To me it's the fact that it's not a smartphone that acts like a PC like it's the case with iOS and Android, but rather it's a PC that acts like a smartphone.
Even things that are supposed to be simple like sending files back and forth is way easier with a PinePhone.
On iOS and Android I need to rely on a local Nextcloud server that's not hooked up to the internet to transfer files between phones and PCs, because on Android I need to enable "file transfer" every single time, and it's still not a guarantee it'll work.
And on iOS there's literally no other way if you're both using Linux on your PC, and refuse to update iOS to the latest version (for connecting to an old Mac or Windows PC, I have both just in case).
Meanwhile on PinePhone, I simply add my PC's SSH key to my phone so I can use the "scp" command, and just press the Tab key twice to autofill the correct filename that exists on my phone.
Even things that are supposed to be simple like sending files back and forth is way easier with a PinePhone.
On iOS and Android I need to rely on a local Nextcloud server that's not hooked up to the internet to transfer files between phones and PCs, because on Android I need to enable "file transfer" every single time, and it's still not a guarantee it'll work.
And on iOS there's literally no other way if you're both using Linux on your PC, and refuse to update iOS to the latest version (for connecting to an old Mac or Windows PC, I have both just in case).
Meanwhile on PinePhone, I simply add my PC's SSH key to my phone so I can use the "scp" command, and just press the Tab key twice to autofill the correct filename that exists on my phone.
母語は日本語ですが、英語も喋れます（ｒｙ