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Liberux Nexx GNU/Linux smartphone starts crowdfunding! (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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Original Text by: @AprilShowers@lemmy.blahaj.zone

The Liberux Nexx smartphone will be (if it makes it to the production stage) the most powerful smartphone (with the RK3588S) to run GNU/Linux and the mainline kernel. More powerful than the PinePhone Pro, or the OnePlus 6. It will have a decent OLED display, alot of RAM, and much of what you would expect from a privacy-focused GNU/Linux smartphone such as hardware killswitches.

That is to say, this phone will (hopefully if it releases) be a true daily-driver candidate for many people, more so than the current offerings are now. While I am skeptical of it (as I am with any crowdfunded project) I think this will be a great thing if it does make it to production.

Site: https://liberux.net/

Crowdfunding Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liberux-nexx--3#/

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[โ€“] PolarKraken@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe they're hoping there's an untapped market for that, which would involve strong margins and therefore help fund work on more run-of-the-mill hardware...?

Lots of assumptions I just made ๐Ÿ˜