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by jclardy 1767 days ago
I was watching a pinephone update video. It highlighted that it now had smooth hardware accelerated video playback. That was a feature released on the original iPhone …I don’t want to go back to Windows Mobile/PalmOS days where you never know if you will be able to play a YouTube video.
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ekianjo 1767 days ago
The Pinephone is just a dev platform. It has completely obsolete hardware, but it's there to pave the way for more solid software to be used by better hardware in the near future.
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amelius 1766 days ago
Do you remember the days when Linux became a thing back in the 90s? From an average user's p.o.v. the experience was probably disappointing compared to the leading OS at the time (MS Windows). But enthusiasts persisted and now Linux is a world-class OS.

The same thing could happen with Linux on mobile. The Pinephone Beta is targeted at developers. However, it's only $200 so you could buy one if you want to support the community.

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