[Linux-aus] Grant Application for PinePhones

[Craige McWhirter]

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 16:33:18 +1100, Russell Coker via linux-aus wrote:

> PLATFORMS
>
> I purchased a Librem5 [6] which meets the criteria for being open and running
> a general purpose OS.  But the battery life is way to short to be usable as a
> phone, it's barely usable as a demonstration system.  While it is a good test
> platform for some code it doesn't give the possibility of the type of testing
> that 24*7 use will give, the battery was running out from something like 10
> hours of standby.
>
> The PinePhone seems better supported (probably due to being cheaper) and even
> in 2021 could last for 6 days on standby with a special kernel (14 to 24 hours
> of standby for more common configurations).  That's still not great but it's
> something I can work with.

As someone who has both a Librem5 and a PinePhone (braveheart, not pro) I
concur with Russell's platform assessment.

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