Hey I actually use a pinephone as my daily driver AMA
...aaaand I would not recommend it lmao... it works great for me, but most of the distros for it just aren't going to be able to be as "useful" as an android phone. In the last year or so I've realized I don't really need or want a phone so I moved my sim card from my LG v20 to my pinephone (braveheart edition).
Texting, calling, and using data actually works pretty well, but mms seems broken for me at the moment. I mostly use it just so I have a phone number and can sign up for shit that needs one. I also use fractal on it for matrix (friends and family use matrix), but it doesn't support encrypted messages yet which is annoying. The battery life isn't great and I don't really have any way to use maps for it. Like I said I basically don't need a phone, I don't even bring it with me most days unless I'm hiking. I keep music and podcasts on it and it works fine for that, but yea if you're looking for a normal smartphone experience get an old android phone (I'd still suggest the lg v20 996 on ebay since it's got a replaceable battery, but it relatively new and fast).
Hey I actually use a pinephone as my daily driver AMA
...aaaand I would not recommend it lmao... it works great for me, but most of the distros for it just aren't going to be able to be as "useful" as an android phone. In the last year or so I've realized I don't really need or want a phone so I moved my sim card from my LG v20 to my pinephone (braveheart edition).
Texting, calling, and using data actually works pretty well, but mms seems broken for me at the moment. I mostly use it just so I have a phone number and can sign up for shit that needs one. I also use fractal on it for matrix (friends and family use matrix), but it doesn't support encrypted messages yet which is annoying. The battery life isn't great and I don't really have any way to use maps for it. Like I said I basically don't need a phone, I don't even bring it with me most days unless I'm hiking. I keep music and podcasts on it and it works fine for that, but yea if you're looking for a normal smartphone experience get an old android phone (I'd still suggest the lg v20 996 on ebay since it's got a replaceable battery, but it relatively new and fast).