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Jolla Phone Pre-order Voucher (commerce.jolla.com)

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The independent European Do It Together (DIT) Linux phone, shaped by the people who use it.

Pre-Order Now for 99 €

Full price: 499 € (incl. your local VAT). Normal price 599 € - 699 €.

Your 99 € is fully refundable and deducted from the full price later.

Markets: EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland

Estimated delivery: by end of 1H/2026

Defined together with the Community

Over the past months, Sailfish OS community members voted on what the next Jolla device should be. The key characteristics, specifications and features of the device.

Based on community voting and real user needs, this device has only one mission:

Put control back in your hands.

Sailfish OS is a Linux-based European alternative to dominating mobile operating systems, and the only mobile OS offering an exclusive licensing model for local implementations.

On the market since 2013 Sailfish OS is the privacy respecting choice for mobile solutions. With Sailfish OS you can also run Android™ apps with our dedicated AppSupport solution.

Sailfish OS is managed and developed by Finnish company Jolla.

https://sailfishos.org/

A forum is available : https://forum.sailfishos.org/

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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Anyone know what bands it supports? Would love to import one to the US if the bands are supported with Mint/Tmo

Edit:

Will the Jolla Phone work outside Europe, can I use it e.g. in the U.S.? Yes, we will design the cellular band configuration to enable global travelling as much as possible, including e.g. roaming in the U.S. carrier networks.

Can I buy the Jolla Phone if I’m outside Europe, can I use it e.g. in the U.S.? The initial sales markets are EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway. Entering other markets, such as the U.S. and Canada are to be decided due course based on potential interest from the areas.
We will design the cellular band configuration to enable potential future markets, including major U.S. carrier networks.

[-] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Same as the c2. Wasn't supported for us bands.

That and no headphone jack here which is a bummer. Honestly I'd like sailfish or the old furios phone but the latter didn't work with tmo MMS at the time.

[-] YerbaYerba@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

I got burned on a previous Jolla crowdfunding project for a Linux tablet. They never delivered the device. They gave partial refunds.

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago

I never got any of my refund. I filled out the paperwork and they said it was coming, but nothing ever materialized.

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's not mentioned on the store page, but according to the accompanying form thread, the whole thing is based on a unspecified but "powerful" MediaTek SOC

[-] zarlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

The store page does mention it further down, in the Tech Specs section, but there it also only lists:

SoC: High performant Mediatek 5G platform

[-] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

Should be an 8000 series dimensity processor. Anything lower and it would not be much powerful.

[-] apoisel@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago

I pre-ordered, because I really like my C2. The new phone should be even better.

[-] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

I wish I wasn’t unemployed right now so I could get this. It looks so cool and I really love SailfishOS. I had the first Jolla phone back then.

[-] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Really considering preordering one. After a car accident, my phone (which was already aging) got damaged and I was thinking on changing it. This might be the one.

Even if the processor is unidentified, my use case for the phone makes it more than enough (I don't play or do anything aside some messagging, phone calls and web browsing).

[-] TheMightyCat@ani.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I currently have a PinePhonePro and I'm happy that its the real linux experience in phone form factor, I've tried searching but couldn't find a conclusive awnser.

Is sailfish linux in the sense that i can just change compile target and any linux program will work like on the PPP or is it "linux" in the sense that android is linux?

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago

It's somewhere inbetween. For the most part you have a standard Linux userland. The packaging format for example is just RPM. But the shells compositor can currently only properly display Android and qt apps. There has been some discussion at the last community meeting (where the devs answer questions) about improved Wayland support to change that, but that's where we are.

Furtermore, for drivers and the like some Android blobs are used. There are therefore some Sailfish specific apis that you need to target for some of the functionality.

[-] chasteinsect@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

I've never heard about sailfishos before. Are there any phones running it now? Also, forgive my lack of knowledge, but what's stopping people from running it on their samsungs or whatever?

The whole thing does look interesting. Hopefully it picks up so that in 2 or 3 years when i'll be shopping for a replacement to my pixel 8 I'll actually have some good options.

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 8 points 3 days ago

SailfishOS has been around since 2013. It's based on an even older Nokia project (from before they got bought and sold by Microsoft). Since then there has been a number of devices running it. In recent years that's mostly been the Jolla C2, a rebranded low spec device by Turkish manufacturer Reeder, and certain Sony phones, such as the Xperia V III. The latter doesn't ship with SFOS but you can purchase a €50 license and install it yourself.

There are also community ports that are unofficial and don't have all the features (Android app support is missing for example) but run on some other devices. The problem in ARM world is that OS's need to be tailored to the device (for the most part). It's not like on intel or amd PCs. So if you want to run it on your Samsung or whatever, then you can do that. It's just a lot of work.

[-] es_eskaliert@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

... notch in 2025

[-] ChanchoManco@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago

A notch or big edges don't bother me the last if the phone works as intended and frees me from using Google

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

I need big edges so I don't accidentally touch stuff with the thumb joint part of my palm. Small edge, edgeless, and especially curved edge phones are the worst things ever for my hands. Not even cases can save it on some devices.

[-] rollerbang@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

No eSIM, no go for me.

[-] limerod@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

You could buy an E-sim converter and use that instead. If you really wanted to buy this phone.

[-] nieminen@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Can't you get a free card from your carrier?

[-] rollerbang@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, but I use eSIM for travel.

[-] nieminen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Can you explain what that gives you? Sounds interesting

[-] rollerbang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Flexibility and no need to fiddle when I'm on location. I can find the best deals way in advance, activate them and it just works when I land.

I can't not use them anymore since I've started. Mostly convenience.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 3 days ago

The phone looks nice but last time I tried Sailfish OS (like 2-3 years ago) it was extremely limited. It lacked even basic things like multi-language keyboard with autocomplete. You had to pay extra to run Android apps. If it's more usable now it could be an interesting option.

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