[kwlug-disc] PinePhone woes

[Mikalai Birukou]

On 2021-11-03 12:08 p.m., Mark Steffen wrote:
>
> The PinePhone PRO looks like it has the specs to be a daily driver, I 
> don't think the original Pinephone will be anything but a niche use 
> case/testing device.  It's just too slow for real world use unless you 
> have the patience of  Job.
>
Indeed, new one will be the one for consumers, for that level of service.

PinePhone though, is perfect for developers. Developer must see/test 
owns apps on sub-par hardware. Its like training with weights.

By the way, note that 
https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-package/ 
still says "Beta Edition PinePhones are aimed solely at early adopters. 
More specifically, only intend for these units to find their way into 
the hands of users with extensive Linux experience."

In the last month I have some free and google free android on which I 
test android app. Flushing different OS' as easy as starting different 
linux/bsd OS' is refreshing. No fear of bricking anything. Very liberating.

> On 2021-11-03 12:00 p.m., Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 2:25 AM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc 
>> <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org <mailto:kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     So what I am hearing is that a Pinephone is not reliable as a daily
>>     phone yet, regardless of the distro you use?
>>
>>     The Pine64 people are releasing a lot of products! It looks like
>>     software support is lagging behind, though.
>>
>>
>> That has been a common trend in all the China/Taiwan/Korea based 
>> boards in the past
>> decade or so.
>>
>> The various Raspberry Pi clones are always better hardware wise, but 
>> always lag when
>> it comes to software. They release an almost working distro, and it 
>> never gets updated.
>> Then they release a better board, with newer software and that 
>> stagnates too.

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