c/linuxphones · by SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 150d

I've just finalized my Jolla phone purchase

I've got nothing more to say. I guess I'm just excited. Another quarter year until shipment, but I guess I will forget about it as I did before and then again be surprised 😅

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brillotti@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 150d (6 replies)

The hardware looks great. I figure it's about time for saturated colors to come back into tech after a decade of shades of black and white.

Bullerfar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 150d

Totally agree. I am waiting for the reviews!

jagermo@feddit.org · 3 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Tbh, i would have loved a pastel-tinted transparent shell

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 2 pts · 147d

Who knows, maybe it will come. The cover is exchangeable.

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 3 pts · 147d

I mean, you can switch in this case. The back cover is just a cover. You can buy all the colors if you want to.

brb@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 150d (1 reply)

It looks great except they still haven't announced what the screen refresh rate will be... If it's 60/90hz I might have to skip, no matter how good it is otherwise

Sequence5666@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 149d

Well, it really doesnt matter for majority of us. As long its. Cheap and privacy focused we are good

obelix@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 150d (1 reply)

I pre-ordered at the start, but opted to cancel.

There were a couple of question marks over chip manufacture and compatibility via the Android layer that i wasn't sure about, and it hit me that what i really wanted was to distance myself entirely from the pocket computer.

I've got a de-googled, open source tablet if i need to do anything, a computer, and a phone if i want to make or receive a call.

Keeping me hooked into the 24 hour news cycle, surveillance capitalist drama, isn't something i should be nurturing.

Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 149d

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jagermo@feddit.org · 10 pts · 150d

Same. Really looking forward to it

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Headphone jack?

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 7 pts · 150d

Sadly not, but they are planning to have an ... attachment to increase interoperability.

See: https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/the-other-half-returns-community-innovation-program/26011

naeap@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 150d (4 replies)

Me too
I'm kinda afraid, that some stuff won't work and I can't keep it as a daily driver, but at the same time I'm super hyped 😁

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 4 pts · 150d (3 replies)

To be honest, I'm not expecting it to be my daily driver, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if.

naeap@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 150d (2 replies)

Oh, come on, don't kill my dream of having a fully functional Linux phone with Android App support ;⁠-⁠)

At least it's my plan to use it as a daily driver
As just a gimmick, it would be too expensive. So yeah, I really hope to replace my Android phone with it.

Maybe I need to get a TAN generator for my bank account, but else, I think, I should be fine with it

At least I hope so - and my hopes are really up ;⁠-⁠)

But maybe I'm just too hyped at the moment...

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 8 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Behold, there might be good news coming!

https://lemmy.world/post/44736295

naeap@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 149d

Holy fuck, yes please!!

Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 149d (2 replies)

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SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 2 pts · 149d (1 reply)

You could import it yourself, the hardware should be working.

Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 149d

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pucker4676@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 150d (11 replies)

Will it support the el-north american bands?

Vittelius@feddit.org · 12 pts · 150d (10 replies)

Will the Jolla Phone work outside Europe, can I use it e.g. in the U.S.?

Yes, we have designed the cellular band configuration to enable global traveling as much as possible, including e.g. roaming in the U.S. carrier networks.

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026

Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club · 12 pts · 150d (3 replies)

However,

Can I buy the Jolla Phone if I’m outside Europe, can I use it e.g. in the U.S.?

The initial sales markets are EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway. Entering other markets, such as the U.S. and Canada are to be decided due course based on potential interest from the areas.

We have designed the cellular band configuration to enable potential future markets, including major U.S. carrier networks.

kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 150d

The initial sales markets are EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway. Entering other markets, such as the U.S. and Canada are to be decided due course

So the same availability as the other non- apple and non-google offerings.

I guess my options to get a user respecting phone include picking one up if I vacation in Europe one day...

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 149d (1 reply)

Absolutely this. Roaming in America is not the same as available to people living in America.

Vittelius@feddit.org · 4 pts · 149d

Yes and no. "Not available" in this context means "you have to import it yourself" (paying tariffs etc.)

There is as far as I can tell no reason for it to not work with an American SIM card.

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 4 pts · 150d (2 replies)

I should have added their site. Thank you 💖

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 144d (1 reply)

only 502 pre ordered :( i wonder if they'll ship to Australia

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 2 pts · 144d

Yes, but that is, I think, batch number three. The others are finalized already.

And I guess they only ship to: EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland. At least for now.

yaroto98@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 150d (2 replies)

And based on demand they're willing to make a US specific model.

Auli@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 149d (1 reply)

And how do you get demand when you don't sell a phone there.

yaroto98@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 149d

Good question, in that same section it says to subscribe to show interest. But no way to show I'm interested in a US version.