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List of open-source mobile phones

Mobile/desktop convergence: the Librem 5 open-source mobile, when connected to a keyboard, screen, and mouse, runs as a desktop computer.

This is a list of mobile phones with open-source operating systems.

Scope of the list

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Phones sold with Ubuntu Touch

Cellular modem and other firmware

[edit]
4 USB ports, headphone jack, MicroHDMI
The Dragonbox Pyra contains only one proprietary blob (GPU driver), but the Mobile (phone) Edition has more.

Some hardware components used in phones require drivers (or firmware) to run. For many components, only proprietary drivers are available[1] (open source phones usually seek components with open drivers.[citation needed]) If firmware is not updatable and does not have control over any other part of the phone, it might be considered equivalent to part of the hardware. However, these conditions do not hold for cellular modems.[1]

As of 2019, all available mobile phones have a proprietary baseband chip (GSM module, cellular modem),[2][3][4] except for the Necuno, which has no such chip and communicates by peer-to-peer VoIP.[5][6] The modem is usually integrated with the system-on-a-chip and the memory.[4] This presents security concerns; baseband attacks can read and alter data on the phone remotely.

The Librem 5 mobile segregates the modem from the system and memory, making it a separate module, a configuration rare in modern cellphones.[3][4] There is an open-source baseband project, OsmocomBB.

Operating system: middleware and user interface

[edit]
Family tree of Maemo

Generally, the phones included on this list contain copyleft software other than the Linux kernel and minimal closed-source component drivers.

  • Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications.[7][1][8]
  • There are many custom distributions of Android which seek to replace its proprietary components, such as GrapheneOS (formerly known as CopperheadOS or AndroidHardening) and LineageOS (successor to the now-defunct[9][10] CyanogenMod), which can be installed on off‑the‑shelf devices. There are also devices utilizing Ubuntu Touch, Droidian, and FuriOS that run GNU/Linux and the Android hardware adaptation layer Halium.[11] Phones natively running these are included.
  • There are multiple projects to implement mainline Linux on mobile phones. Mobian is an open-source project focusing on Debian on mobile devices.[12] postmarketOS is based on Alpine Linux.[13] Arch Linux ARM-based Manjaro is focusing on PinePhone hardware.[14]
  • WebOS (LG Electronics) was initially available only under a proprietary license but the source code was later released under a free permissive license by HP. Open WebOS will not run on all WebOS devices. LuneOS is a Halium-based fork of WebOS.[15]
  • Firefox OS was released under a permissive MIT license but its KaiOS successor is proprietary; the former is included.
  • All Maemo, MeeGo, and Sailfish OS devices running open Maemo Leste or Mer middleware are included.
  • Open QTMoko/OpenMoko phones using Qt Extended are included in the list.

It is often possible to install a wide variety of open-source operating systems on any open-source phone; the higher-level software is designed to be largely interchangeable and independent of the hardware.[16]

There are also an increasing number of phones that come with a proprietary operating system pre-installed (usually Android), but allow the user to install mainline Linux (such as the Fairphone 5 and SHIFTphone 8). These are listed under § Devices with third-party support.

Devices with formal support

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These are mobiles that can be ordered with the open-source software pre-installed. Some models also offer the option to be ordered with a proprietary OS pre-installed.

Release date Model Organization Operating system Operating system support Current state Price
2027[17][18][19] Motorola Signature[20] Motorola Mobility GrapheneOS Yes In development TBC
Motorola Razr Fold[20]
Motorola Razr Ultra[20]
2025-12-05 Jolla Phone (2026) Jolla Sailfish OS Yes Shipping preorders

