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Number of PinePhone units sold/ordered so far - Dhanvanthri - 08-25-2021
Hey guys,
I'm just trying to get a rough estimate of the number of devices (PinePhones) sold for some personal research, could someone please tell how many batches have been sold so far, and the approximate count of devices per batch? I would greatly appreciate it.
W.R.T. the same, I would love to talk to someone on the Pine team about the economics of selling a niche devices that requires coordinating global supply and logistics like this. I understand that the pinephone wasn't primarily intended to generate a profit, but rather, get the device into the hands of as many people as possible. However I'm still interested.
Thanks
RE: Number of PinePhone units sold/ordered so far - bcnaz - 08-25-2021
That exact question gets posted here quite often, but I have not seen any answers.
I think the batch size depends on the "Pre-sales" before each batch goes to production.
Not certain, but "I think I read once" the Brave Heart batch was 3,000 or 3,500 units.
I do not know if "Purchases" would give you an accurate account of the in use Pine phones.
Counting my Brave Heart I have purchased 5 Pine phones, (so far)
but my Brave Heart is awaiting upgrade parts, I am using 2 others testing, and have loaned one to a son that uses it for testing.
I am using one as my Daily Driver.
I am sure there are other people here with similar stories.