Comparison of open-source mobile phones

! Hardware kill switches

! Modular smartphone

! System-on-a-chip (Soc)

! Baseband cellular modem

! Wi-Fi firmware

! Boot firmware

! Other proprietary firmware

! Hardware licensing

! Obsolescence slowdown

! Modifiability

! Security

! Certifications

! Other

| {{Yes|5}} (or 4, amalgamating cameras?): Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack (DIP switches inside back cover{{cite web |title=October Update: Introducing the PinePhone Pro |url=https://www.pine64.org/2021/10/15/october-update-introducing-the-pinephone-pro/ |website=PINE64|date=15 October 2021 }}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}). No kill switch for other sensors.

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| Hexacore. 2016 Rockchip RK3399S and 2× A72 and 4× A53 CPU cores @ 1.5 GHz{{cite web |title=PinePhone Pro |url=https://www.pine64.org/pinephonepro/ |website=PINE64 }}

| Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware for regulatory compliance (isolated from CPU with a USB bus). More secure, better-featured free replacement exists.{{cite web |last1=Picugins |first1=Arsenijs |title=PinePhone Malware Surprises Users, Raises Questions |url=https://hackaday.com/2021/12/16/pinephone-malware-surprises-users-raises-questions/ |website=Hackaday |access-date=24 December 2021 |date=16 December 2021}}

| proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware,{{cite web |last1=Erecinski |first1=Lukasz |title=Setting the Record Straight: PinePhone Misconceptions |url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/01/24/setting-the-record-straight-pinephone-misconceptions/ |website=PINE64|date=25 January 2020 }} in /lib/firmware. Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} same as original PinePhone.

| open-source boot software, same as original PinePhone.

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| User-replaceable{{cite news |last1=Sneddon |first1=Joey |title=New PinePhone Pro Announced with 6-Core CPU |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/10/pinephone-pro-specs-price |work=OMG! Ubuntu! |origyear=15 October 2021|date=22 October 2021}} Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery. Phillips-head screws.

| I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added (all compatible with original PinePhone). USB 3.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability.

| GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped.

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| entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence (will run as a desktop if monitor and keyboard plugged in).

| {{Yes|3}}: Cameras and the microphone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and baseband processor. All three also shut off sensors (GPS, compass, accelerometer etc.).

| The Wi-Fi+Bluetooth card,{{cite web |title=Librem 5 Phone – Birch|url=https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Hardware_Reference/Birch.html#bluetooth-wi-fi-wwan |website=Wiki page about the Birch version of the Librem 5, on Puri.SM hardware reference wiki}} and the Modem{{cite web |title=Will the phone support 5G networks?|url=https://puri.sm/faq/#faq-Willthephonesupport5Gnetworks |website=FAQ entry about 5G support}} are on M.2 slots.

| 2017 NXP arm64{{cite web |last1=Braam |first1=Martijn |title=Yet Another Librem 5 and PinePhone comparison |url=https://tuxphones.com/yet-another-librem-5-and-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/ |website=TuxPhones |language=en |date=20 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Intel's Management Engine |url=https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/ |website=Purism}}{{cite web |last1=Vaughan-Nichols |first1=Steven J. |title=Computer vendors start disabling Intel Management Engine |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/computer-vendors-start-disabling-intel-management-engine/ |website=ZDNet |language=en}}

| On replaceable m.2 card. Proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus (like a USB Wi-Fi dongle)

| Originally, proprietary firmware isolated over USB, no downloadable/modifiable firmware;{{cite web |last1=Faerber |first1=Nicole |title=Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware department |url=https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-2018-09-hardware-report/ |website=Purism |date=4 September 2018}} subsequently, Purism paid Redpine Signals to create open-source Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware for the RedPine hardware.{{cite web |last1=Faeber |first1=Nicole |title=Librem 5 - WiFi Specs |url=https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-wifi-specs/5900/2 |website=Purism community |date=27 May 2019 |language=en}}

| proprietary DRAM init code loaded on separate CPU for RYF cert compliance{{cite web |last1=Ainslie |first1=Angus |title=Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5 |url=https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-solving-the-first-fsf-ryf-hurdle/ |website=Purism |date=19 June 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Larabel |first1=Michael |title=Purism's Librem 5 To Rely On Secondary Processor For Binary Blobs - Phoronix |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Librem-5-Secondary-Proc-Blobs |website=www.phoronix.com}}

| none in /lib/firmware; some non-modifiable proprietary firmware in components.

| schematics released under GPL 3.0+

| User-replaceable (but custom-sized) battery, lifetime updates Display and frame fused. Phillips-head screws. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on replaceable m.2 cards (the former custom-made).

| m.2 card slots. Purism has traditionally had more time-limited parts availability.

| slot for an OpenPGP card, planned Librem key support

| Tentatively recommended by Free Software Foundation (FSF).{{Cite web|title=Ethical Tech {{!}} Giving Guide|url=https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v10/|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.fsf.org}}

