OnePlus One OR Nexus 5

amc400 · 27 May 2020, 16:06

Witch one works best with UBports, I couldn't decide witch one to buy.

AppLee · 27 May 2020, 16:50

@amc400
Here you can find a comparison.
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/

Basically they both work very much alike and both are well supported
Video playback with the N5 is bugged at the moment, but if it's not a deal breaker I can only recomment it.
I don't know the OPO first hand, so...

Keneda · 27 May 2020, 17:34

@AppLee
Or maybe wait just a bit more and buy a Pinephone?

@amc400
Why not considering Pinephone BTW?

wgarcia · 27 May 2020, 17:48

@amc400 I have had both, currently using an OPO as daily driver.

OPO is a more powerful device, more RAM, but both run UBports as smoothly. Battery life is better in the OPO, the Nexus 5 had bad battery life even with the original OS.

The Nexus 5 I think is easier to install, and really hard to brick. The OPO can also be installed easily, but if anything goes wrong, I think is harder to recover.

For the OPO Bluetooth works I would say worse than with the Nexus, but there has been a patch which is being tested, I tried it and I think it improves Bluetooth a lot.

This is my opinion.

Keneda · 27 May 2020, 18:00

@wgarcia
I'm not the OP ^^

AppLee · 27 May 2020, 18:34

@wgarcia said in OnePlus One OR Nexus 5:

Battery life is better in the OPO, the Nexus 5 had bad battery life even with the original OS

Not true anymore. Mine last more than a day, up to 36h with more than 10% battery left.
OTA12 did great for the N5

wgarcia · 27 May 2020, 18:44

@Keneda Fixed, thanks.

wgarcia · 27 May 2020, 18:45

@AppLee Good to know. My Nexus 5 died anyway at the start button, another common issue it seems with the Nexus 5. It is a great phone anyway, I had it for more than 2 years as daily driver with UBports.

amc400 · 27 May 2020, 23:59

@Keneda I would love to have a Pinephone, but unfortunately they can't ship it to my shithole country yet, and even if they did, the import taxes on phones are way too high here.

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 00:00

@amc400 said in OnePlus One OR Nexus 5:

my shithole country

lol, don't be so rude with your country ^^
Where do you come from? (I'm from France)

amc400 · 28 May 2020, 00:07

@Keneda I am from Tangier Morocco, you have a lot of Moroccans in France, So you will understand why I called it shithole country with shithole backwards people.

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 00:23

@amc400 You are Moroccans yourself? if yes don't be so rude with yourself ^^

Maybe you can ask for a proxy buyer that resell Pinephone to you. Or ask @PINE64 if they can add sell/ship option to your country.

amc400 · 28 May 2020, 00:45

@Keneda Yes I am Moroccan unfortunately lol, thanks for the kind words though, I appreciate it.
A proxy buyer is actually a good idea, I'll have a look at that, thank you very much @Keneda.

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 00:52

@amc400
I think all nations have good and shitty people, and we definetly can't judge anyone on its origins or other critera of that kind, everyone should only be valued on his acts as a human being towards others people and biosphere.

Anyway, don't be afraid to ask @PINE64 too, they are close to their community.

amc400 · 28 May 2020, 01:12

@Keneda I can't argue with that, I don't have the right to judge anyone.
Yes, I asked @PINE64 if they can somehow ship it to my "country", I am waiting for a reply.

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 01:19

@amc400
I hope they'll add your country to their list, after all "~~UPS~~ DHL ships worlwide" lol

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 01:29

@amc400
I just tested here (add to cart and then process) https://store.pine64.org/?product=pinephone-community-edition-ubports-limited-edition-linux-smartphone and Morocco is in the list of shipping countries, both DHL (30$) and "PinePhone" (15$) shipping.

amc400 · 28 May 2020, 01:45

@Keneda
I got this msg under Shipping : There are no shipping methods available. Please double check your address, or contact us if you need any help.

I did try it with a DE and US proxies and i got (PinePhone Shipping: $15.00; DHL Shipping: $25), apparently they decide the shipping prices based on the user geolocation.

amc400 · 28 May 2020, 01:48

@Keneda Click on Proceed to Checkout and change the country to morocco, you will get the same msg as i did

Keneda · 28 May 2020, 02:26

@amc400
Oh yes, that changed for me... I had choice on cart for France and Morocco and now i don't on both on the cart. And yes, only have choice shipping for France on checkout.
So back to hope for @PINE64 to solve this.
I wish you a good day, i have to go to work ^^