[RDaneel0livaw]

I would absolutely LOVE to have a linux smartphone, but as far as I'm aware, there really isn't one that can be used as a competent daily driver. Has that changed recently? For me, a competent daily driver is a device that can last all day on a single charge, do gps mapping, reliably make and receive calls/texts, and install a handful of apps such as Signal and a banking app.

[lproven]

I wrote about one recently. It was posted to HN here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40805156

[fsflover]

https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085

https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-i...

https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho...

> such as Signal

I saw people using Signal on the forums, but Signal intentionally doesn't directly support ARM desktop GNU/Linux, so it's not straightforward AFAIK.

> and a banking app

This depends on the bank. Some banks allow to use their apps with Waydroid.

[LorenDB]

I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024.

The Furi Labs FLX1 sounds like a much better option: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/

[fsflover]

> they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised

The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days.

> there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024

Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).

[pengaru]

I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone.

The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell.

It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines.

But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.

[fsflover]

It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.