Linux phones with video out (piefed.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MotoRider3436@piefed.social to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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I'm a big user of desktop mode on Android phones. Comes in handy when I'm traveling and have access to an external screen.

Most Linux phones, don't have video out for desktop mode. Does your phone support it?

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[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 13 points 2 weeks ago

If you're looking for one, I suggest the Fairphone 5. It's repairable and has decent mainline kernel support.

It has Display Port via USB-C.

But I should also mention that the Fairphone 6 does not have video out via USB-C.

[-] MotoRider3436@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's sad that that omitted it. How is the performance - browsing, remote desktop etc on the 5?

[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 1 points 1 week ago

No complaints there. That thing just works.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I just got a grapheneos phone earlier this year. Would Linux work on a Google pixel 10?

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can only speak for the Pixel 9 on Graphene, but yeah, kinda.

You can run Linux via Termux, but the output to a display is a bit clunky, as it's just an app. It can run full screen, but has a tendency to crash, presumably as it runs out of memory, so it becomes an exercise in frustration. Fun to tinker with though.