Is There a Linux Smartphone?
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Tizen is an open source, Linux-based mobile operating system. It is often dubbed an official Linux mobile OS, as the project is supported by the Linux Foundation. Apart from the Linux Foundation, the Tizen project is supported by tech giants Samsung and Intel.

Is there a Linux smart phone?

The PinePhone is an affordable Linux phone created by Pine64, makers of the Pinebook Pro laptop and the Pine64 single board computer. All of the PinePhone specs, features and build quality are designed to meet a super low price point of just $149.

Will there ever be a Linux phone?

Purism, the maker of a line of built-for-Linux laptops, is now shipping a built-for-Linux smartphone. The company announced this week that the Librem 5 smartphone is now shipping to early backers of the crowdsourced, $699 smartphone project. The Librem 5 is unlike anything else on the market.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.

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