My Ubuntu Touch daily driver is...

magnargj · 25 Jun 2021, 07:22

I have a BQ Aquaris FHD that I bought when canonical still was working on UT. It is a great device, I use it ever day.

Since 2017 (I had a Jolla phone before that) I've had a Nexus5 phone as my daily driver, eventually it started falling apart and then the screen cracked. Recently I started using a Xiaomi Mi A2.

With the right device UT is definitively daily driver capable, I have never cosidered android or ios since I started with UT. It also keeps improving!

A Former User · 26 Jun 2021, 08:34

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unrealb2 · 26 Jun 2021, 08:36

Ive been using the xperia x compact for about 5 months now. Ive also used nexus5 and nexus6p.
But for me smaller size was really important, which is not for most i guess. This is my favorite phone ive owned, everything works up to my standards. The only little huckups is the headphone jack doesnt work, volume while phone call cant be adjusted so its stuck at max.
I initially got this phone and used UT on it then switched to LineageOS and was blown away with how snappy and optimizes tjat OS is. But eventually i found myself wanting to be back on UT just better apps for what i need like isodrive, Utudu, and knowing this project is still working and being upgraded. LineageOS for this device isnt supported anymore. Also lineageOS is constantly pinging google even tho you cant access google apps unless u download their gooleplaystore spyware. So id rather not use lineageOS. I does however make me appreciate optimzed software.

BlueFroggie · 25 Oct 2021, 20:26

My daily driver is RN7 which I bought last December specifically for using Ubuntu Touch. So far I used it four months with breaks for testing other systems. The most it was LineageOS and /e/ os. They are nice, but I find UT more interesting and more suited to my needs. This is why I use it back. What is more, more functional it became in the meantime on RN7. The only thing that I would change is to have smaller screen like 4.7 inch (not 6.3) but that's all.

messayisto · 25 Oct 2021, 20:32

@tchan used to use an oneplus one. now its a redmi mi a2 and I'm enjoying it very much.

wsanford · 26 Oct 2021, 14:58

I've only been committed to a UT daily driver for a couple of weeks but I'm not looking back. Running a Pixel 3a XL.
On T-Mobile and coverage for my area is good.
Mobile data is good and Hotspot works well.
GPS navigation is working great.
Use telegram mostly but SMS is good and MMS is working.
Calls are fine, phone connection and call-through vehicle work great.
Even Spotify (Futify) is working well.
The E-Book reader is awesome and pdf's read well.
Asteroids and Pacman, I'm covered.
The only other things I would use if remedied are speakerphone calls and calls with headphone mic's, be they wired or Bluetooth. But even without these, I'm 100% on UT.

I am ready to pull the plug on my Verizon phone, I don't pack it anymore, but I'm going to wait and see how the T-Mobile network changes affect coverage in my area come January. If all goes well I will be setting up phones for the rest of the family to move them off Android after that.

saveurlinux · 27 Oct 2021, 16:57

@immychan interesting, it is on third position on the supported devices https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/jasmine-sprout/

TotalSonic · 27 Oct 2021, 18:37

I've recently changed my daily driver from a Volla Phone to a OnePlus 6t. The main advantage to me with the 6t is that I can revert to using just one sim and one carrier for both calls/sms and LTE mobile data. Using the Volla here in the USA, I had to go to a two sim/two carrier solution as the T-mobile network can do calls/sms but only up to 2G mobile data, while the AT&T network can do LTE mobile data but no calls (due to lack of VoLTE).
Other improvements with the OnePlus 6t are a snappier soc (Snapdragon 845 vs. the Volla's older/slower Mediatek Helio P23), a little better looking display, more RAM (8gb vs. 4gb), more internal storage (128gb vs. 64gb) a slightly better looking display, and a slightly better camera. The things I miss from the Volla are a working finger print reader, a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack, and a microSD card reader though.
I am definitely happy to have so many options available now that the Halium porting efforts are staring to see many rewards.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

saveurlinux · 28 Oct 2021, 20:57

@totalsonic what about GPS fix ? with Volla Phone it's immediate with my devices

TotalSonic · 29 Oct 2021, 02:06

@saveurlinux - GPS fix definitely seems slower with my OnePlus 6t than with my Volla, but I am still able to use it for turn-by-turn navigation (via uNav or PureMaps).
If I was in Europe I think I would prefer the Volla, but given that when I was travelling here in the USA there were areas where I could not get LTE mobile data with it, having another device where I can reliably get both calls and LTE from a single carrier became the priority.

Best regards,
Steve Berson