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PinePhone vs PinePhone Pro: Which should I buy? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by gnutard@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm wondering which is more free (as in freedom) so I can make the right choice. I've also heard people say the regular PinePhone is better than the Pro version. I am planning on using it as a daily driver. I understand it's not perfect yet, but I'm dedicated to make it work, I don't do much with my phone. I also just want to help support Linux-based phones and would like to see it become more popular in the future! I'm planning on dropping my Google Pixel w/ GrapheneOS for this.

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[–] gnutard@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

I work in IT and need to be reliable via phone calls / texting, what's your experience? I use JMP.chat, so I would need to use some XMPP app that supports that. Texting / calling is all I do on my phone, I do everything else on my laptop. Also, how is the camera quality on the Pro? Is it good enough to send to a clear picture to my boss of something he wants to see? I ordered the PineTime watch too to go along with everything.

[–] Qkall@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

texts are reliable. calls can be wonky but i always used gvoice (i know satan) to manage my calls reliably. camera... i'm going to be biased ... i love the aesthetic but i would be remiss to ignore they arent the standard experience. for work no... for art yes! i love my pinetime and it worked great with my pinephone and android phone.

edit - there are xmmp and voip clients. i prefer maftrix which works great

fuck double edit- i need to mention i was on community modem firmware and changed my aspd. which was some work to get to work but had volte working reliably

[–] gnutard@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Thanks for your response! I have two more question. If I had a PinePhone connected to my GNU/Linux laptop via Bluetooth, could the PinePhone show calls I receive on my laptop without the phone needing WiFi? I would communicate by using my bluetooth headphones. I want to rely solely on Bluetooth for answering calls from my PinePhone, without needing Wi-Fi.

I'm basically asking if there's a way to make my laptop forward notifications to my PinePhone via Bluetooth?

Also, is the camera quality on the regular PinePhone good enough to send to my boss without it looking too bad?

[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

You're not going to like the pinephone, it just isn't ready for you if you're asking for notifications on your PC.

The calls are okay AT BEST. SMS/MMS have come a long way and should be okay. Battery life is MAYBE a day, if you're lucky. Anything beyond that is painful unless you want to spend hours getting it to work with your own code.

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