Swype Keyboard - this is the only non-negotiable item
removable battery
(micro) SD
Linux
it appears that an Android phone most closely suits my needs, followed by two phones that either aren't available in Australia (Jolla) or aren't released yet (Neo900) - neither of which are suitable, as they both don't have Sywpe keyboard.
it appears that an Android phone most closely suits my needs, followed by two phones that either aren't available in Australia (Jolla) or aren't released yet (Neo900) - neither of which are suitable, as they both don't have Sywpe keyboard.
What about blackberry?
It's more linux then android!
What about blackberry?
It's more linux then android!
It is based on the QNX microkernel (yes a general purpose mobile microkernel OS!) so it does not have the Linux kernel. Also has a custom set of utilities.
-Nexus 5 (All options, except microSD/removable battery. You might be able to run native ubuntu or chroot it, or port Mer if you like)
-SGS4 (Not as good as the Nexus 5. Has all options you need. Slight chance of Chroot/Native/Mer.)
...otherwise the options seem to be:
- Another N9 (Pretty much an obsolete choice now)
- N900 (Somewhat of a compromised downgrade)
- SailOS (The only* linux device out there, but much of a let-down)
I wouldn't consider BBX, FirefoxOS, UbuntuPhone and Tizen as choices.
I think there has to be some clarity about what is meant by linux here. Some folks do not consider Android to be linux while others think that if the software uses a linux kernal (like Android) it is then a linux distribution like Debian and Ubuntu. See
It is based on the QNX microkernel (yes a general purpose mobile microkernel OS!) so it does not have the Linux kernel. Also has a custom set of utilities.
