# Comparison of open-source mobile phones

The scope for this page is that used for list of open-source mobile phones.

## Mobiles currently in production

| Model | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Obsolescence slowdown | Modifiability | Security | Certifications | Other |
| PinePhone Pro | 5 (or 4, amalgamating cameras?): Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack (DIP switches inside back cover). No kill switch for other sensors. | | Hexacore. 2016 Rockchip RK3399S and 2× A72 and 4× A53 CPU cores @ 1.5 GHz | Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware for regulatory compliance (isolated from CPU with a USB bus). More secure, better-featured free replacement exists. | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware, in /lib/firmware. Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship, same as original PinePhone. | open-source boot software, same as original PinePhone. | | ? | User-replaceable Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery. Phillips-head screws. | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added (all compatible with original PinePhone). USB 3.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability. | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped. | | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence (will run as a desktop if monitor and keyboard plugged in). |
| Librem 5 | 3: Cameras and the microphone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and baseband processor. All three also shut off sensors (GPS, compass, accelerometer etc.). | The Wi-Fi+Bluetooth card, and the Modem are on M.2 slots. | 2017 NXP arm64 | On replaceable m.2 card. Proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus (like a USB Wi-Fi dongle) | Originally, proprietary firmware isolated over USB, no downloadable/modifiable firmware; subsequently, Purism paid Redpine Signals to create open-source Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware for the RedPine hardware. | proprietary DRAM init code loaded on separate CPU for RYF cert compliance | none in /lib/firmware; some non-modifiable proprietary firmware in components. | schematics released under GPL 3.0+ | User-replaceable (but custom-sized) battery, lifetime updates Display and frame fused. Phillips-head screws. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on replaceable m.2 cards (the former custom-made). | m.2 card slots. Purism has traditionally had more time-limited parts availability. | slot for an OpenPGP card, planned Librem key support | Tentatively recommended by Free Software Foundation (FSF). Operating system PureOS is endorsed by FSF. Seeking FSF "Respects Your Freedom" endorsement. | Convergence; will run as desktop. Headphone jack. Carrier-free OTT service available. |
| PinePhone | 5: Modem & GNSS, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, microphone, rear camera, front camera, audio jack (DIP switches inside back cover). No kill switch for other sensors. | | 2015 Allwinner arm64 (Allwinner violates the GPL) | Quectel EG25-G. Ships with proprietary firmware isolated from CPU with a USB bus. More secure, better-featured free replacement exists, but can't ship due to regulatory threats. | proprietary Wi-Fi/Bluetooth firmware, in /lib/firmware. Efforts to replace it are in beta, but may never be legal to ship, same as original PinePhone. | open-source boot software | | proprietary schematics published | User-replaceable battery, 5-year production run. Phillips-head screws. | I2C pogo pins, back mods can be added. Cannot be upgraded beyond USB 2.0. Bootable from a microSD card. Good parts availability. | GPS and modem on same kill switch; neither can be used while the other is airgapped. | | entire phone can be disassembled. Headphone jack. Convergence. |

## Mobiles expected to be in production

| Model | Expected release date | Hardware kill switches | Modular smartphone | System-on-a-chip (Soc) | Baseband cellular modem | Wi-Fi firmware | Boot firmware | Other proprietary firmware | Hardware licensing | Security | Certifications | Other |
| DragonBox Pyra Mobile Edition | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | The PCB is separated in three parts: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and the display board. | | | | | | schematics will be available to users | | | |
| Necunos NC 1 | Unclear, possibly defunct | None | | 2011 NXP i.MX 6 Quad and 4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit | None | Proprietary blob for wi-fi driver (for regulatory reasons) Blob without access to the main memory; via SDIO | probably binary blobs on separate ROM, given cert aspirations | binary-blob proprietary firmware will not have memory access | | strong focus; most sensors omitted for security. | Seeking FSF endorsement. | 100 Mbit/s ethernet port |
| Mudita Kompakt | Q2 2025 | Yes | | MediaTek MT6761V/WBA (Helio A22) 2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor with Imagination GE8300 graphics | | | | | | | | |

## Mobiles no longer in production

| Model | Hardware kill switches | System-on-a-chip (Soc) |
| Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |
| Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition | None | |
| BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition | None | MediaTek Quad Core Cortex A7 1.3 GHz |
| BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition | None | |
| NEO1973 | | |
| Neo FreeRunner | | |