currently: 649€

2025-06-25 Fairphone 6 Fairphone /e/OS, IodéOS Yes Shipping €599
TBC NEXX Liberux LiberuxOS (Based on Debian) Yes In development £681
2024-10 Volla Phone Quintus Volla Systeme GmbH Volla OS (based on Android Open Source Project), Ubuntu Touch, multiboot option Yes Shipping €719
2024-06 FuriPhone FLX1 FuriLabs FuriOS (based on Debian) Yes[21] Shipping $550
2023-08 Fairphone 5 Fairphone /e/OS, CalyxOS, IodéOS, LineageOS, postmarketOS, Ubuntu Touch Yes[22] Shipping €549 (128GB Storage, 6GB RAM)
€629 (256GB Storage, 8GB RAM)
2023-05[23] Volla Phone X23 Hallo Welt Systeme UG Volla OS (based on Android Open Source Project), Ubuntu Touch, multiboot option[23] Yes Shipping €524
2022 Mudita Pure Mudita[24] MuditaOS (GPLv3, based on FreeRTOS)[25] Yes shipping used handsets[26] $370 ($310 used from manufacturer)
2022 uConsole (mobile option) ClockworkPi Debian, Ubuntu, or Raspberry Pi OS;[27] Debian-based Clockwork OS,[28] OS can be swapped by swapping an SD card[29] Yes Shipping[30] $139-$209 (1-6 CPU cores, 1-4 GB RAM), +$50 for mobile extension[31][32][33]
2022[34] Volla Phone 22 Hallo Welt Systeme UG Volla OS (based on Android Open Source Project), Ubuntu Touch, Droidian[35] Yes Shipping €452
2021-12[36] PinePhone Pro[37] Pine64 Manjaro Linux with KDE's Plasma Mobile by default;[38] Yes. 20+ other (mostly Linux) operating systems can be swapped[39] by swapping an SD card.[40] sale discontinued, but supported [41] $399
2022-07[42] F(x)tec Pro1 X[43] FX Technology Limited. Ubuntu Touch, Droidian, LineageOS or Android ? shipping[42] $899
2021[44] Volla Phone X Hallo Welt Systeme UG Volla OS (based on Android Open Source Project), Ubuntu Touch[45] Yes Shipping
2020-Q4 Fairphone 4 Fairphone /e/OS, CalyxOS, DivestOS, IodéOS, LineageOS, postmarketOS, Ubuntu Touch Yes[22] Shipping €529
2020-12 (started shipping pre-orders) DragonBox Pyra Mobile Edition[46] OpenPandora GmbH [47] Debian[46] Yes shipping pre-ordered backlog[48] €600/€626 (2/4 GB RAM)
2020-11 Volla Phone[49] Hallo Welt Systeme UG Volla OS (based on Android Open Source Project), Ubuntu Touch, Droidian or Sailfish OS Yes Shipping
2020-Q3 Fairphone 3+ Fairphone /e/OS, DivestOS, LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch Yes[22] sale discontinued, but supported
2019-11[50][51] Librem 5[52] Purism PureOS, a Debian derivative developed by Purism for their mobiles PureOS has a lifetime support guarantee Shipping[53] $799[54]
2019-11 PinePhone[55] Pine64 Beta "Braveheart" Edition had a choice of user-installed OS;[56] Later "Community Editions" were sold from June 15, 2020, to February 2, 2021; each sale resulted in a $10 donation per phone to the developer community that wrote the operating system with which it shipped.[57][58][59] Subsequently, Pinephones all shipped with Manjaro and Plasma Mobile. Yes. Twenty-odd different operating systems[58] can be user-installed as of March 2021; OS can be swapped by swapping out an SD card. Shipping $199
2019 3Q Fairphone 3 Fairphone /e/OS, DivestOS, LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch Yes[22] sale discontinued, but supported
2018 Gemini PDA Planet Computers Android, Debian, Sailfish OS Discontinued
2018-03 (last updated) GTA04-based motherboard, fitting inside the shell of a Nokia N900. Neo900 QtMoko, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Replicant Stalled[60]
2016-11-01 Pop Mirage Cyanogen Alcatel Mobile CyanogenMod[61] Discontinued Discontinued
2016-02 Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition Meizu Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Discontinued[63]
2015 Zuk Z1 Lenovo CyanogenMod[64] Discontinued Discontinued
2015 Andromax Q Smartfen CyanogenMod[65] Discontinued Discontinued
2015 3Q Fairphone 2 Fairphone Fairphone Open OS, /e/OS, LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch Discontinued sale discontinued, but supported
2015-07 Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition Meizu Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Discontinued[63]
2015-06 BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition BQ Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Discontinued
2015-02 BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition BQ Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Discontinued
2015 BQ Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition BQ CyanogenMod,[66] postmarketOS[67] postmarketOS, community driven Discontinued
2015 Wileyfox Storm Wileyfox CyanogenMod[68] Discontinued Discontinued
2015 Wileyfox Swift Wileyfox CyanogenMod[69]postmarketOS[70] postmarketOS, community-driven Discontinued
2015 YU Yureka
YU Yureka Plus 		YU Televentures (Micromax Informatics) CyanogenMod[71] Discontinued Discontinued
2015 YU Yuphoria YU Televentures (Micromax Informatics) CyanogenMod[72] Discontinued Discontinued
2014 OnePlus One OnePlus CyanogenMod[73] Discontinued Discontinued
2014 GeeksPhone Revolution GeeksPhone Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Discontinued
2013-11 (cancellation)[74] GeeksPhone Peak+ GeeksPhone Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Cancelled[74]
2013-07 Alcatel One Touch Fire Alcatel Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Discontinued
2013-07 ZTE Open ZTE Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Discontinued
2013-04-23 GeeksPhone Keon GeeksPhone Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Discontinued
2013-04-23 GeeksPhone Peak GeeksPhone Firefox OS Discontinued; formerly developed by the Mozilla Foundation under the Mozilla Public License, later proprietized as KaiOS Discontinued
2012-04 GTA04 Golden Delicious QtMoko, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Replicant "Currently not in stock"
2011 Developer phone Aava mobile MeeGo Discontinued Discontinued (was available to developers only)[75]
2011 N950 Nokia MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Discontinued; formerly hosted by the Linux Foundation Discontinued (available to developers only)
2011 N9 Nokia MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Discontinued; formerly hosted by the Linux Foundation Discontinued
2009-11-11 N900 Nokia Maemo 5 (Fremantle)
(some proprietary components until Maemo Leste) 		Discontinued Discontinued
2008-06-24 Neo FreeRunner (code name GTA02) OpenMoko Openmoko/QTMoko Linux, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno[clarification needed][citation needed] Discontinued
2007-07-09 Neo 1973 (code name GTA01) OpenMoko Openmoko Linux (Linux-based) Discontinued
2006 Eten G500[76] E-TEN GPE Palmtop Environment Discontinued, developer phone
2006 Greenphone[77] Trolltech Qtopia Discontinued, developer phone

