#noice! 😎👍✌️☕
release date?
release date: still unkown (run a search)
(checkout what pine hardware is in stock and what not)
specs?
(once it becomes available) will have:
- 13MP Sony IMX258, https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/editor-review/3cd963/8
- (the cam its okay but not great, so probably not the primary photo phone)
- removable 3,000 mAh battery (HURRRAY!)
- a headset jack (AMAZING!!!)
- and a microSD card reader (LOVE IT! soooo the user can extend the storage easilyyyyyyy! screw u Sam*** App*** and others)
- src: https://liliputing.com/2021/12/399-pinephone-pro-explorer-edition-linux-smartphone-will-go-on-sale-within-weeks.html
- https://www.reddit.com/r/pinephone/
https://tuxphones.com/2021-everything-running-linux-smartphone-guide/
Device Specifications
System on Chip (SoC)
- Rockchip RK3399S 64bit SoC – 2x A72 and 4x A53 CPU cores @ 1.5GHz
GPU
- ARM Mali T860 4x core GPU @ 500MHz
RAM
- 4GB LPDDR4 @ 800MHz
Storage
- 128GB eMMC flash storage
- Optional micro SD card (SDXC up-to 2TB)
LCD panel
- 6″ 1440 x 720 in-cell IPS with Gorilla Glass 4™
Cameras
- 13MP Sony IMX258, main camera with Gorilla Glass 4™ protective layer,
- https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/editor-review/3cd963/8
- (the cam its okay but it will be not THE photo phone)
- 5MP OmniVision OV5640 front-facing camera
Modem & GPS
- Quectel EG25-G – global GSM and CDMA bands
- LTE Cat 4 module, Max. 150Mbps downlink / 50Mbps uplink under LTE, Download Product Specifications
- GPS, GPS-A, GLONASS
WiFi & Bluetooth
- AMPAK AP6255 WiFi 11ac + Bluetooth V4.1
I/O
- Micro SD slot
- can recommend kioxia-exceria, but SanDisk of course also very good
- Pogo-pins (OG PinePhone compatible)
- USB-C- power, data (USB 3.0), and DP alt-mode video out
Sensors
- Accelerator
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
- Compass
- Ambient light
Privacy hardware switches
- Cameras
- Microphone
- WiFi and Bluetooth
- LTE modem (including GPS)
- Headphones (to enable UART output)
External buttons
- Volume up / down rocker
- Power ON/ OFF
Audio Out
- Headset speaker
- Audio jack
- Loud Speaker
Other
- Flash / Torch
- Vibration motor
- Status LED
- UART via audio jack
Battery
- Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh
Charging
- 5V 3A (15W) Quick Charge – USB Power Delivery specification
Dimensions
- 160.8 x 76.6 x 11.1mm
Weight
- Approx. 215g
Price
- $399 (not inc. shipping & import tax)
src: the very official https://www.pine64.org/pinephonepro/ (at 2021-12)
comment:
update: 2021-01 “the best (most privacy & security & usability) Smart Phone solution” is yet to be found (PinePhone (yet untested) comes close) and it would be like:
- runs standard unmodified GNU Linux kernel
- 100% open source drivers
- comes with a firewall that only allows absolutely necessary traffic and asks users of any app / program that wants to send in and out data
the PinePhone comes close 🙂
- running native GNU Linux compiled for ARM is a good thing
- very much looking forward for that thing
- hope it can be used as a daily driver! 😀
Links:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/
security crazyness:
beware of the snake: game for PinePhone contained “malware” that aimed at deleting (shred) all fiels:
“the community-developed open-source firmware for the Quectel cellular modem is immune to the bug being exploited and is overall more fully-featured, but Pine64 is required to ship the exploitable proprietary firmware by default for regulatory compliance reasons”
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/16/pinephone-malware-surprises-users-raises-questions/
