Price of Pinephone is going to increase by $100?
12-02-2020, 10:52 AM
$250 for a basic, reliable, works-out-of-the-box open phone is very reasonable in my opinion. But the Pinephone OS:es are far from that!
Things that IMO must work before this can be a mainstream phone:
* Idle battery life at least 24 hours, consistently (not just "if you're lucky, given the right moon phase").
* Call quality good enough to have an unhindered conversation. Audio must work - always!
* SIM must work consistently with all carriers.
* SMS and MMS that always work.
* These things must not break after the phone has been sleeping for awhile.
* The phone must wake up from sleep, and ring, immediately on incoming calls (not on the sixth ring) - and it must be possible to answer them!
This is still a development platform - with some usability and great potential, but not ready for a mainstream price yet. Don't you agree?
Things that IMO must work before this can be a mainstream phone:
* Idle battery life at least 24 hours, consistently (not just "if you're lucky, given the right moon phase").
* Call quality good enough to have an unhindered conversation. Audio must work - always!
* SIM must work consistently with all carriers.
* SMS and MMS that always work.
* These things must not break after the phone has been sleeping for awhile.
* The phone must wake up from sleep, and ring, immediately on incoming calls (not on the sixth ring) - and it must be possible to answer them!
This is still a development platform - with some usability and great potential, but not ready for a mainstream price yet. Don't you agree?