It's been almost 5 years but I've written a new blog post again! This time describing my setup for daily driving #PlasmaMobile on #postmarketOS after a bit more than a week of using it.
@bart I think one reason why people think the #Librem5 and #Pinephone are the best options is because there has been a lot time and effort to support them properly.
I would agree that the OG Pinephone is quite slow out of the box though. However the Pinephone Pro is pretty solid. Only thing that quite bugs me is battery life.
The Librem5 is quite impressive out of the box and pricing has been adjusted. So I wouldn't say it's too expensive for what you get.
@thejackimonster But there has been "a lot of time and effort to support them properly" done on devices like the OnePlus 6 as well. Difference is that they're good performing hardware and fairly cheap to get second hand.
Also the PPP is lacking from the same software support as the original PP is. Pine64 has imo screwed it up by relying on the community to provide hardware support, they're not worth the money.
@bart Well, people argued the Librem 5 was too expensive while I would always argue that you are paying for the software development as well (which was transparent and publicly available from the start).
So a lot of people jumped on the Pinephone, cheaper hardware because software support was relying on community efforts. Now you say Pine64 screwed it up?
The only reason such Android devices are as cheap is because they are mass-produced and spy on you OTB. Barely comparable in my opinion.
@thejackimonster Yes they've screwed up. If it had to be more expensive to fund software development, then they just should've made it more expensive. Now they sold a device which was outdated on release with no software support, basically generating e-waste (except for the few that dare to actually use it).
The Librem 5 price (the original) was totally justified, it was just a shame to see no money go to KDE and they instead developed Phosh.
@thejackimonster Not sure it's that — both devices have been marketed as new, reviewed by many publications (including all kinds of YouTubers).
As "new" devices they fit the model of "new" = "exciting". The OnePlus 6 w/ postmarketOS (to just pick one example) maybe much better in various ways, but it's not a new device. It's an old phone, that just runs something new now. This does not fit the standard "we review all the new crap" model, and, without hardware kill switches, (1/2) @bart
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