Are PinePhones Becoming More Usable On Each Release . . .

[NobodyNew1]

I was one of the first to order the original Brave Heart, then I purchased 3 of the PMOS Convergent Edition phones,
and have my order in for the Manjaro Convergent phone.

It has been a bit of an adventure, but I have no regrets... While I am not a Linux Developer, my ability to use the Pine phone has been fairly successful.
Forget me as a single person..!    ( I could be a Loon )

There has been literally (many ?) thousands of Pine phones sold....

NOW,  we have a handful of people saying it does not work,     or    even some that still say it will never work.

IF the Pine phone really was a failure..  ?  Wouldn't there be hundreds   or  thousands of people here complaining !  ?


My answer to NobodyNew1 would be :    "YES, the Pine phone is becoming more Usable"

I have hope and agree with you. The pinephone will work one day right out of the box, but for now its fun being apart of this process or it is for me anyway.

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Hello,
I'm just curious if the phonepines are ironing out issues on every release. I read all these little things and curious if those tiny issues ( ex.  the high pitch buzz upon turning on the pinephone or a muffled sound when trying to talk on the phone ). I had the PMOS release but gave the phone to my little nephew, who seems to be getting way more out of it than I was at the time. The kids 11 and now bugging me for one of my thinkpads, bc his father won't let him switch his desktop over to linux. I'm itching for another pinephone, but really want to use it as a functioning phone. I don't use social media or any google apps on my phone.So, is it safe to pull the trigger on the Manjaro edition ?

If you buy a development phone with an OS still in development, and the makers explicitly state that it's not ready yet for daily use, then of course the phone/OS will have issues.
It's like buying a broken TV from someone who clearly states that the TV is broekn, and then you ask the seller when the TV will get fixed.

(Yes, you can buy broken TVs, but the target audience will always be technicians who know how to fix TVs.)

That's a good way to look at it. I'm not expecting a fully operational phone now and didn't when I picked up the PMOS edition. More so curious if the talking and txt functions have made progress, and I guess more specifically for Mobian, if you're run that. After going through all the OS's, I just landed on Mobian for some reason and have a feeling that's what I'll be gravitating to now. Not sure if it's bc unconsciously I feel safer or a connection bc of Debian or what.

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How long is battery life now ? Say, all day with 3-5 45min phone calls and an average of 10-20 txt ( send and received ). Are your calls clear with Mobian now ? I was always told, "I can hear you, but it sounds muffled".

I can't provide a representative estimate of battery life, it varies wildly for me (with the modem on or off).

The call quality is 'good enough' at both ends, but isn't perfect. The earpiece on my Braveheart 'whines' during a call.

With the PMOS edition it whined with every OS and stopped a second or two after boot. Keep me posted if you don't mind if you notice a great battery life change between OS's.