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      GizmoChicken @Lakotaubp
      last edited by GizmoChicken 17 Nov 2019, 09:00

      @Lakotaubp said in PinePhone:

      On those figures, just let it sink in for a bit. Minimum 10k, conservative 40-50k alternative OS phones arriving next year. There will be a lot of interest out there, and we would want UT naturally to be a major part of that figure OS wise. We have very exciting times ahead.

      With these numbers in mind, I hope that, at least in the near term, the highest priority at UBports will be bringing the best possible product to the PinePhone, which will be a great platform for showcasing UT and its capabilities.

      It was mentioned during Q&A 61 that work is already under way to bring an arm64 build and full Wayland support to PinePhones. Which is great! Once that work is nearer to completion, I hope that preparations will begin for rebasing the PinePhone build from xenial to focal, the next Ubuntu LTS.

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        kugiigi @Lakotaubp
        last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 14:41

        @Lakotaubp There will indeed be a huge wave of new users once PinePhone is generally released.
        But I think many of those people expects a traditional linux OS and many will complain about UBports being "limited" and might go to other OS.
        But in any case, this will be big for UT and I'm pretty we'll still get legit happy new users πŸ™‚

        And I'm about to be brave with a heart and buy a PinePhone πŸ˜„

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          kugiigi
          last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 15:37

          I wonder where the PinePhone will ship from. I'm planning to have it ship to New York but I'm worried about any additional fees/taxes. It's a 3rd party courier so it's not allowed. @PINE64 Would you know?

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            AppLee @kugiigi
            last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 18:05

            @kugiigi When I ordered mine, the shipping price was added to my shopping cart.
            But regarding the taxes, they'll be requested by US customs and you'll have to pay when fetching your package.

            I'm not a US citizen so I don't have the specifics but it's common all around the globe πŸ˜‰

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              Marathon2422 @AppLee
              last edited by Marathon2422 17 Nov 2019, 18:08

              I am in USA, so far no taxes,( on delivery)but I have had stuff diverted to be inspected

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                Marathon2422 @kugiigi
                last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 18:11

                @kugiigi
                taxes taken at source for a umidigi phone thru Aliexpress was $17 ,on $ 177 phone shipping to usa

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                  AppLee @Marathon2422
                  last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 18:18

                  @Marathon2422
                  Yes, taxes will be probably around 10% so 15$
                  But in case of the PinePhone, taxes are not taken at source they explicitly notice that they can be expected on delivery.

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                    Marathon2422 @AppLee
                    last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 18:25

                    @AppLee
                    A new Aliexpress policy, doing it at source.
                    but gives an idea what to expect,no nasty surprizes

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                      Marathon2422 @kugiigi
                      last edited by 17 Nov 2019, 18:26

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                        PINE64
                        last edited by PINE64 17 Nov 2019, 23:53

                        @kugiigi all PinePhones will ship from Hong Kong; NOT mainland China.

                        Open. Friendly. Community Driven.

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                          vandys
                          last edited by 19 Nov 2019, 04:50

                          In the past, imported electronic devices arrive, and then a while later (1+ week or so) a note from the USA Federal people arrives with a bill for your imported device. My memory is more than 10%, but it was a while ago. YMMV.

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                            kugiigi @PINE64
                            last edited by 19 Nov 2019, 05:56

                            @PINE64 Thanks, I just have it shipped directly here in the Philippines πŸ™‚
                            Hopefully, not much taxes πŸ˜„
                            Excited to play with it and perhaps become my main driver eventually.

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                              makeixo @vandys
                              last edited by 19 Nov 2019, 17:16

                              @vandys Maybe with the crazy dude in office now its 25%.

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                                vandys @makeixo
                                last edited by 19 Nov 2019, 22:03

                                @makeixo said in PinePhone:

                                @vandys Maybe with the crazy dude in office now its 25%.

                                Nah, I told him I'm rich, so no tax and I can deduct the price. πŸ™‚

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                                  Marathon2422
                                  last edited by 22 Nov 2019, 14:58

                                  Is it feasible, for ubports installer to be set up to install ubports on the pinephone.
                                  If its possible ,surely many would opt for this β€œ easy way ” and then many would keep
                                  ubports as their base β€œOS” with the option to β€œplay” from the sdcard.
                                  just a thought,( but i guess you are doing that already).

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                                    Giiba @Marathon2422
                                    last edited by 22 Nov 2019, 15:22

                                    @Marathon2422
                                    I would assume that is the plan, but I doubt it will happen until the port is past initial testing.

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                                      Marathon2422
                                      last edited by 23 Nov 2019, 02:48

                                      https://youtu.be/mlO3jxU_bZk

                                      This is quite informative

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                                        hoi
                                        last edited by 29 Nov 2019, 16:51

                                        Will the pinephone support miracast? Would be a cool feature! (Of course this phone will be amazing without it as well πŸ™‚ )

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                                          PINE64
                                          last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 01:08

                                          Hey Guys,

                                          Here is a look at the PinePhone (dev) hardware, enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkcr3CvyCM&t=0s

                                          Open. Friendly. Community Driven.

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                                            trainailleur @PINE64
                                            last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 01:54

                                            @PINE64 said in PinePhone:

                                            Hey Guys,

                                            Here is a look at the PinePhone (dev) hardware, enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkcr3CvyCM&t=0s

                                            Was actually just watching that and came to this thread to post it here. But it's okay if you beat me in posting your own video, I don't mind. πŸ˜‰

                                            Thanks as always for the great info.

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