can be very annoying. Apps that use other hardware features such as location, Bluetooth, vibration, access to calls/texts won't work properly.