[off-topic] smartphone alternatives?

Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli gnutoo at no-log.org
Mon Dec 17 19:03:56 CET 2012


On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:59:46 +0100
francesco.devita at mailoo.org wrote:

> Hi list
> Sadly to say, my GTA02 is going to retire. It is having too much 
> troubles to be used as a daily phone and I'm thinking to replace it.
> The perfect candidate is the GTA04 but I can't afford its cost right
> now. I didn't follow with attention the evolution of the smartphones
> market, so I'm asking you: what alternatives do I have? Is there
> something with a recent hardware but somehow "open" and that costs no
> more than 200€? I have to say that I'm not a big fan of android and
> for now I would prefer to go with a 30€ nokia in the pocket and a
> gnu/linux friendly tablet/netbook on the shoulders waiting for better
> times...
what about a galaxy S(should be cheap enough) with Replicant (Android)?
Else porting GNU/Linux on it shouldn't be too hard if you're skilled
enough with theses kind of things(it's already ported to the Nexus S,
and only lack very little to be usable).

Denis.



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