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PinePhone 3GB/32GB upgrades are now available for purchase

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 1st of November 2020 04:02:51 AM Filed under
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There are two pricing options: customers who purchased a PinePhone “BraveHeart” edition or a PinePhone UBPorts Community Edition phone can pick up a 3GB/32GB mainboard for $80, while customers who have purchased a more recent version can buy the ne w board for $105.

A brand new PinePhone sells for $150 to $200, depending on whether you opt for a 2GB/16GB model or a 3GB/32GB Convergence Pack version, which also comes with a USB-C dock featuring Ethernet, HDMI, and USB-A ports.

So replacing the board will cost about half as much as buying a new phone. Keep in mind that you’re not just paying for a memory and storage upgrade, but a whole new mainboard featuring an Allwinner A64 processor, SIM and microSD card slots, and headphone jack.

The PinePhone’s modular design makes this upgrade possible – in addition to replacing the mainboard, you can easily repair or replace most key components including the back cover, display, cameras, battery, and USB port with just a screwdriver. Replacement parts are available at the Pine Store.

Software for the PinePhone is still very much a work in progress. While there are at least 19 different operating systems that can at least boot on the phone, many are still buggy or incomplete. But developers are making rapid progress on things like camera support, 60 Hz display support and other features that are bringing the PinePhone closer to being useable as a daily driver. Cellular support is still a little iffy, and battery life is still pretty lousy.

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You Can Now Upgrade the Original PinePhone with More RAM

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 1st of November 2020 04:32:28 PM.
  • You Can Now Upgrade the Original PinePhone with More RAM, Storage

    Owners of the original PinePhone can now upgrade their device with more RAM and storage.

    Higher spec’d mainboards for the Pinephone, which will be of particular interest to BraveHeart and Ubports Community Edition owners, went on sale on the (recently revamped) Pine Store on November 1.

    The new boards offer 3GB of on-board memory and 32GB of flash storage. This is up from the 2GB/16GB combo offered on the original and early-doors handsets. Newer versions of the PinePhone, including those sold with postmarketOS and Manjaro, tout these “convergence” grade specs.

    An upgraded PinePhone mainboard costs $104.95. This is a sizeable chunk of the BraveHeart handsets’ original $149 price, but kind of makes sense: this board is the smartphone, essentially.

    As a sweetener, Pine64 is offering those with the first two handsets the chance to buy the upgraded mainboard at the discounted price of $79.95.

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