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The scope for this page is that used for list of open-source mobile phones.
Model | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence slowdown | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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PinePhone Pro | 5 (or 4, amalgamating cameras?): Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack [1] (DIP switches inside back cover [2] [3] [ better source needed ]). No kill switch for other sensors. | Hexacore. 2016 Rockchip RK3399S and 2× A72 and 4× A53 CPU cores @ 1.5 GHz [1] | Quectel EG25-G. [1] Ships with proprietary firmware for regulatory compliance [4] (isolated from CPU with a USB bus [2] [5] ). More secure, better-featured free replacement exists. [4] | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware, [5] in /lib/firmware. [6] Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,[ citation needed ] same as original PinePhone. [1] | open-source boot software, [2] same as original PinePhone. [1] | ? | User-replaceable [7] Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery. Phillips-head screws. [1] | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added (all compatible with original PinePhone). USB 3.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability. [6] [1] | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped. [1] | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence (will run as a desktop if monitor and keyboard plugged in). [1] | |||
Librem 5 [8] | 3: Cameras and the microphone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and baseband processor. All three also shut off sensors (GPS, compass, accelerometer etc.). [2] | The Wi-Fi+Bluetooth card, [9] and the Modem [10] are on M.2 slots. | 2017 NXP arm64 [2] [11] [12] | On replaceable m.2 card. Proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus (like a USB Wi-Fi dongle) [2] | Originally, proprietary firmware isolated over USB, no downloadable/modifiable firmware; [13] subsequently, Purism paid Redpine Signals to create open-source Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware for the RedPine hardware. [6] [14] | proprietary DRAM init code loaded on separate CPU [2] for RYF cert compliance [15] [16] | none in /lib/firmware; some non-modifiable proprietary firmware in components. [6] | schematics released under GPL 3.0+ [6] | User-replaceable (but custom-sized [6] ) battery, lifetime updates [17] Display and frame fused. Phillips-head screws. [6] Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on replaceable m.2 cards (the former custom-made). [6] | m.2 card slots. Purism has traditionally had more time-limited parts availability. [6] | slot for an OpenPGP card, planned Librem key support [6] | Tentatively recommended by Free Software Foundation (FSF). [18] Operating system PureOS is endorsed by FSF. [19] [20] Seeking FSF "Respects Your Freedom" endorsement. [21] [22] | Convergence; will run as desktop. [17] Headphone jack. Carrier-free OTT service available. [23] |
PinePhone [24] | 5: Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack [25] (DIP switches inside back cover [2] ). No kill switch for other sensors. [6] | 2015 Allwinner arm64 (Allwinner violates the GPL) [2] | Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus. [2] [5] More secure, better-featured free replacement exists, but can't ship due to regulatory threats. [4] | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware, [5] in /lib/firmware. [6] Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,[ citation needed ] same as original PinePhone. [1] | open-source boot software [2] | proprietary schematics published [6] | User-replaceable battery, 5-year production run. Phillips-head screws. [6] | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added. Cannot be upgraded beyond USB 2.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability. [6] | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped. [6] | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence. [26] [27] | |||
Model | Expected release date | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence slowdown | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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DragonBox Pyra Mobile Edition | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | The PCB is separated in three parts: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and the display board. | schematics will be available to users [28] [ clarification needed ] | ||||||||||
Necunos NC 1 | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | 2011 NXP i.MX 6 Quad and 4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit [6] | None [6] | Proprietary blob for wi-fi driver (for regulatory reasons) [29] Blob without access to the main memory; [30] via SDIO [6] | probably binary blobs on separate ROM, given cert aspirations [6] | binary-blob proprietary firmware will not have memory access [6] | strong focus; most sensors omitted for security. | Seeking FSF endorsement. [30] | 100 Mbit/s ethernet port [6] | ||||
Mudita Kompakt | Q2 2025 [31] | Yes [32] | MediaTek MT6761V/WBA (Helio A22) 2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor with Imagination GE8300 graphics [33] | |||||||||||
Model | Hardware kill switches | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
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Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition | None | MediaTek Quad Core Cortex A7 1.3 GHz [34] | ||||||||||
BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |||||||||||
NEO1973 | ||||||||||||
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