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but I wanted a phone, tho...
(sh.itjust.works)
mic sucks
earpice sucks
camera doesn't work
ooo, a tiny laptop!
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The main issue is all the closed source hardware firmware for basic things like the microphones, cameras and radios.
The UI and OS is the easy part. It reverse engineering the firmware that is the issue