PinePhone Discussions

Comments revolve around the PinePhone Linux smartphone, including its usability, hardware issues, software support, comparisons to devices like Librem 5, and viability as an alternative to mainstream phones.

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fsflover • Mar 17, 2025 • View on HN

They already have the Pinephone Pro, don't they?

gardaani • Aug 19, 2020 • View on HN

Sorry, I don't know about PinePhone. It may not work.

tsukurimashou • Feb 9, 2020 • View on HN

why don't you go with the pinephone then?

mrbuttons454 • Jun 25, 2022 • View on HN

It's pretty broken on the Pinephone too

swiley • Mar 2, 2021 • View on HN

The pinephone isn't much more expensive then that and doesn't have these problems.

pabs3 • Jun 19, 2021 • View on HN

Is there anything like this for the PinePhone or Librem 5?

dang • Jul 25, 2021 • View on HN

Ok, if we're gonna go there—here are the past threads with meaningful comments. Others?Ask HN: 2021 PinePhone Review? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27665011 - June 2021 (4 comments)Ask HN: Smartphone As Exclusive Word-Processor Device? (& Pinephone) - https://n

abacadaba • Jul 20, 2021 • View on HN

!$#!#@just when i'm just about ready to pull the trigger and switch to iOS you tell me this..save us pinephone

neodypsis • Apr 10, 2023 • View on HN

Could it support the PinePhone?

tartoran • Oct 31, 2020 • View on HN

Have you looked at the Pinephone? It’s not ready for primetime but it appears to become a nice option