PinePhone Pro

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PinePhone Pro
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A PinePhone Pro with the Plasma Mobile interface
Brand Pine64
First releasedFebruary 2022;2 years ago (2022-02)
Predecessor PinePhone
Dimensions160.8 mm x 76.6mm x 11.1mm [1]
Mass215 g [1]
Operating system Linux
CPU Rockchip rk3399s 4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x 2Ghz Cortex-A72
GPU Mali-T860 MP4
Modem Quectel EG25-G
Memory4 GB LPDDR4
Storage128 GB eMMC flash memory
Removable storage bootable microSD
Battery3000mAh, Samsung J7 form-factor, user-replaceable [1]
Display6″ 720x1440 IPS LCD
Rear cameraSingle 13MP Sony IMX258, LED Flash
Front camera 8MP OmniVision OV8858
Connectivity Wi-Fi AMPAK AP6255 WiFi 11ac, single-band, hotspot capable, Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C USB 3.0 PD/DisplayPort
Data inputssensors:

Other

  • Power
  • up/down buttons
  • LTE/GNSS, WiFi, Microphone, Speaker, Cameras kill switches [1]

The PinePhone Pro is a smartphone developed by Hong Kong-based computer manufacturer Pine64. The phone is the successor to the PinePhone released in 2019. [2] The default operating system is Sailfish OS [3] (previously Manjaro ARM, with Plasma Mobile as the user interface). [2] The device is a developer platform with open hardware specifications but with unfinished software. The target group of the device is free and open-source software developers who will develop the software. [4] [5] The device was first shipped to developers in December 2021, and in February 2022 devices were made available to consumers. [6]

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Hardware

The device is built on the Rockchip RK3399S system on a chip, which is a custom version of the stock RK3399, uniquely designed for the device. [2] The processing power roughly compares to mid-range phones from 2016. The device has 4GB of LPDDR4 ram, a 6" display, 13MP Sony IMX258 as the main camera, 8MP Omnivision OV8858 as front camera and has a user-replaceable 3000mAh Samsung J7-series battery. [7]

The phone has hardware kill switches for shutting down network connections, microphone, speaker, and cameras. [7] The device has pogo pins for attachable backs compatible with the original PinePhone. [7]

Software

The device ships with Sailfish OS (previously Manjaro ARM, with Plasma Mobile as the user interface), though users are free to switch to other operating systems. [2] [8]

U-Boot is used as the default boot loader and it supports booting from an SD card. The bootloader can be replaced, as there are alternatives, such as Tow-boot. [9] The main image sensor driver has been added to the mainline kernel by Sony. [10] Modem firmware of the Quectel EG25-G is based on a proprietary Android userspace, though an unofficial open-source version exists (actually mostly open-source: the custom firmware replaces most proprietary components, except for baseband firmware and the TrustZone kernel, which is signed by Qualcomm). [11]

In the middle of 2022, the software stack was under development, resulting in the hardware not supporting the software. [12] [13] The first images from the camera were taken in May 2022. [10] Most widely-supported hardware is in a heavily patched downstream kernel called Megi kernel. [14] There is alternative operating systems focusing on mainline Linux kernel support, such as PostmarketOS. [15]

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