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PinePhone vs PinePhone Pro: Which should I buy? (self.privacy)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by gnutard to c/[email protected]

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I'm wondering which is more free (as in freedom) so I can make the right choice. I've also heard people say the regular PinePhone is better than the Pro version. I am planning on using it as a daily driver. I understand it's not perfect yet, but I'm dedicated to make it work, I don't do much with my phone. I also just want to help support Linux-based phones and would like to see it become more popular in the future! I'm planning on dropping my Google Pixel w/ GrapheneOS for this.

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[–] gnutard 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'm totally fine with tinkering. I honestly just want to use the phone for it's camera and nothing else. Even the PinePhone Pro has bad camera quality? I can setup my PineTime smart watch to answer calls and communicate via my PineBuds.

I just don't want to weird my boss out by pulling out an actual camera in order to take photos. Any pictures I take with the PinePhone Pro, I can just send to my laptop over Bluetooth and then text/email him the photos on there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

https://mastodon.social/@qkall/112952099104717664

I don't own the pinebuds but the pinetime does have call answering. Now will it auto go to bt headphones... Phosh and plasma probably but not sure about sxmo

[–] yonder 1 points 2 months ago

I have one and opted for a Oneplus 6 running postmarketOS because of the pinephone's many shortcomings:

Terrible battery life when on, though can last on standby
Phone has terrible performance. It is frustrating to do basic tasks because it is too slow.
It gets uncomfortably hot when using it.

Some things I liked:

Screen was fine
All the phone hardware features work (unlike my op6)
Plastic back makes the phone pretty rugged.

I might have stayed with the pinephone if it was more powerful like the pro, and might have brought a battery bank so I don't have to worry about running out.