"Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <h...@computer.org> wrote: > I have received a rumor that somebody is working on a > truly free and open phone
This part is in fact true. > with the following specs: But the specs you have in mind are wrong. > * Quad-Core Intel Z3770D (1.5 - 2.5 GHz) Nope, it's an ARM7TDMI @ 52 MHz, chip made by TI, codename "Calypso", from TI's Greek mythology series. > * 4GB RAM Don't need that much; 8 MiB of pSRAM (combined with NOR flash as part of the S71PL129NC0 MCP by Spansion) is way more than enough for a good phone. (For comparison, the Motorola C139 I'm currently playing with makes do just fine with only 512 KiB.) > * 128 GB eMMC Again, unnecessary complexity and bloat. Mine will have 16 MiB of NOR flash instead: S71PL129NC0 provides two flash banks of 8 MiB each; one will be for the firmware (execute in place), the other for user data storage. (For comparison, the user data flash partition on the C139 is only 320 KiB.) > * LTE with free and open baseband GSM, not LTE - much better for plain old voice phone calls, which is what a *phone* is for. But the free and open part is absolutely correct! > * 5 inch full HD display Unnecessary for a phone. I plan on using a 128x160 pixel 1.77" color LCD (TFT), which is quite luxurious compared to Mot C139/V66/etc. > * <100g That sounds about right. > * 4000 mAh battery Not sure if I can get a battery with such capacity, but because I'm using TI's source code with proper power management (unlike OsmocomBB), even a 1000 mAh battery can last a good while. > * runs any x86 OS (i.e. Linux, Windows, Hackintosh, ...) It is beyond me why would anyone in his or her right mind want to run such complex, bloated and unreliable software on a *phone*, a device whose primary purpose is to provide ultra-reliable voice communication when all else fails, including emergency communication for potentially life-threatening situations. > * shall cost less than Nexus 5 The very limited number of units I will physically produce myself will probably have a very steep price tag, but unlike you I'm going to put the gerber files, BOM and everything else on ftp.ifctf.org, so any community member will be able to produce it herself at whatever price her chosen PCB fab + parts suppliers + assembly house + RF calibration lab charge. > Looks like some "dream machine" :) You and I have different dreams. Oh, and if someone were to build your April Fool's device for real, it should NOT be called GTA-anything, because it is not GSM-TI-AGPS. I am not calling my Free Dumb Phone GTAxx either - while the 'G' and 'T' parts are true for my design, the 'A' part is not. I do like the 3 letters + 2 digits model naming scheme, but my letters won't be GTA. VLR, SF _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community