[grawprog]

Personally, I'd rather something equivalent to a mid-range android phone. Something that works decently well, but still affordable enough adoption isn't limited only to the wealthy looking for toys. I see most flagship phones that way myself.

For me, i need more than what the pinephone offers, but it doesn't need to have all the features of a high end phone. A decent processor and RAM would make the pinephone a lot more appealing just by itself.

if it was equivalent to a $300-$500 android phone, you still wouldn't have all the bells and whistles, but it would be a lot more viable for daily use.

[squarefoot]

> A decent processor and RAM would make the pinephone a lot more appealing just by itself.

The 3GB of the bigger model are enough for most users (LibreOffice or Firefox with several tabs open can run on a XFCE PC deskop with 2GB), but the CPU is indeed limited, and battery life is short. Admittedly just by optimizing the software they recently squeezed out a lot more compared to the first iterations of the software, however we're not there yet. I wonder if having a much beefier battery could allow the use of faster processors although not aimed at the mobile world. Personally I can't even keep in my hand a modern phone without it risking to fall, I find their thinness extremely uncomfortable, and would be thankful if producers made a full 1.5 - 2cm thick one with the additional space occupied by a decent battery.

[hakfoo]

I don't need much performance-- my present phone is a 2-year-old $220 Umidigi F1, and it's entirely performant for my needs-- but the problem is the likelihood of showstopper app needs.

I don't want to carry two devices, or have to reboot twice daily, so that I can still the weird 2FA app my employer uses. I wonder if the ideal endgame is a VM style model-- you have an Android VM that you give 2% of CPU to, just enough to keep that app alive, but normally spend your day in LumeOS or whatever your flavour is.

[linmob]

I have heard rumors that something on a level of a mid-range Android phone would already be on sale, but the component shortage has introduced delays.