Description
The PinePhone is a smartphone created by PINE64. It is capable of running mainline Linux and is supported by many partner projects. Various community editions have been released for Linux operating systems, including Ubuntu Touch.
Features & Usability
Booting Device State: Abandoned
Automated Usability (beta)
Minimal system components are functional, but the device is not able to perform well yet. If you need complete calling and cellular data functionalities (as applicable), consider choosing a different device.
Community strength (beta)
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Actors:
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Manual brightness -
Notification LED - Torchlight
- Vibration
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Cellular:
- Carrier info, signal strength
- Data connection
- Incoming, outgoing calls
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MMS in, out - PIN unlock
- SMS in, out
- Change audio routings
- Voice in calls
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LTE calling (VoLTE)
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Endurance:
- 24+ hours battery lifetime
- 7+ days stability
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GPU:
- Boot into UI
- Hardware video playback
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Misc:
- Anbox patches (deprecated)
- AppArmor patches
- Battery percentage
- Offline charging
- Online charging
- Recovery image
- Reset to factory defaults
- RTC time
- SD card storage
- Shutdown / Reboot
- Wireless External monitor
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Waydroid
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Sensors:
- Automatic brightness
- GPS
- Proximity
- Rotation
- Touchscreen
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Sound:
- Earphones
- Loudspeaker
- Microphone
- Volume control
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USB:
- MTP access
- ADB access
- Wired External monitor
Working Confirmed, depending on the maintenance
Not Working
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Partial Working to some extent but with issues
Global Issue Issue is not specific to this device
Untested Subject to port development
Global issues
The issues listed below are present in most or all of the devices depending on the technology they are built on.
LTE calling (VoLTE)
Calling over VoLTE is only supported on Focal and later.
Halium and Legacy devices on Xenial
Hotspot
Activation and deactivation of wifi hotspot may be inconsistent with the user interface.
All devices on Xenial
GPS
Devices may take longer than usual to get the first GPS fix because of missing Assisted GPS support.
All devices
Unsupported features
The device hardware does not support these features, if you need them, please consider a different device.
- Dual SIM functionality
- Volume control in calls
- Wireless charging
- FM radio
- NFC
- Fingerprint reader
- Double touch to wake
Do you own this device and can help with testing?
The PinePhone still has 1 unverified features.
→ Please contact Pine64 , they need your help.
Support status
The following ratings are indicators of the expected support for this port.
- Compatibility rating: ★★★★★★★
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Only manual installation is available
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Phone maker supports the device
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Inactive for a long time
→ Last commit on 12/15/2021
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Has a stable release channel
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Repositories are hosted by UBports
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This is an outdated Ubuntu Touch release
Release channels
This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates
| Ubuntu Release | Channel | Version | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 - xenial | stable | 2020-09-18 | 9/18/2020 | Stability over newer features (recommended) |
| 16.04 - xenial | rc | 2021-08-20 | 8/18/2021 | Testing before the next stable release |
| 16.04 - xenial | devel | 2022-11-25 | 11/21/2022 | Daily built development releases |
PinePhone
Specifications
| CPU | 4x 1152 MHz Cortex-A53 |
| Chipset | Allwinner A64 |
| GPU | Mali-400 MP2 |
| Storage | 16 GB / 32 GB |
| Memory | 2 GB / 3 GB |
| Battery | 3000 mAh |
| Display | 5.95" 720x1440 IPS |
| Rear Camera | Single 5MP, 1/4″, LED Flash |
| Front Camera | Single 2MP, f/2.8, 1/5″ |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Dimensions | 160.5mm x 76.6mm x 9.2mm |
| Weight | 185 grams |
| Release date | 05.09.2019 |
CI Builds Contributors
Report an Issue for
PinePhone
Did the maintainer say that feature ‘works’ but you know from doing it that
it really doesn’t?
Start by searching the device issue , if you found it, hopefully the porter is on it. 'Subscribe' to the issue in case it get solved.
Couldn't find it?
Uh-oh… Well it is time to let the porter and everyone else know about the fail and send the tech magic back to the workshop for a makeover.
1. Read 'Bug Reporting' section in UBports docs on 'How to report a bug'.
2. Then (this time), head to the device repository and submit it, so the porter knows about it.
The PinePhone
Subforum
Post to UBports forum
20 Forum Discussions
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utonpine link
5/16/2024 • 1:31:47 PM • Lakotaubp • 910 views
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Upgrading Pinephone from 20.04 to 24.04
11/18/2025 • 8:37:08 PM • newguy • 893 views
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Install on pinephone
9/26/2025 • 9:43:30 PM • Aurze • 1640 views
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PinePhone keyboard experiences (part II)?
6/18/2024 • 10:03:58 AM • Peter Gamma • 2459 views
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UBports UT Pinephone and Sim Cards
7/10/2021 • 12:36:05 AM • PlaneJoe • 2162 views
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Swiss German Language support?
6/23/2024 • 1:02:03 AM • Peter Gamma • 7874 views
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PinePhone keyboard experiences?
8/25/2022 • 8:26:01 AM • [[global:former-user]] • 3093 views
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Installation on PineTab 2 not persistent
1/23/2024 • 9:13:49 PM • davidoclubb • 3715 views
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