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Framework smartphone please. Though I think that is VERY unlikely.
Framework + GrapheneOS = ♥️
Bout to nut
Yes please, I already use Graphene but I would be so happy if I could finally ditch google entirely.
The closest thing to that that currently exists would probably be fairphone with /e/os
No thank you
Care to elaborate?
They used to have poor band support in north America, though that seems better now on the 5. I'm still salty about the removal of the headohone jack though.
I considered it, but the specs were too low. Ended up choosing a Google Pixel instead.
what usage was limited by specs?
If all you're doing is texting, browsing the web, and making phone calls obviously specs don't matter, but to suggest that they don't matter at all is weird. After all specs includes the battery.
Obviously anything that needs higher end hardware is going to be adversely limited by the lack of that higher end hardware. It's a bit like asking how the lack of wheels affects a car. Obviously it affects it a lot.
I literally asked, you implied.
Dont they run x86_64?
So you coukd use qubes, if they gave a chip with the hot virtualization features?
It is. On their YouTube channel there's a very interesting Q&A on their event earlier this year, here: https://youtu.be/os_fHy1mB_M There was a question specifically about making a smartphone. They explained it was very unlikely they'd ever do that and explained their reasoning behind it, so I'd highly recommend watching the video of you're interested in how they think.
You can't stop me from dreaming!
I would look at Fair phone. I imported one to the US and I love it.
I've thought about it, but in really holding out for a proper Linux phone, but we'll see.
I plan to put postmarketos on this bad boy once I know the 5g will work. Cellular reception will be crucial more than anything for Linux phones to succeed.
I bought a Fairphone 4 off Clove.co.uk and I live in Canada. After a year and a bit of enjoying that my wife agreed to replace her Pixel 4a with a Fairphone 5.
And a printer too.
With printers the thing that tends to go is the software. You wouldn't think that was possible but it happens, somehow they just stop working for no reason at all.
But of course you could always just buy a brother printer and be done with it.
it would cost a fortune