Re:PinePhone Pro Announced
by nottaylorswift on Friday October 15, 2021 @03:41PM
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There's nothing new here. I remember having those features in the Nokia N900 in 09. I think this product is grossly overpriced for a cheap generic Android phone loaded with a beta Linux distro. In Shenzhen they'll sell you a case of 50 for $400. Save your money or buy a Quest 2.
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Except this one is going to run a close to mainline kernel pretty soon and those android phones will be stuck in the last decade, forever.
How soon is other software on it is usable? Kernel really doesn't matter too much if rest is unusable...
Re:PinePhone Pro Announced
by nottaylorswift on Friday October 15, 2021 @09:57PM
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It took Google tens of thousands of paid top tier developer hours to make Android useable. I'm betting never. In a year or two there's going to be some nasty passive aggressive apology blaming the woes of the world for why it couldn't happen and these guys will go home with their big sack of money. Seriously you want a shit Android ARM phone loaded with a beta Linux distro? Let's order a lot from Shenzhen and everyone can pay the $50 it's worth.
"It took Google tens of thousands of paid top tier developer hours to make Android useable."
Is that a guess, or a fact?
Re:PinePhone Pro Announced
by sergeykish on Saturday October 16, 2021 @12:32PM
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Then Shenzhen manufactures should open source device drivers.