If you’re in the market looking for a new phone and the iPhone is too mainstream for you, here’s something that’s totally worth the $150 price tag.
The so-called PinePhone “Community Edition” is a custom version of the PinePhone Linux phone that comes with Ubuntu Touch pre-installed, so you can now enjoy a full Linux package – the original version of the device shipped without an operating system.
“The PinePhone UBports ‘Community Edition’ is the culmination of all our work over the past 18 months, from the first laggy Unity8 [now Lomiri] demos on the ‘Anakin’ development unit, to fighting with the modem on the “Don’t be Evil” prototype (turns out the SIM slot wasn’t wired correctly), through to our work to make the ‘Braveheart’ units suitable for use by early adopters and enthusiasts,” the official announcement reads.
In addition to Ubuntu Touch, the new version of the PinePhone also features a new motherboard revision and a custom backplate that sports the…
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