Insight: Ubuntu Touch On The PinePhone [Video Tour]
PinePhone is a Linux phone powered by the Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit SOC. Some of the specifications of the PinePhone are:
- Allwinner A64 Quad Core SoC with Mali 400 MP2 GPU
- 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM
- 5.95″ LCD 1440×720, 18:9 aspect ratio (hardened glass)
- Bootable Micro SD
- 16GB eMMC
- HD Digital Video Out
- USB Type C (Power, Data and Video Out)
- Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands
- WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, single-band, hotspot capable
- Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP
- GNSS: GPS, GPS-A, GLONASS
- Vibrator
- RGB status LED
- Selfie and Main camera (2/5Mpx respectively)
- Main Camera: Single OV6540, 5MP, 1/4″, LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: Single GC2035, 2MP, f/2.8, 1/5″
- Sensors: accelerator, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ambient light
- 3 External Switches: up down and power
- HW switches: LTE/GNSS, WiFi, Microphone, Speaker, Cameras
- Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery
- Case is matte black finished plastic
- Headphone Jack
In this video post, we can see the PinePhone running a Ubuntu Touch operating system. If you don’t know what Ubuntu Touch is then It is the touch-friendly mobile version of Ubuntu. This operating system is now developed and maintained by UBports.