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! Model
! Model
! [[Mobile operating system]]
! [[Mobile operating system]]
! [[Open hardware]]
! QWERTY (hardware) keyboard
! QWERTY (hardware) keyboard
! Release date
! Release date
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| [[Nokia N900|N900]]
| [[Nokia N900|N900]]
| [[Maemo]] [[Maemo#Maemo_5_.28Fremantle.29|5 (Fremantle)]]
| [[Maemo]] [[Maemo#Maemo_5_.28Fremantle.29|5 (Fremantle)]]
| {{No}}
| Yes
| Yes
| 2009
| 2009
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| [[Nokia N950|N950]] (available to developers only)
| [[Nokia N950|N950]] (available to developers only)
| [[MeeGo]] [[MeeGo#MeeGo.2FHarmattan|1.2 Harmattan]]
| [[MeeGo]] [[MeeGo#MeeGo.2FHarmattan|1.2 Harmattan]]
| {{No}}
| Yes
| Yes
| 2011
| 2011
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| [[Nokia N9|N9]]
| [[Nokia N9|N9]]
| [[MeeGo]] [[MeeGo#MeeGo.2FHarmattan|1.2 Harmattan]]
| [[MeeGo]] [[MeeGo#MeeGo.2FHarmattan|1.2 Harmattan]]
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2011
| 2011
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|-
| [[OpenMoko]]
| [[OpenMoko]]
| [[Neo 1973]] (development code name GTA01)
| [[Neo 1973]] (code name GTA01)
| [[Openmoko Linux]], [[Qtopia]] (both Linux-based)
| [[Openmoko Linux]], [[Qtopia]] (both Linux-based)
| {{Yes}}
| No
| No
| July 9, 2007
| July 9, 2007
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|-
| OpenMoko
| OpenMoko
| [[Neo FreeRunner]] (development code name GTA02)
| [[Neo FreeRunner]] (code name GTA02)
| Openmoko Linux, [[Qt Extended]], [[Debian]], [[SHR (operating system)|SHR (Stable Hybrid Release)]], Android, Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno
| Openmoko Linux, [[Qt Extended]], [[Debian]], [[SHR (operating system)|SHR (Stable Hybrid Release)]], Android, Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno
| {{Yes}}
| No
| No
| June 24, 2008
| June 24, 2008
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| [[GTA04]]
| [[GTA04]]
| [[Qt Extended|QtMoko]], [[Debian]], [[SHR (operating system)|SHR (Stable Hybrid Release)]], Android
| [[Qt Extended|QtMoko]], [[Debian]], [[SHR (operating system)|SHR (Stable Hybrid Release)]], Android
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2012 Q2
| 2012 Q2
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| Developer phone (available to developers only)
| Developer phone (available to developers only)
| [[MeeGo]]
| [[MeeGo]]
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2011
| 2011
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| Developer phone (available to developers only)
| Developer phone (available to developers only)
| [[Tizen]]
| [[Tizen]]
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2013
| 2013
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| Nexus S, Samsung: Galaxy SIII, SII, S, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 2, Goldelico: GTA04, HTC: Dream. See the [[Replicant_(operating_system)#Supported_Devices|supported devices full list]]
| Nexus S, Samsung: Galaxy SIII, SII, S, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 2, Goldelico: GTA04, HTC: Dream. See the [[Replicant_(operating_system)#Supported_Devices|supported devices full list]]
| [[Replicant (operating system)|Replicant]] (Android distribution)
| [[Replicant (operating system)|Replicant]] (Android distribution)
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2010-Present
| 2010-Present
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| Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Pre 2, Pre 3, Veer, HP TouchPad [[WebOS#Devices|supported devices full list]]
| Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Pre 2, Pre 3, Veer, HP TouchPad [[WebOS#Devices|supported devices full list]]
| [[webOS]]
| [[webOS]]
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2009-2012
| 2009-2012
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| [[Jolla (mobile phone)|Jolla mobile phone]], logical successor of [[Nokia N9]]
| [[Jolla (mobile phone)|Jolla mobile phone]], logical successor of [[Nokia N9]]
| [[Sailfish OS]]
| [[Sailfish OS]]
| {{No}}
| No
| No
| 2013 Q4 (Expected)
| 2013 Q4 (Expected)

Revision as of 21:01, 12 September 2013

Here are listed mobile phones which have (substantially) open source code and/or open hardware available.

Notes

Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications [1] [2] [3].

WebOS was initially available only under a proprietary license but the source code was later released under a free license by HP.

All mobile phones have proprietary baseband (GSM module) firmware.

List

Organization Model Mobile operating system QWERTY (hardware) keyboard Release date Current state
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 (Fremantle) Yes 2009 Discontinued
Nokia N950 (available to developers only) MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Yes 2011 Discontinued
Nokia N9 MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan No 2011 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo 1973 (code name GTA01) Openmoko Linux, Qtopia (both Linux-based) No July 9, 2007 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner (code name GTA02) Openmoko Linux, Qt Extended, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Android, Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno No June 24, 2008 Discontinued
Golden Delicious, GmbH GTA04 QtMoko, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Android No 2012 Q2 Waiting for expressions of interest
Aava mobile Developer phone (available to developers only) MeeGo No 2011 Discontinued
Tizen Association Developer phone (available to developers only) Tizen No 2013 Discontinued
Replicant team Nexus S, Samsung: Galaxy SIII, SII, S, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 2, Goldelico: GTA04, HTC: Dream. See the supported devices full list Replicant (Android distribution) No 2010-Present Active
HP Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi, Palm Pixi Plus, Pre 2, Pre 3, Veer, HP TouchPad supported devices full list webOS No 2009-2012 Discontinued
Jolla Jolla mobile phone, logical successor of Nokia N9 Sailfish OS No 2013 Q4 (Expected) Proposed

References

  1. ^ Android (operating system)#Licensing "drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary"
  2. ^ Stallman, Richard (2011-09-19). "Is Android really free software? – Google's smartphone code is often described as 'open' or 'free' – but when examined by the Free Software Foundation, it starts to look like something different". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-09. the software of Android versions 1 and 2 was mostly developed by Google; Google released it under the Apache 2.0 license, which is a lax free software license without copyleft. ... The version of Linux included in Android is not entirely free software, since it contains non-free "binary blobs"... Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU.
  3. ^ Stallman, Richard (2012-08-05). "Android and Users' Freedom – Support the Free Your Android campaign". gnu.org. Retrieved 2012-09-09. Even though the Android phones of today are considerably less bad than Apple or Windows smartphones, they cannot be said to respect your freedom.

See also


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