Necuno
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Brand | Necuno |
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Operating system | a variety of open-source mobile operating systems, including PureOS, Ubuntu Touch,[1] postmarketOS, Maemo Lese, Nemo Mobile and LuneOS[2] |
CPU | NXP® i.MX 8M Quad core (40nm) Cortex A9, 32bit @max 1.2GHz[3]4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit |
GPU | Vivante GC2000, 4 VEC-4 shaders / 16 VEC-1 shaders, 594 MHz, 200 million triangles/second[3] |
Modem | no cellular modem for security reasons |
Memory | 1 GB[3] |
Storage | 8 GB[3] |
Battery | 3500 mAh, user-replaceable but screen must be removed[3] |
Display | 5.0"[3] |
Sound | Simple Sensor Interface protocol, two speakers[3] |
Rear camera | MIPI CSI-2 4-lane parallel camera port[3] |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi via SDIO, WF1801, single band (2.4GHz); Micro-USB 2.0, with data transfer disabled for security reasons; 3.5mm headphone jack/microphone jack[3] |
Data inputs | has no sensors (except microphone) for security reasons (no GPS, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, magnetometer, or proximity sensor)[3] |
Other | 100 Mb/s ethernet port, programmable spare button, aluminium case. No proprietary firmware will have memory access.[3] |
Website | https://necunos.com/ |
The Necuno is a mobile device emphasizing security and user privacy.[2] It uses Plasma Mobile, but can run a variety of open-source mobile operating systems.[2] Apart from an isolated firmware blob without access to the main memory[3] (used in the Wi-fi driver for regulatory reasons[4]) it is mostly open-source.[1] It therefore does not have a cellular modem, so it must make calls by VOIP, like a pocket computer;[5] it uses a peer-to-peer encrypted communications platform called Ciphra.[6] Standard cellular connectivity is planned for later versions.[7] It is manufactured in Finland, unlike most phones which are manufactured in China.[8] Rather unusually, it has an ethernet port.[7]
References
- ^ a b Aufranc, Jean-Luc (30 November 2018). "Necuno Mobile Open Source Linux Smartphone is Powered by NXP i.MX 6 Processor". CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.
- ^ a b c Bhatia, Ritesh (5 January 2019). "Necuno: New Linux smartphone with better security and privacy". Information Security Newspaper.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Batto, Amos. "Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones". Purism community.
- ^ "Long awaited NC_1 update". Necuno Solutions. 24 January 2020.
- ^ Tung, Liam (2018-11-30). "First truly open-source smartphone? Necuno unveils its KDE on Linux handset". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Necunos - Redefining Mobile Security". Necuno Solutions.
- ^ a b Tung, Liam. "First truly open-source smartphone? Necuno unveils its KDE on Linux handset". ZDNet.
- ^ Prakash, Abhishek. "Necuno Announces an Open Source Smartphone Running KDE Plasma". Itsfoss.com.