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| successor = [[PinePhone Pro]]
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| cpu = [[Allwinner]] A64 ARM Quad core Cortex-A53, 64bit @ max1.2GHz
| memory = 2 or 3 GB [[LPDDR]]3<ref name="ars-starts-shipping" />
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[[File:PinePhone Docking Bar.jpg|thumb|left|PinePhone docking bar]]
Initially, the PinePhone was only available in one hardware configuration. The enhanced "Convergence Package" was introduced with the [[postmarketOS]] community edition announcement, featuring increased [[Random-access memory|RAM]], additional [[eMMC]] storage, and a [[USB-C]] dock known as a "docking bar". The docking bar is capable of delivering power to the phone via USB-C power-in (3 A 5 V), outputting digital video via [[HDMI]], and has 10/100
In February 2021, Pine64 announced the end of community edition devices,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pine64.org/2021/02/02/the-end-of-community-editions |title=The end of Community Editions |author=Erecinski, Lukasz |publisher=Pine64 |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> and that the default operating system for the production-ready PinePhone would be [[Manjaro]] using the [[Plasma Mobile|KDE Plasma Mobile]] graphical environment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/pinephone-picks-manjaro-with-plasma-mobile-as-default-os |title=PinePhone Picks a Default OS — But Not the One I Expected |author=Sneddon, Joey |publisher=OMG! Ubuntu! |date=February 16, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> The company then introduced the PinePhone Beta Edition several weeks later.<ref name="March2021Update">{{cite web |url=https://www.pine64.org/2021/03/15/march-update |title=March Update: Status Report |author=Erecinski, Lukasz |publisher=Pine64 |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> The Beta Edition's hardware and pricing was confirmed to be the same as the previous three community edition production runs, and the "[[Beta release|Beta]]" was a reference to the software only. Pine64 began pre-orders on March 24, 2021, and began shipping Beta Edition devices in late April.
In October 2021, Pine64 announced the [[PinePhone Pro]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=October Update: Introducing the PinePhone Pro|url=https://www.pine64.org/2021/10/15/october-update-introducing-the-pinephone-pro/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=PINE64|language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2022, Pine64 started accepting pre-orders of PinePhone Pro for deliveries by February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition pre-orders open January 11|url=https://www.pine64.org/2022/01/11/pinephone-pro-explorer-edition-pre-orders-open-january-11/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=PINE64|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Features and comparisons==
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Another distinctive feature of the PinePhone is the [[I²C|I2C]] connector under the back cover, which can be used for adding mods to the phone.<ref name="PinePhone">{{cite web |title=PinePhone |url=https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone#Killswitch_configuration |website=pine64.org wiki |access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> In 2019 and 2020, Pine64 stated that it was developing four mods: a [[Psion Series 5]]-inspired physical keyboard,<ref>{{cite web |title= December Update: Thank You For 2019! |url=https://www.pine64.org/2019/12/05/december-update-thank-you-for-2019/ |website=PINE64 |date=5 December 2019}}</ref> a 5000 mAh battery, wireless charging<ref>{{cite web |title= May Update: PineTab pre-orders, PinePhone Qi charging & more! |url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/05/15/may-update-pinetab-pre-orders-pinephone-qi-charging-more/ |website=PINE64 |date=15 May 2020}}</ref> and a fingerprint sensor.<ref>{{cite web |title= December Update: The Longest One Yet |url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/12/15/december-update-the-longest-one-yet/ |website=PINE64 |date=15 December 2020}}</ref>
The PinePhone has six [[DIP switch]]es under the back cover, the first five of which switch off separately the cellular modem, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module, the microphone, the rear camera, and the front camera. The sixth DIP switch will convert the 3.5 mm headphone jack into a [[Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter|UART]] [[serial port]],<ref name="PinePhone"/> which is the first time this kind of switch has been included in a mobile phone.{{
Circuit schematics of the PinePhone are available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://files.pine64.org/doc/PinePhone/PinePhone%20v1.2b%20Released%20Schematic.pdf|title=PinePhone v1.2b Released Schematic|date=2020-10-11|author=PINE64}}</ref>
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In late 2020, Pine64 started an incentive called the ''Nutcracker Challenge'', in order to encourage the development of open-source wireless networking on the BL602 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nutcracker Challenge: Blob-Free WiFi & BLE|url=https://www.pine64.org/2020/10/28/nutcracker-challenge-blob-free-wifi-ble/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=PINE64|language=en-US}}</ref> Some distributions support the use of USB [[Wireless network interface controller|Wi-Fi adapters]] that use [[Comparison of open-source wireless drivers|open-source wireless firmware]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=How about a more libre PinePhone with atk9k_htc? |url=https://linmob.net/how-about-more-libre-pinephone-with-ath9k-htc/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=LINux on MOBile |language=en}}</ref> Modem firmware of the Quectel EG25-G LTE board is based on a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[Android (operating system)|Android userspace]], though an unofficial, mostly open-source version exists, replacing most proprietary components, except for the [[Baseband processor|baseband firmware]] and the [[TrustZone|TrustZone kernel]], which is signed by [[Qualcomm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=2022-07-12 |title=Open Firmware For PinePhone LTE Modem – What's Up With That? |url=https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/open-firmware-for-pinephone-lte-modem-whats-up-with-that/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Hackaday |language=en-US}}</ref>
====Operating systems====
The PinePhone relies completely on open-source operating systems developed by external communities, with only the flashing onto the phone done by Pine64 directly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aufranc |first1=Jean-Luc |title=PinePhone "Braveheart" Limited Edition Linux Smartphone is Now Available for $150 |url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/11/16/buy-pinephone-braveheart-limited-edition-linux-smartphone/ |website=CNX Software - Embedded Systems News |date=16 November 2019}}</ref> Because these community OS projects were involved in the development of the PinePhone, it has been ported to 19 Linux distributions and seven graphical user interfaces, as of August 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=PinePhone Software Releases |url=https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php?title=PinePhone_Software_Releases |website=pine64.org wiki |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> such as [[Ubuntu Touch]] by UBports, [[postmarketOS]], Mobian ([[Debian architectures|Debian ARM]]), [[LuneOS]], [[Mer (software distribution)|Nemo Mobile]] and [[Maemo Leste]].
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Until 2021, PinePhone Community Edition was ported by few Linux Mobile distros : [[PostmarketOS]], [[Maemo Leste]], [[Ubuntu Touch|UbuntuTouch]] and [[Mobian]]. Installation was easy, using flash [[SD card|microsd]] card process to install, as it was convenient to both users and Linux Distro projects.
Starting 2021, PinePhone Pro appeared. Several changes made one of
* Instead of [[PostmarketOS]], [[Maemo Leste]], [[Ubuntu Touch|UbuntuTouch]] and [[Mobian]], only [[Manjaro]], whom participation and adaptation of hardware was a little participation, was taken as the main software promoted with this device
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* PinePhone Community Edition was discontinued, replaced by PinePhone Pro.
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==Editions==
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