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Canonical should have made it clear that when the E4.5 was available last year, it was intended to early adopters / dev / enthusiasts only. But my guess is that it was probably awkward to present it that way to BQ.

Anyway, being a long time Linux enthusiast and running Ubuntu as my main OS for many years, I bought the E4.5 to support the project and was not expecting an experience which would match Android.

Having said that, it has improved so much and I would venture to say that as of 2016, it is starting to be ready for general public.

It is my main phone, and everything pretty much works, the UX is great. The main annoyance is that it is a bit slow: starting an app takes a few seconds. But might be due to the not too potent hardware of a E4.5.

Ubuntu phone seems the only alternative we have to the smartphone OS duopoly and to feel and be in control of the device in our pocket. That is priceless to me.