Bitcoin and Nostr are decentralized and open-source. We need to support somehow Mobile phone companies based on Linux OS (or at least Linux OS compatible). It's not yet a perfect product but I see they are growing up with time. Let's bring them to Nostr and support their existence.
In this post I'll focus on the pros. The cons I'll generate quickly here like: high price (for some) and low quantity of apps in the store. I think for these cons is just a question of time and adoption. So let's see the benefits:
Pine Phone
Company: Pine64
OS: Manjaro with Plasma Mobile (Linux)
Pros: Good price, lots of separated accessories or replacement pieces to buy
https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/
PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition
Company: Pine64
OS: Manjaro with Plasma Mobile (Linux)
Pros: Good price, lots of separated accessories or replacement pieces to buy
https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pro-explorer-edition/
Librem 5
Company: Purism
OS: PureOS (Linux)
Pros: Hardware kill switches button for WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular signal, microphone & camera, privacy focus phone, open source OS.
https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Liberty Phone
Company: Purism
OS: PureOS (Linux)
Pros: Supply chain and electronics Made in USA, hardware kill switches button for WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular signal, microphone & camera, privacy focus phone, open source OS.
https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/
Volla Phone 22
Company: Volla Systeme
OS: Volla OS (Linux) or Ubuntu Touch (Linux)
Pros: Good price, Google Free/cloud free Android Apps, no login needed, privacy focus, more than one app store options
https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-22/
Volla Phone X23
Company: Volla Systeme
OS: Volla OS (Linux) or Ubuntu Touch (Linux)
Pros: Good price, Google Free/cloud free Android Apps, no login needed, privacy focus, more than one app store options
https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-x23/
Pro¹ X
Company: F(x)tec (UK) / FX Technology (USA)
OS: Android (Google's Linux), LineageOS (Google Free Android Linux) and Ubuntu Touch (Linux)
Pros: Touchscreen or phisical keyboard options, building web3 structures support.
https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x
Let's spread the world these companies. :)