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N NeoMetallix · 3 months ago · 4 replies · 119

Anyone here have experience with linux phones? I know there are a few different OSs for phones like Sailfish and Ubuntu touch.

One linux phone I've been interested in is the Pinephone Pro. It's not highly powered or anything but it has a removable battery and hardware killswitches behind the cover.

https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone_pro/

I've also liked the look of the Librem 5 by Purism. It's vastly underpowered by many modern phones but it has physical kill switches right on the side and uses their own PureOS. I've heard it can take FOREVER to get your phone though.

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

Also the Jolla Phone.

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026

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Ravenfreak · 3 months ago

Smokin' Silicone made a video recently where they got a Pinephone, I didn't know there was a modern phone that you could remove the battery in! I currently don't have a Linux powered phone, maybe I'll look into getting one over the Pixel when I can afford a new phone. But I'm still leaning more towards getting a Pixel and getting Graphene OS installed on it.

Senkusha · 3 months ago

Forgive my ignorance, but aren't Android phones based on the Linux operating system? And if so, what's significant about a phone being classified as a Linux Phone?

Ravenfreak · 3 months ago

On Jun 18, 2026, Senkusha said:

Forgive my ignorance, but aren't Android phones based on the Linux operating system? And if so, what's significant about a phone being classified as a Linux Phone?

Android is built upon the Linux framework but it's heavily modified and uses it's own libraries and run time events so it's technically not a Linux distro. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/difference-between-linux-and-android/

Senkusha · 3 months ago

Thanks!! :)

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