PinePhone

2020-01-21T11:35:31Z

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The PinePhone is a smartphone created by Pine64, capable of running mainline Linux and supported by many partner projects. The "braveheart" edition was the first publicly-available version of the phone, though it came without a preinstalled OS and was geared specifically towards tinkerers and hackers. People looking for a stable consumer-grade phone should wait for the final release, which is expected to occur in March 2020 and will be available for at least five years.

== Specifications ==

'''Dimensions:''' 160.5 x 76.6 x 9.2mm 
'''Weight:''' Between 180-200 grams 
'''SIM Card:''' Micro-SIM 
'''Display:'''
: '''Size:''' 5.95 inches (151mm) diagonal
: '''Type:''' HD IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
: '''Resolution:''' 1440x720, 18:9 ratio 
'''System on Chip:''' [https://linux-sunxi.org/A64 Allwinner A64] 
'''RAM:''' 2GB LPDDR3 SDRAM 
'''Internal Storage:''' 16GB eMMC, extendable up to 2TB via microSD, supports SDHC and SDXC 
'''Back Camera:''' Single 5MP, 1/4", LED Flash 
'''Selfie Camera:''' Single 2MP, f/2.8, 1/5" 
'''Sound:''' Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack & mic (jack doubles as hardware UART if killswitch 6 is deactivated) 
'''Communication: [http://files.pine64.org/doc/datasheet/project_anakin/LTE_module/Quectel_EG25-G_LTE_Specification_V1.1_Preliminary_20180522%20(002).pdf EG25-G]'''
: '''LTE:''' B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B38, B39, B40, B41
: '''WCDMA:''' B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B8, B19
: '''GSM:''' 850, 900, 1800, 1900 (MHz)
: '''WLAN:''' Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, single-band, hotspot
: '''Bluetooth:''' 4.0, A2DP
: '''GNSS:''' GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS, with A-GPS
'''Sensors:''' Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass 
'''[[#Killswitch configuration|Killswitches]]:''' Modem, Wifi & Bluetooth, Microphone, Cameras 
'''[[#Battery|Battery]]:''' 2750-3000 mAh [https://wiki.pine64.org/images/0/04/PinePhone_Battery_model_QZ01-396172-2750.pdf Lithium ion] (nominally replaceable with any Samsung J7 form-factor battery) 
'''I/O:''' USB Type-C (SlimPort), USB Host, DisplayPort Alternate Mode output, 15W 5V 3A Quick Charge, follows USB PD specification

== Hardware Revisions ==

# [[Project Don't be evil|"Project Don't Be Evil" devkit]]
# [[PinePhone v1.0 - Dev|PinePhone v1.0 - Developer batch]]
# [[PinePhone v1.1 - Braveheart]]

== Hardware Addons ==

The PinePhone has 6 "pogo pins" on the back allowing for custom hardware extensions such as wireless charging or an IR blaster. The pogo pins provide access to an interrupt line, power input to charge the battery, 3.3v power source, and an I2C interface.

'''A step/stl/stp (3D model) file for the back cover is [https://app.box.com/s/g1n9cvg60cg66utdhs7m5my1ftvd0jj8 freely available] for creating custom cases that interface with the pogo pins.'''

== Killswitch configuration ==

The PinePhone features six switches that can be used to configure its hardware. They are numbered 1-6, with switch 1 located nearest to the modem. Their on position is toward the top of the phone.

[[File:PinePhone-main-board.jpg|600px|thumb|centre|Photo of Developer mainboard courtesy of Martijn Braam, postmarketOS]]

# Modem: On enables 2G/3G/4G communication and GNSS hardware, off disables.
# WiFi/BT: On enables Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communication hardware, off disables.
# Microphone: On enables audio input from on-board microphones (not 3.5mm jack), off disables.
# Rear camera: On enables the rear camera, off disables.
# Front camera: On enables the front camera, off disables.
# Headphone: On enables audio input and output via the 3.5mm audio jack, off switches the jack to hardware UART mode.

== Battery ==

The [https://wiki.pine64.org/images/0/04/PinePhone_Battery_model_QZ01-396172-2750.pdf supplied battery] is [https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8120&pid=53307#pid53307 meant to be] compatible with Samsung part number EB-BJ700BBC / BBE / CBE from the 2015 J7 phone. There is [https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8563&pid=55053#pid55053 a report] that the EB-BJ700CBE isn't quite the same size, causing the back not to fit properly.

