Pine64's RISC-V tablet now ships with a Debian-based Linux and improved hardware
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·March 17, 2025wiz21c
Will they ever upgrade their PinePhone offer ? I'm desperately looking for a linux smartphone at a mid-price (500EUR for a phone is way too much). I can definitevely live with sub optimal performance, not-so-good camera, etc.
fsflover
They already have the Pinephone Pro, don't they?
sylware
I would connect my 4G USB modem and my USB 'dvorak' keyboard. Would I need a _powered_ USB HUB?
And I would need a kind of a "stand", which would not be the keyboard.
wkat4242
4G modems tend to need a lot of oomph from the power supply. I'm not sure how much this port offers but standard USB 5V x 0.5A (2.5W) is not going to cut it. TX power alone can go up to 2W and that doesn't include processing, losses etc.
Y_Y
We don't know what kind of devices you have. But probably they won't need external power.
And for a stand it should suffice to use any nearby object.
woolion
Although that seems to be the most logical answer, on the PinePhone plugging the most basic wired keyboard (that does not even have a backlight) reduces the luminosity of the screen to the minimum. Small device tend to be very fiddly with power requirements even for simple tasks (e.g. the older raspberry pi models).
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I've been looking at Pine64 stuff to play around (the laptop mainly) but in Europe at least, it's constantly out of order.