FOSDEM 19 Announcements Discussion

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Will the PinePhone be modular similar to how the phone developer kit is? I.e., could the Sopine be upgraded with a future improved unit? Ditto on the screen, camera, eMMC, battery, etc...

Due to space constraints, the PinePhone will not use a SOPINE module like the dev kits do.  Instead, they will have the chipset soldered to a main board.  The modem and eMMC will also be soldered.  It's fortunate that Pine64 is able to fit the cost of the EG25-G modem into the budget, since less expensive versions of the EG25 have only regional LTE support, unlike the -G which covers most major bands worldwide.

Over on the UBPorts forum, we have a thread about the PinePhone where we've generally been keeping track of the hardware specs as they cohere.  The latest posts there from the Pine64 account indicate replacement screens will be available, but nothing has been posted there about potential future upgrades.