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by narag 974 days ago
Librem 5 is the most suitable/polished/stable daily driver for Linux Mobile at the moment.

I'm curious if some Linux phone can consistently make and receive calls, its battery lasts three days and I can buy it for less than 200€.

I only use calls, the camera, whatsapp (I could try a replacement), the alarm clock (a lot), sometimes vlc and sound recorder. Firefox, maps, etc. are nice to have, but not needed.

I wonder if I'm one of a kind user. But the three requirements doesn't seem much and support my current usage.

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Pinephone is the only GNU/Linux phone that cost $200. Calls work, but I'm not using them much. The battery lasts one day, but you can have a spare one. Whatsapp installation can be complicated, since they (intentionally) don't have a Linux app. But some people I saw did install it. Firefox is the desktop version btw. The camera is very basic and slow.
Thank you! That looks promising. I would install some alternative app for messaging, but even whatsapp has a web version. I don't need much of a camera.

Calls work, but I'm not using them much.

For that I do need some reassurance :) I'll take a look to their forums to see how progress goes.