Hardware recommendation for Noble
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Hello everyone,
I'm currently using Focal on a Google Pixel 3a as daily driver, and I would prefer to wait a bit before upgrading it to Noble. But I would also like to start porting an app I'm writing to the latest UT platform.
Could you please tell me which phone would provide the best user experience (considering a scenario where it would be imaged with Noble straight away, not upgraded from Focal, and use the latest available version, not /stable)?
Side question: do we still need to start from Android 9 before installing Noble?
Thanks in advance for any recommendation.
Xiaomi Mi A2 (16.04 OTA-25/stable) with 2 SIMs
Daily driver: Google Pixel 3a (20.04 OTA-11/stable) [was: Nokia N900 (Maemo) from 2009]. -
Volla Quintus has served me well so far. It's also one of the only devices that is officially commercially supported for UT. Volla has someone working on UT for their devices.
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@PhAndersson said in Hardware recommendation for Noble:
Side question: do we still need to start from Android 9 before installing Noble?
Yes to that one if you are coming from Android. If you have UT already installed, you can either upgrade through the System tools or use the installer (leaving WipeData unticked if you want to preserve apps and data).
The Google Pixel 3a is a good device, but unfortunately lacks the VoLTE support
For me and this is what you will get as everyones experience varies the devices I recommend are OP5 and OP5T, Nord N100 and Nord N10 5G, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC...
Anything device that has worked with Focal should clean install to Noble with a few exceptions (OP6 and OP6T and Xiaomi Mi A2).
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@MrT10001 said in Hardware recommendation for Noble:
The Google Pixel 3a is a good device, but unfortunately lacks the VoLTE support
Indeed -- the support for that device is excellent overall. I'm very happy with it. It's just a pity that the HW specs are a bit basic.
For me and this is what you will get as everyones experience varies the devices I recommend are OP5 and OP5T, Nord N100 and Nord N10 5G, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC...
OK, thanks -- I'll have a look at those.
Anything device that has worked with Focal should clean install to Noble with a few exceptions (OP6 and OP6T and Xiaomi Mi A2).
You surprise me -- I thought the Mi A2 was never ported to Focal. I have one, but it's still on Xenial. -
@projectmoon said in Hardware recommendation for Noble:
Volla Quintus has served me well so far. It's also one of the only devices that is officially commercially supported for UT. Volla has someone working on UT for their devices.
Many thanks -- I'll give it a look. I guess flashing my first 2 phones with fastboot and adb earned me a few nerd points, but I won't complain either if the next one comes pre-installed
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@PhAndersson said in Hardware recommendation for Noble:
@projectmoon said in Hardware recommendation for Noble:
Volla Quintus has served me well so far. It's also one of the only devices that is officially commercially supported for UT. Volla has someone working on UT for their devices.
Many thanks -- I'll give it a look. I guess flashing my first 2 phones with fastboot and adb earned me a few nerd points, but I won't complain either if the next one comes pre-installed
From a hardware standpoint, it's one of the few phones that functions without issue (beyond the software limitations of UT itself--QT 5.15 etc). All hardware except the in-screen fingerprint reader and FM radio are functioning. Both would be nice-to-have, especially the fingerprint reader, but are not deal-breakers. Camera quality is not SUPER amazing, but it is serviceable.
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I cannot really say much about the Volla and Fairphones as I don't have any (too expensive, even second user) in comparison to the ones I have mentioned. But as they are well supported and commercially available with UT installed they are well worth looking at.
I upgraded all my Xiaomi Mi A2 to Focal - they are a good device, but a tricky install.