The battery terminals, in order from nearest the edge to nearest the middle, are:

# +ve
# thermistor
# -ve
# not connected

The battery includes a protection circuit that isolates it in a number of fault conditions, including if it is discharged too far. The fully discharged battery [https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8563&pid=55377#pid55377 can be recharged] by connecting the phone to a charger. Once it has charged sufficiently you wil be able to boot the phone.

'''When you first receive your Pinephone you will need to remove the plastic tab under the battery terminals to boot it! This is to protect it from turning on during shipping.'''

''' It's also important to note that the EG25 modem and RTL8723CS do not work without the battery plugged in, even if you are supplying enough power to the Pinephone with USB-C'''

== Modem and Carrier Support ==

To check if the PinePhone is supported on your carrier:

Search for your carrier on [https://www.frequencycheck.com/ frequencycheck.com] and compare the carrier's LTE/GSM/WCDMA frequencies to the PinePhone's supported frequencies (listed under the [[#Specifications|specifications]] section).

It is likely that there will be a few frequencies that your carrier uses which are not supported by the PinePhone. Not all of the carrier's frequencies need to be supported by the PinePhone for it to work - as long as ''most'' of them are supported, you will still get good coverage.

== Operating Systems ==
See [[PinePhone Software Release]] for the main article. The PinePhone will automatically boot from microSD if a bootable card is inserted. Although it is technically possible to use any ARM distro (because the PinePhone uses the mainline kernel), there are a few that are designed specifically for phones:
* [[#postmarketOS|postmarketOS]]
* [[#Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
* [[#Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
* [[#Maemo Leste|Maemo Leste]]
* [[#LuneOS|LuneOS]]
* [[#Manjaro|Manjaro]]

=== postmarketOS ===
postmarketOS is a preconfigured version of [https://www.alpinelinux.org/ Alpine Linux] for mobile devices. The latest builds can be downloaded from the [https://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone/ images page] to be flashed to the PinePhone.

More information is available at [https://postmarketos.org postmarketos.org] and on their [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) dedicated PinePhone wiki page].

=== Ubuntu Touch ===
[https://ubuntu-touch.io/ Ubuntu touch] is a mobile version of Ubuntu developed by the UBports community. Images can be downloaded from [https://ci.ubports.com/job/rootfs/job/rootfs-pinephone/ here]. The default password is <code>phablet</code>. In the future, Ubuntu Touch will be able to be installed onto the PinePhone with the [https://ubuntu-touch.io/get-ut UBports installer] GUI tool.

=== Sailfish OS ===
The latest Sailfish OS image can be installed using the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sailfish-on-dontbeevil/flash-it/master/flash-it.sh flashing script].

The script downloads the image and bootloader, extracts everything and burns it onto the SD card. '''Note:''' The script will format and erase the SD card!

'''Instructions:'''
# Download the flashing script
# Insert a microSD card in your device
# Make the script executable: <code>chmod +x flash-it.sh</code>
# Execute it: <code>./flash-it.sh</code>
# Follow the instructions. Some commands in the script require root permissions.

=== Nemo Mobile ===
Nemo Mobile is the open source build of Sailfish OS. The latest images for the PinePhone are released [https://github.com/neochapay/nemo-device-dont_be_evil/releases here].

=== Maemo Leste ===
[https://maemo-leste.github.io/ Maemo Leste] images can be downloaded [https://maedevu.maemo.org/images/pinephone-dontbeevil/ here]. The default username is <code>root</code> and the password is <code>toor</code>

=== LuneOS ===
[https://www.webos-ports.org/wiki/Main_Page LuneOS] downloads are available [http://build.webos-ports.org/luneos-testing/images/pinephone/ here].

=== Manjaro ===
[https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php Manjaro] downloads are available [https://osdn.net/projects/manjaro-arm/storage/pinephone/ here].

=== Neon ===
[https://images.plasma-mobile.org/pinephone/ Neon images] A changelog (for the postmarketOS version) can be found [https://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone/#changelog here]

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