It is with great excitement that we can now release the FLX1s. Pre-sales are open and the phone is in production which is due to...

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  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    2·
    6 hours ago

    Always excited to see more “buy here” alternatives rather than “just” an OS or custom ROM. Obviously we need that too but all too often we get stuck having to buy another phone we do not want (e.g. Pixel because Google) or hardware that’s not supported enough for daily driving (e.g. PinePhone with camera still not supported properly on Pro, years later, power management unable to handle a day of use).

    Unfortunately “FuriOS” doesn’t look like a reliable alternative just based on the number of eyes, and hands, on it, cf https://github.com/FuriLabs so unless they can somehow pull all that weight on their own then I’d let others try before me and read reviews on the whole experience, not solely the quality of the hardware or the architecture of the software.

  • huquad@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    19 hours ago

    We desperately need another option in this space. I love GOS, but another real competitor in the phone arena would force Google to start playing ball. Hoping this will push the software side forward. They can always fix hardware afterwards.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    19 hours ago

    NOT ON THAT PAGE:

    • a description as to what the FLX is.

    I can make a guess, but it’s easier to hit Next.

  • balsoft@lemmy.ml
    8·
    20 hours ago

    Looks like Dimensity 900 is in the same ballpark performance-wise as Snapdragon 845 in my now 7-year-old OnePlus 6, which runs Mobile NixOS with a (patched) mainline kernel, no Hallium trickery. While having another Linux-first phone is nice and I’m sure the experience would be better (like you wouldn’t need to flash an old OxygenOS just for GPS to work), I’d be expecting more for $550.

    • smiletolerantly@awful.systems
      3·
      19 hours ago

      Holy crap! A NixOS-on-phone user in the wild! You are rocking my dream setup. How’s your experience been with it? Is it remotely daily drivable for phone things?

      • balsoft@lemmy.ml
        3·
        18 hours ago

        Eh, kind of? I’ve been using it as a phone on-and-off for a while now, the most annoying things are the awful call audio setup (I don’t think it’s even possible to call via bluetooth headphones), no wake-on-call (which sucks for a phone), lack of a good map app (I miss OsmAnd so badly), meh battery life, and other small paper cuts here and there like semi-broken push notifications and buggy GPS.

        I’m avoiding all the anbox/waydroid faffing around for now, in hopes that I will be able to run OsmAnd through android-translation-layer at some point.

        • smiletolerantly@awful.systems
          1·
          7 hours ago

          Thanks for sharing! Sounds about as good/bad as I was expecting. How’s the browser experience? Also, are there any features/tweaks you are aware of that you could not get through Nix, that the more “commercial” Linux device manufacturers have developed for their devices?

          • balsoft@lemmy.ml
            1·
            1 hour ago

            How’s the browser experience?

            It’s pretty good TBH, I don’t miss much from Android on this front in terms of functionality.

            I’m using KDE’s Angelfish (which is webkit-based), since I couldn’t find anything firefox-based with a good mobile-friendly UI. It has adblocking, page translation and forced dark mode, which is enough for me to get by. There are also some neat features like PWA support (which I use for my public transit app), and I don’t remember the other ones right now but they’re there.

            Also, are there any features/tweaks you are aware of that you could not get through Nix, that the more “commercial” Linux device manufacturers have developed for their devices?

            That I don’t know. Maybe some of the paper cuts could be solved on other platforms, but AFAIK 3/4 main gripes (call audio, map app, battery life) are issues on every Linux phone.

    • DeathByDenim@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      19 hours ago

      From the product page:

      Powered by Linux at its core, our device transforms the mobile experience into something far beyond ordinary smartphones. It combines the stability and openness of a full desktop-class operating system with the convenience of a pocket-sized device. This means it is not limited to mobile apps alone. Native Linux applications and Android apps run side by side, delivering true versatility and freedom of choice

      I suspect it uses Waydroid so there may be issues with Android apps that rely on Google Play services or even worse, depend on the Play Integrity API.