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dsp_person on Sept 16, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux phones are more important now than ever

What about all these raspberry pi hats with cell modems? Are they missing anything like usable IMEI numbers or proprietary stuff? What's stopping an RPi compute module 3G/4G/5G DIY linux phone?

XorNot on Sept 16, 2025 | [–]

The battery life would suck? It's not about whether you can build a phone, it's about whether you can build a decent phone.

cosmic_cheese on Sept 16, 2025 | [–]

Battery life is probably awful, mainly.

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