I would absolutely LOVE to have a linux smartphone, but as far as I'm aware, there really isn't one that can be used as a competent daily driver. Has that changed recently? For me, a competent daily driver is a device that can last all day on a single charge, do gps mapping, reliably make and receive calls/texts, and install a handful of apps such as Signal and a banking app.
I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024.
> they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised
The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days.
> there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024
Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).
I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone.
The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell.
It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines.
But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.
It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.
