Talk:PinePhone

OS list

In the list of available OSes, it would be helpful to have a bit more information on the less well-known ones. Which major linux distro is Aurora based on? Neon, I seem to remember had something to do with KDE? Is it Debian based? That kind of information. Manjaro is Arch-based, as far as I can tell. As a Debian user, that means I pretty much have to relearn the simplest commands, which is okay!, but it's nice to know that going in. Quixote (talk) 20:43, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

My 6p is this PinePhone (hardware) page should have nothing on software except the link to the software page! And yup, your suggestion to try describe a bit about each option is perfectly at home there.

If we try maintain some kind of software list on both the hardware and software pages they are guaranteed to be out of sync at best, and contradictory at worst. IMHO --Dukla2000 (talk) 20:51, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

OS list removal

As the logo's do not work and the list is very incomplete and adds no extra info, I will remove the OSs list alltogether, and just link to PinePhone Software Releases. The proposal to do this already is from feb, and nobody opposed it. Abcde (talk) 20:49, 24 April 2020 (BST)

Hardware Bug

Megi has discovered an HDMI hotplug HW bug: https://xnux.eu/log/#045 I think I should add this, but I am unsure where. Since this covers all revisions, should I add a note on each page under known issues? --Sam (talk) 09:03, 4 September 2021‎ (UTC)

Reliable replacement batteries

The official PinePhone batteries seem to have been "out of stock" for at least a year or so. Please add comments about your experiences with replacement batteries. My general experience is that non-PinePhone batteries - with "Samsung" written on them - decharge and/or may cause modem disconnections. Please add URLs and/or hints based on experience here.

These comments assume that you have already read the official recommendation: Samsung part number EB-BJ700BBC / BBE / CBE from the 2015 J7 phone.

• Polarcell:
  • June 2022: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=16851 - the Polarcell for Samsung Galaxy J7, may require removing the black plastic at the bottom as the battery is a tight fit
  • May/June 2025: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19843 - includes warning to avoid 2016 Samsung J7 compatible batteries, since the 2016 J7 is a different model to the 2015 J7.
• Nov 2025: per chats on #PinePhone matrix channel:
  • Clones of Samsung batteries are apparently unreliable (in contrast to original Samsung batteries)
  • Heuristic selection: find an online battery with the least mis-spellings on the battery photo; found to be practical by one person
  • The Da Da Xiong 'PERFECT BUSINESS BATTERY' EB-BJ700BBC For J7 GB/T18287-2013 was recommended by one person; these apparently have less than the stated 5200 mAh, but more than the PinePhone battery's EB-BJ700BBCone QZ01 Battery Specification.pdf official 2800 mAh in practice; however, see the pink warning about extended-life aftermarket batteries.

Probably what we really need is a survey ... Boud (talk) 11:34, 18 July 2026 (UTC) updates ... Boud (talk) 12:15, 18 July 2026 (UTC)