Rather than a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 chip, the NexPhone is going with a rather odd choice of Qualcomm SoC: the QCM6490. This chip is primarily designed for IoT purposes, and it’s not exactly new, either — we saw the Fairphone 5 running it back in 2023, and it was noticeably sluggish, even then.
Doesn’t say how the various OS’es get installed, they talk about some kind of multi-boot in the OS, that sounds bad for long-term maintenance. Give me an x86_64 CPU and UEFI, maybe I’m interested. This ain’t it.
it for sure does say how the other OS’s get installed… as apps on Android.
it’ll probably run Android most of the time while on the go, but can launch Debian as an app for quickly pivoting to a new OS.
it’s just an android fork and not a true Linux install. nothing but corporate lies in my book
@Bluegrass_Addict @bruhbeans Agreed. Doesn’t Android 16 already have the ability to “run Linux as an app?” Even on Android 15 and earlier people do this using @termux, proot, etc.
The dodgy surveillance OSes, Google Android and #Microslop Windows, get installed on the device, while the trustworthy OS, Debian #GNULinux, gets installed as a constrained and restricted app?
Whatever happened to people’s brains?
I miss when Intel was making Atom chips for smartphones. God damn were those things fast for the time.
TL;DR
- For smartphone users looking for a desktop replacement, the NexPhone wants to offer a choice of three popular operating systems.
- In addition to desktop support for Android, Linux Debian, and Windows 11, there’s full mobile compatibility, including a custom Windows UI.
- Shipments are expected to get started in Q3 2026, with the hardware going for a reasonably affordable $549.
Btw, the 549$ seems to be early bird pricing, with 199$ that it requests first.
- SD card: ✅
- Headphone port: ❌
runni g android and then debian as an APPLICATION… it’s not a Linux phone
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Not sure why one would want to get this over a Fairphone 5 though. Same SoC, similar functionality, similar price.
