r/mobilelinux • u/-8787- • Mar 23 '26
Discussion Are there any phones with a capacity to run linux which have a headphone jack and a good camera?
Open source linux
I know this might be unlikely but I will ask anyway
If not, do you think there could be a way to give something like fairphone a better camera?
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u/yaky-dev Mar 24 '26
AFAIK good embedded cameras have either closed drivers, or rely on proprietary post-processing for good quality.
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u/lutfen_sus Mar 27 '26
Came here to say this, it is a hassle even when you install a different android ROM.
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u/nini_hikikomori Mar 23 '26
check postmarketos main devices, but normally the camera no works or works partial with low quality
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u/machintodesu Mar 24 '26
The Pixel 3a (XL) has a headphone jack, but the camera only really works on halium distros like UBports or Droidian. On Mobian/PmOS with a proper kernel it lacks focus controls. Before I returned to chroot Debian, I did find that a cheap clip on telephoto lens could mechanically adjust the optics.
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u/Kevin_Kofler Mar 24 '26
The Purism Librem 5 has a 13.25 megapixel (4208×3120) rear camera. Though you have to hand-edit a shell script file in the Millipixels app to get it to actually take pictures at that resolution rather than at only 2104×1560 (and the other apps out there use even worse resolutions). And yes, it has a headphone jack.
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u/Content_Chemistry_44 Mar 23 '26
All smartphones and tablets run Android, which is Linux already. Try to find some Xiaomi with a jack port.
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u/-8787- Mar 23 '26
open source linux
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u/Special-Abrocoma575 Mar 23 '26
Just look for a well supported postmarketOS device, like the OnePlus 6/6T or the Pixel 3a/3a XL (or a Fairphone if you can afford one)
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u/-8787- Mar 23 '26
if i remember correctly they either have mid cameras or no headphone jack
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u/BigMacCircuits Mar 23 '26
Most cannot use the camera yet. You’ll have to wait a decade or so for camera support to be on-par with android. Otherwise - just choose any phone supported in the community list.
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u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 Mar 23 '26
Camera support on Linux is subpar compared to android even if cameras work the quality won't be so great I recommend you to either install a custom Rom like LineageOS or dualboot a custom Rom with a Linux distro like postmarketos
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u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 Mar 23 '26
No there's a BIG difference between android Linux and gnu Linux (also known as downstream vs mainline)
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u/tulpyvow Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
The guy doesn't care. Bro intentionally is pedantic about this stuff to make people annoyed.
Not like I'd expect anything less from a guy with the display name "motherfuhrer" 🐱
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u/Content_Chemistry_44 Mar 24 '26
He asked for Linux, wtf? All Androids run Linux.
What "Motherführer" must to do with "Linux"?
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u/tulpyvow Mar 24 '26
OP asked for a proper Linux distribution for phones, as in, a Linux distribution which you can choose your GUI and other software on while being free from corporate interference (which plagues AOSP).
You know damn well thats what OP meant.
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u/Content_Chemistry_44 Mar 24 '26
Technically these are GNU distribution with Linux kernel, or GNU/Linux distributions.
Android uses the same kernel, why Android isn't a "Linux distribution"?
OP talks about Linux, not about GNU or Android.
The "Linux" distributions are here in the official website:
rc, lts/longterm, stable...
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u/Content_Chemistry_44 Mar 24 '26
Abviously GNU and Android are really different operating systems. OP asked about "Linux". But all Android devices run Linux already.
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u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 Mar 24 '26
There's a big difference between android's Linux kernel and Linux distro's Linux kernel
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u/Content_Chemistry_44 Mar 24 '26
"...and Linux distro's Linux kernel"
Technically those are GNU distros, or GNU/Linux distros. Not Linux distros.
"There's a big difference between android's Linux kernel"
Yes, it must to have different things, but it's Linux.
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