11-27-2025, 09:19 PM
A dumb phone cannot browse the web, check e-mails, look up public transport schedules, show maps, etc. The PinePhone can do all that, and I do all that with it regularly.
There are also plenty of fun stuff I can do with the PinePhone that I cannot do with a dumb phone. I can even SSH into it. Or from it.
I cannot run Android or iOS apps on my PinePhone, but neither can I on a dumb phone.
As for power consumption, I simply always carry a power bank, and as soon as I come home, I plug the PinePhone back in (and also recharge the power bank if I had to use it).
There are also plenty of fun stuff I can do with the PinePhone that I cannot do with a dumb phone. I can even SSH into it. Or from it.
I cannot run Android or iOS apps on my PinePhone, but neither can I on a dumb phone.
As for power consumption, I simply always carry a power bank, and as soon as I come home, I plug the PinePhone back in (and also recharge the power bank if I had to use it).