Operating system PureOS is endorsed by FSF.{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Donald|date=2017-12-21|title=FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.fsf.org}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Free GNU/Linux distributions|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html|access-date=|website=GNU}}

Seeking FSF "Respects Your Freedom" endorsement.{{Cite web|last=Ainslie|first=Angus|date=2018-06-19|title=Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5|url=https://wp.puri.sm/posts/librem5-solving-the-first-fsf-ryf-hurdle/|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Purism|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Jeremiah C.|date=2019-09-19|title=Librem 5 — Promise Delivery Chart|url=https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-promise-delivery-chart/6959/6|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Purism community|language=en-US}}

| Convergence; will run as desktop.{{cite news |last1=Amadeo |first1=Ron |title=Purism's Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/09/purisms-librem-5-phone-starts-shipping-a-fully-open-gnulinux-phone/ |work=Ars Technica |date=26 September 2019 |language=en-us}} Headphone jack. Carrier-free OTT service available.{{cite web |title=Librem AweSIM |url=https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/ |website=Purism |date=7 October 2020}}

| {{Yes|5}}: Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-linux-smartphone-is-now-shipping-for-150/|title=This Linux smartphone is now shipping for $150|last=Leprince-Ringuet|first=Daphne|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}} (DIP switches inside back cover). No kill switch for other sensors.

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| 2015 Allwinner arm64 (Allwinner violates the GPL)

| Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus. More secure, better-featured free replacement exists, but can't ship due to regulatory threats.

| proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware, in /lib/firmware. Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship,{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} same as original PinePhone.

| open-source boot software

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| User-replaceable battery, 5-year production run. Phillips-head screws.

| I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added. Cannot be upgraded beyond USB 2.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability.

| GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped.

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| entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence.{{cite web |title=Pine64 July Update: Biggest Update In Months! |website=New Convergence Package Announce|url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/07/15/july-updatepmos-ce-pre-orders-and-new-pinephone-version/ |language=en |date=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition |website=New PinePhone flavour announce with Convergence Package option|url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/08/31/pinephone-manjaro-community-edition/ |language=en |date=31 August 2020}}

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! Hardware kill switches

! Modular smartphone

! System-on-a-chip (Soc)

! Baseband cellular modem

! Wi-Fi firmware

! Boot firmware

! Other proprietary firmware

! Hardware licensing

! Obsolescence slowdown

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! Security

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| Unclear, possibly defunct

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| The PCB is separated in three parts: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and the display board.

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| schematics will be available to users{{cite web |title=The Pyra |url=https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ |website=Official Pyra and Pandora Site}}{{clarify|license?|date=October 2020}}

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| 2011 NXP i.MX 6 Quad and 4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit{{cite web |last1=Batto |first1=Amos |title=Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones |url=https://forums.puri.sm/t/comparing-specs-of-upcoming-linux-phones/6827 |website=Purism community |access-date=24 December 2021 |date=20 August 2021}}

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| Proprietary blob for wi-fi driver (for regulatory reasons){{cite web |title=Long awaited NC_1 update |url=https://necunos.com/news/nc_1-update/ |website=Necuno Solutions |language=en |date=24 January 2020}} Blob without access to the main memory; via SDIO

| probably binary blobs on separate ROM, given cert aspirations

| binary-blob proprietary firmware will not have memory access

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| strong focus; most sensors omitted for security.

| Seeking FSF endorsement.{{cite web |last1=Batto |first1=Amos |title=Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones |url=https://forums.puri.sm/t/comparing-specs-of-upcoming-linux-phones/6827 |website=Purism community |date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}

| 100 Mbit/s ethernet port

|Q2 2025{{Cite web |last=Onawole |first=Habeeb |date=2024-10-31 |title=Mudita Kompakt E Ink Phone: A minimalist privacy-focused phone powered by Android |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mudita-Kompakt-E-Ink-Phone-A-minimalist-privacy-focused-phone-powered-by-Android.911587.0.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Notebookcheck |language=en}}

|Yes{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=New Sneak Peek ALERT: Discover the Ultimate Privacy with Mudita Kompakt's Offline+ Feature! |url=https://staging-forum.mudita.com/t/new-sneak-peek-alert-discover-the-ultimate-privacy-with-mudita-kompakts-offline-feature/6974/5 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Mudita Forum |language=en}}

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|MediaTek MT6761V/WBA (Helio A22)

2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor with Imagination GE8300 graphics{{Cite web |last=Linder |first=Brad |date=2024-10-30 |title=Mudita Kompakt is a minimalist phone with an E Ink display and modern features like wireless charging and a fingerprint reader (crowdfunding) |url=https://liliputing.com/mudita-kompakt-is-a-minimalist-phone-with-an-e-ink-display-and-modern-features-like-wireless-charging-and-a-fingerprint-reader-crowdfunding/#:~:text=The%20Mudita%20Kompact%20features%20a,plus%20a%20microSD%20card%20reader. |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Liliputing |language=en-US}}

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