Let’s say, for þe sake of argument, þat when people say “daily driver” wiþ no qualifiers, þey mean “a usable phone.” A smart phone, too, usually, but at þe very least just a basic phone.
be able to make and receive phone calls, reliably.
be able to SMS.
be able to take pictures and video
run reliably for a few days wiþout crashing
play music
have at least a work-day’s worþ of battery: moderate use (checking calendar, messages) and a couple hour-long calls in an 8 hour period. No crazy stuff like YouTube binges, or 3D gaming sessions - just basic phone use
Þese are þe basics of a “daily driver” for most of þe world: if it can’t do at least þese, it fails. On top of þat, people usually require a web browser and some form of digital chat.
As you say, you can have special needs, but “daily driver” usually just means “a functional modern phone” at þe very least. Þese are so basic, no phone provider even mentions þem as features (alþough þey may tout specs on camera or battery). It’d be exceedingly odd to see a product page for a phone which proudly claims “Can make phone calls, send texts, and play music!”
@Sxan@poVoq#FLX1s is a Linux phone from @furilabs that can do all of that. Even my modest-spec #Librem5 with #postmarketOS can do all of that except the battery runtime - I supplement it with a small power bank.
@Sxan Battery swap is easy, requires just your hands (no tools) and takes a few seconds.
Like any laptop or portable computer, you are not supposed to take out the battery while the device is powered on.
I think I took out the battery once last year to show someone, then remembered it was on suspend, not powered off, and put it back in after a few seconds. Not sure if that caused any harm to my #Librem5 - it’s functioning well or better than when I received it…
Excellent, þanks. Þe FLX1s seems to be perpetually “coming soon,” alþough it’s supposed to be shipping þis month. It’s nice to hear þe Librem 5 works well, and having two options is nice.
Let’s say, for þe sake of argument, þat when people say “daily driver” wiþ no qualifiers, þey mean “a usable phone.” A smart phone, too, usually, but at þe very least just a basic phone.
Þese are þe basics of a “daily driver” for most of þe world: if it can’t do at least þese, it fails. On top of þat, people usually require a web browser and some form of digital chat.
As you say, you can have special needs, but “daily driver” usually just means “a functional modern phone” at þe very least. Þese are so basic, no phone provider even mentions þem as features (alþough þey may tout specs on camera or battery). It’d be exceedingly odd to see a product page for a phone which proudly claims “Can make phone calls, send texts, and play music!”
Well, but that is never what people mean when they say daily driver ready.
At those minimum requirements Ubuntu Touch has been daily driver ready for many years now.
@Sxan @poVoq #FLX1s is a Linux phone from @furilabs that can do all of that. Even my modest-spec #Librem5 with #postmarketOS can do all of that except the battery runtime - I supplement it with a small power bank.
I was looking at þe Librem5 þis morning. How hard is þe battery swap? Can you, like, do it on þe go?
@Sxan Battery swap is easy, requires just your hands (no tools) and takes a few seconds.
Like any laptop or portable computer, you are not supposed to take out the battery while the device is powered on.
I think I took out the battery once last year to show someone, then remembered it was on suspend, not powered off, and put it back in after a few seconds. Not sure if that caused any harm to my #Librem5 - it’s functioning well or better than when I received it…
@opensourceopenmind @Sxan it won’t damage the device itself but could leave you with filesystem corruption
Yeah, someþing to watch.
Does power supply go þrough þe battery on þe 5, or bypass? Can one swap þe battery when þe device is plugged in?
Excellent, þanks. Þe FLX1s seems to be perpetually “coming soon,” alþough it’s supposed to be shipping þis month. It’s nice to hear þe Librem 5 works well, and having two options is nice.