I’m looking for opinions from people about their personal preferences on the best Linux phones available today — both software and the phone hardware to accompany it.
My leading contenders right now are postmarketos running on a used Pixel or sailfishos running on jolla or Sony Xperia.
My priorities:
- commitment to FOSS, no lock-in
- Premium-tier phone hardware (camera, screen, battery)
- performant Android emulation or performant web app integration
- ongoing organization or community support
- few/no dependencies on American companies or products
Subjective and biased opinions are welcome; I’m really trying to get a feel of how the earliest adopters are thinking.
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The FuriPhone FLX1 meets all of your requirements:
- It runs the Debian-based FuriOS, which is FOSS.
- Among phones with Linux (excluding Android) preloaded, its specifications are among the best available, including a camera with PDAF and OIS, a 120Hz screen, and a replaceable 5,000 mAh battery. It also supports 5G and VoLTE, and has IP68 water resistance.
- FuriOS includes Android app support via a fork of Waydroid.
- The phone and the Linux distro are actively maintained.
- Furi Labs is based in Hong Kong.
