Here’s a question that popped into my head when thinking about cell phones. What’s theoretically better, a pinephone, or an open spec dumbphone paired with an open spec PDA?
Here’s a question that popped into my head when thinking about cell phones. What’s theoretically better, a pinephone, or an open spec dumbphone paired with an open spec PDA?
On the one hand, a pinephone is pretty convenient because it’s an all-in-one. The $150 price tag isn’t bad either for what it promises. However, with an open spec dumb phone you never have to worry about the cell modem having memory access to the entire system, because there’s nothing to really compromise. A well made dumb phone could also last quite a while. A separate PDA could do all of the tasks a Pinephone could do without fear of modem compromise, since it wouldn’t have a modem. It could end up being theoretically cheaper too, but I couldn’t actually say.
Another thing, while cell phones may be tracked quite easily, it’s harder to track a PDA. If you want the features of a smartphone without the actual phone bit, you can just leave the house with the PDA. This, I think, could be huge for privacy and way more accessible to us laypeople.
I wanna hear your thoughts!