Comparison of open-source mobile phones
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The scope for this page is that used for list of open-source mobile phones.
Mobiles currently in production
[edit]Model | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence slowdown | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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PinePhone Pro | 5 (or 4, amalgamating cameras?): Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack[1] (DIP switches inside back cover[2][3][better source needed]). No kill switch for other sensors. | Hexacore. 2016 Rockchip RK3399S and 2× A72 and 4× A53 CPU cores @ 1.5 GHz[1] | Quectel EG25-G.[1] Ships with proprietary firmware for regulatory compliance[4] (isolated from CPU with a USB bus[2][5]). More secure, better-featured free replacement exists.[4] | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware,[5] in /lib/firmware.[6] Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,[citation needed] same as original PinePhone.[1] | open-source boot software,[2] same as original PinePhone.[1] | ? | User-replaceable[7] Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery. Phillips-head screws.[1] | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added (all compatible with original PinePhone). USB 3.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability.[6][1] | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped.[1] | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence (will run as a desktop if monitor and keyboard plugged in).[1] | |||
Librem 5[8] | 3: Cameras and the microphone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and baseband processor. All three also shut off sensors (GPS, compass, accelerometer etc.).[2] | The Wi-Fi+Bluetooth card,[9] and the Modem[10] are on M.2 slots. | 2017 NXP arm64[2][11][12] | On replaceable m.2 card. Proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus (like a USB Wi-Fi dongle)[2] | Originally, proprietary firmware isolated over USB, no downloadable/modifiable firmware;[13] subsequently, Purism paid Redpine Signals to create open-source Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware for the RedPine hardware.[6][14] | proprietary DRAM init code loaded on separate CPU[2] for RYF cert compliance[15][16] | none in /lib/firmware; some non-modifiable proprietary firmware in components.[6] | schematics released under GPL 3.0+[6] | User-replaceable (but custom-sized[6]) battery, lifetime updates[17] Display and frame fused. Phillips-head screws.[6] Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on replaceable m.2 cards (the former custom-made).[6] | m.2 card slots. Purism has traditionally had more time-limited parts availability.[6] | slot for an OpenPGP card, planned Librem key support[6] | Tentatively recommended by Free Software Foundation (FSF).[18]
Operating system PureOS is endorsed by FSF.[19][20] Seeking FSF "Respects Your Freedom" endorsement.[21][22] |
Convergence; will run as desktop.[17] Headphone jack. Carrier-free OTT service available.[23] |
PinePhone[24] | 5: Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack[25] (DIP switches inside back cover[2]). No kill switch for other sensors.[6] | 2015 Allwinner arm64 (Allwinner violates the GPL)[2] | Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus.[2][5] More secure, better-featured free replacement exists, but can't ship due to regulatory threats.[4] | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware,[5] in /lib/firmware.[6] Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,[citation needed] same as original PinePhone.[1] | open-source boot software[2] | proprietary schematics published[6] | User-replaceable battery, 5-year production run. Phillips-head screws.[6] | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added. Cannot be upgraded beyond USB 2.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability.[6] | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped.[6] | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence.[26][27] |
Mobiles expected to be in production
[edit]Model | Expected release date | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence slowdown | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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DragonBox Pyra Mobile Edition | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | The PCB is separated in three parts: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and the display board. | schematics will be available to users[28][clarification needed] | ||||||||||
Necunos NC 1 | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | 2011 NXP i.MX 6 Quad and 4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit[6] | None[6] | Proprietary blob for wi-fi driver (for regulatory reasons)[29] Blob without access to the main memory;[30] via SDIO[6] | probably binary blobs on separate ROM, given cert aspirations[6] | binary-blob proprietary firmware will not have memory access[6] | strong focus; most sensors omitted for security. | Seeking FSF endorsement.[30] | 100 Mbit/s ethernet port[6] |
Mobiles no longer in production
[edit]Model | Hardware kill switches | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition | None | MediaTek Quad Core Cortex A7 1.3 GHz [31] | ||||||||||
BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
NEO1973 | ||||||||||||
Neo FreeRunner |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "PinePhone Pro". PINE64.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Braam, Martijn (20 December 2019). "Yet Another Librem 5 and PinePhone comparison". TuxPhones.
- ^ "October Update: Introducing the PinePhone Pro". PINE64. 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Picugins, Arsenijs (16 December 2021). "PinePhone Malware Surprises Users, Raises Questions". Hackaday. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Erecinski, Lukasz (25 January 2020). "Setting the Record Straight: PinePhone Misconceptions". PINE64.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Batto, Amos (20 August 2021). "Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones". Purism community. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Sneddon, Joey (22 October 2021) [15 October 2021]. "New PinePhone Pro Announced with 6-Core CPU". OMG! Ubuntu!.
- ^ "Hardware Reference". Librem Hardware Reference wiki page.
- ^ "Librem 5 Phone – Birch". Wiki page about the Birch version of the Librem 5, on Puri.SM hardware reference wiki.
- ^ "Will the phone support 5G networks?". FAQ entry about 5G support.
- ^ "Intel's Management Engine". Purism.
- ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "Computer vendors start disabling Intel Management Engine". ZDNet.
- ^ Faerber, Nicole (4 September 2018). "Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware department". Purism.
- ^ Faeber, Nicole (27 May 2019). "Librem 5 - WiFi Specs". Purism community.
- ^ Ainslie, Angus (19 June 2018). "Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5". Purism.
- ^ Larabel, Michael. "Purism's Librem 5 To Rely On Secondary Processor For Binary Blobs - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com.
- ^ a b Amadeo, Ron (26 September 2019). "Purism's Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone". Ars Technica.
- ^ "Ethical Tech | Giving Guide". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Robertson, Donald (2017-12-21). "FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Free GNU/Linux distributions". GNU.
- ^ Ainslie, Angus (2018-06-19). "Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5". Purism. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Foster, Jeremiah C. (2019-09-19). "Librem 5 — Promise Delivery Chart". Purism community. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Librem AweSIM". Purism. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "PinePhone board information, schematics and certifications". PinePhone board information, schematics and certifications section on the Pinephone wiki page on Pine64 wiki.
- ^ Leprince-Ringuet, Daphne. "This Linux smartphone is now shipping for $150". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Pine64 July Update: Biggest Update In Months!". New Convergence Package Announce. 15 July 2020.
- ^ "PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition". New PinePhone flavour announce with Convergence Package option. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "The Pyra". Official Pyra and Pandora Site.
- ^ "Long awaited NC_1 update". Necuno Solutions. 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Batto, Amos (20 August 2021). "Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones". Purism community.
- ^ "BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition Caracteristicas". BQ (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-31.