Devices with third-party support

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Release date Model Organization Operating system Operating system support Current state Price
2021 SHIFT6mq SHIFT Shift-OS (Android), postmarketOS[78] partial mainline Linux support shipping (sold-out, likely out-of-production)[79]
2024 or later[80] SHIFTphone 8 Shiftphone Preinstalled with ShiftOS (Android 14), but with mainline Linux support, allowing the operating system to be replaced by the end user.[80] Yes pre-order €599[80]
2023[81] Fairphone 5 Fairphone Preinstalled with Fairphone OS (Android, not open-source), but the user can replace it with CalyxOS, /e/OS (Murena), iodéOS, and postmarketOS[82] Yes Shipping €699
2022-01-19 (originally 2019) XFone Mobile Pro
(re-launched Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro with Ubuntu Touch) 		SageTea Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Shipping
2021-06-19 (originally 2019) XFone Mobile
(re-launched Google Pixel 3a with Ubuntu Touch) 		SageTea Ubuntu Touch UBports, community-driven[62] Shipping
2018-05-21 OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T OnePlus multiple partial mainline Linux support[83][84] Discontinued, used market
2018-08-22 Pocophone F1 Xiaomi multiple partial mainline Linux support[85] Discontinued, used markets
Snapdragon 410/412 based phones multiple postmarketOS partial mainline Linux support[86] Discontinued

Distributions for existing phones

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KDE Plasma Mobile running on postmarketOS on the Nexus 5

Nura, Ubports, Mobian and KDE Neon are open-source distributions running on existing smartphones originally running Android. Maemo Leste is available for Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid 4.

A database exists listing older phones capable of running open-source operating systems.[87][88]

Custom-made phones

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A CircuitMess Ringo phone, running a video game

It is possible to home-build a phone from partially open hardware and software.[89][90] The Arduinophone[90] (touchscreen) and the MIT DIY Cellphone (segmented display)[91][92] both use the Arduino open-hardware single-board computer, with added components. CircuitMess Ringo (previously MakerPhone) is another DIY Arduino phone with open-source firmware[93] and available schematics,[94] focusing on education. The PiPhone,[95] ZeroPhone[96] and OURphone[97] are similar, but based on the Raspberry Pi.

The main components required to construct an open mobile phone include a back cover, a touch screen, a battery, and a logic board. The Paxo Phone is also an open-source option.

See also

[edit]

References

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Firefox for Android

Firefox for Android is a web browser developed by Mozilla for Android smartphones and tablet computers. As with its desktop version, it uses the Gecko layout engine, and supports features such as synchronization with Firefox Sync, and add-ons. The initial version of Firefox for Android was codenamed Fennec and branded Firefox for mobile; it initially supported Maemo and Android before supporting MeeGo and Firefox OS as well. Support for Maemo was later dropped. In 2020, a redesigned version of Firefox for Android (codenamed Fenix, and also branded as Firefox Daylight) was released, which introduced a new internal architecture and user interface inspired by Firefox Focus, new privacy features, and switching to curated WebExtensions for add-ons.

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List of open-source mobile phones

This is a list of mobile phones with open-source operating systems.

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Honor (company)

Honor Device Co., Ltd., commonly known as Honor (Chinese: 荣耀; pinyin: Róngyào), is a Chinese consumer electronics company majority-owned by Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co. Ltd. It was formerly a subsidiary of Huawei, which sold the brand in November 2020. Honor develops smartphones, tablet computers, wearable devices and mobile device software.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.