11-22-2020, 06:44 PM
I understand that Pinephone runs mainline linux, and I also understand that the Android devs have taken controversial liberties with the Linux kernel - for instance they have a devoted thread for some GUI functions - and that most mobile phones come with quite a lot of binary blob patches to have things run smoothly.
don't mistake my intentions with this post - I'm not criticizing the phone or the progress that's been made, I'm seeing if there is a projected reasonable goal, or a known theoretical maximum that is achievable using the current pinephone hardware. again, I am not criticizing production, in fact progress has been steady since I got my UBPorts Edition, and I'm awaiting the arrival of my 3GB/32GB mainboard. I am only questioning whether an all day phone is a realistic expectation, or if the Pinephone is going to require hardware changes in order to achieve that goal.
on my terrible ZTE phone, I can watch YouTube for hours and still have battery life for days. I can leave it with the screen off streaming YouTube videos to my BlueTooth headset and when I go to bed I have plenty of battery remaining. on my Pinephone I can't even suspend my phone while streaming an audio podcast because BlueTooth and wifi are disabled by CRUST. there's no configurability, and it seems like a stop gap for some poor hardware decisions.
don't mistake my intentions with this post - I'm not criticizing the phone or the progress that's been made, I'm seeing if there is a projected reasonable goal, or a known theoretical maximum that is achievable using the current pinephone hardware. again, I am not criticizing production, in fact progress has been steady since I got my UBPorts Edition, and I'm awaiting the arrival of my 3GB/32GB mainboard. I am only questioning whether an all day phone is a realistic expectation, or if the Pinephone is going to require hardware changes in order to achieve that goal.
on my terrible ZTE phone, I can watch YouTube for hours and still have battery life for days. I can leave it with the screen off streaming YouTube videos to my BlueTooth headset and when I go to bed I have plenty of battery remaining. on my Pinephone I can't even suspend my phone while streaming an audio podcast because BlueTooth and wifi are disabled by CRUST. there's no configurability, and it seems like a stop gap for some poor hardware decisions.