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Jolla’s Community Linux Phone Surpasses Its Funding Goal (linuxiac.com)

submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@ttrpg.network to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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Just a few days ago, we reported on Jolla’s push for a new Linux phone, which needed at least 2,000 pre-orders to move forward. Now, only days later, there’s good news: interest in the device has surpassed all expectations.

Jolla’s community-funded smartphone project has cleared its production threshold, securing more than 3,200 pre-orders. The strong response ensures that the new Linux phone, developed under the Do It Together (DIT) model, will move forward into manufacturing, with Batch #1 already sold out and Batch #2 now available.

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[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Exorbitantly costly pre tax, post tax it will be unrealistic.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Fuck it. I would like to have one, but I’m jobless right now and can’t afford it.

[–] exu@feditown.com 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Note they're pre-selling for the second batch now with a full price of 549€. If you reserved during the weekend, before that text was there you're in the first batch for 499€

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Jolla has updated the page, clarifying the batch totals: batch #1 is the first 2700 orders, batch #2 will be 2000 orders so up to 4700.

I think Jolla was caught by surprise by the amount of demand during the weekend.

[–] achille225@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago

Well, I'm a little bummed out about this; i bought the C2 a month ago...

[–] marsupial9272@quokk.au 6 points 2 days ago

I still miss my N9.

I mean, this is great, but it’s dicey to even try a “nonstandard” phone here in Oz (if you could even get this) with network carriers blocking Furios phones and Xperias capable of running Jolla. I wish I could get one of these, maybe someday seeing the demand for this now things will change.

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 2 points 2 days ago

I will get interested if there's mainline kernel support or at least some work on it. I don't see the point of buying another phone that's basically coming with a death sentence out of the box making me unable to get patches once the ancient downstream kernel is no longer maintained.