PinePhone Convergence Edition

Chim · 14 Apr 2021, 05:58

Hi fellow Brothers and Sisters in mind !

Did anyone of you buy the Convergence edition with the adapter ?

Can someone tell me anything about it? Perfomance, usability?

Is a UBport planned for it?

Thanks for your help !

Chim

AppLee · 14 Apr 2021, 12:19

Hi @chim

All PinePhone share the same port of Ubuntu Touch.
So it should be similar to other packs.

The convergence edition adds 1GB of RAM and the adapter IIRC. So you'll have more RAM to run legacy apps using Libertine.

wgarcia · 14 Apr 2021, 16:35

@chim There is not actually a "convergence edition". All the Pinephones are exactly the same hardware, with two versions for Ram (2GB and 3GB), and for internal storage (16GB and 32GB). There was a small hardware problem in the Braveheart and UBports Community Edition that makes the HDMI output over the USB C port faulty, thus not allowing to export to an external screen (what you call "convergence" which is actually something different, that is changing form factor when exporting the screen). This can be solved either by soldering something in the board or by changing the main board, since Pine is selling the 3GB board separately. I did this with my Braveheart edition and it was not hard at all.

Keneda · 14 Apr 2021, 16:37

@wgarcia said in PinePhone Convergence Edition:

There is not actually a "convergence edition".

There actually a convergence edition package, including the 3GB/32GB with a dock to make easier convergence ^^
https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-package-linux-smartphone-open-for-preorder-soon/?v=0446c16e2e66

wgarcia · 14 Apr 2021, 16:39

@keneda As far as I can tell the dock is just a USB hub with USB-C and Ethernet input and USB A and C plus HDMI output.
What I mean but "there is no convergence edition" is that the Pinephone hardware is not fundamentally different.

And also for me "convergence" is not just HDMI output.

Keneda · 14 Apr 2021, 16:41

@wgarcia
Yes, but PINE64 calls it like this

wgarcia · 14 Apr 2021, 16:42

@keneda Yes, a lot of people call convergence just that, agree.

Chim · 16 Apr 2021, 05:17

Thank you all for your informations.

@wgarcia
How is the usability with that PinePhone?

wgarcia · 17 Apr 2021, 10:29

@chim Exactly the same as with any other Pinephone. The usability does not depend on the hardware, which is as I said basically the same (only difference is more RAM and internal storage) but not on the progress of the operating system.

Chim · 26 Apr 2021, 06:30

@wgarcia Thank you !