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== (Smart)phones ==
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See [[ Phones ]]
  
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== Tablets ==
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If buying second hand, avoid anything with Windows RT. These are older (~2013) 32-bit ARMv7 tablets that run a locked down version of Windows 8 with limited software support. However if you happen to have one lying around then some work has been done to try get Linux running on them, to varying degrees of success. https://openrt.gitbook.io/open-surfacert
  
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= Smartphones =
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=== ARM ===
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Personal tracking devices.
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Mostly Android devices that are essentially oversized smartphones, though at the higher end performance can rival that of x86.
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*Kindle Fire - cheap as shit, subsidised by ads everywhere. Use Bezos' app store. Can get rid of ads and install google play store.
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*Xiaomi Redmi Pad
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*Xiaomi Pad Pro
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*Samsung Galaxy Tab
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*iPad Pro - a less powerful Macbook Air in tablet form factor running iOS. Why???
  
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== Android ==
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=== x86 ===
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A Java VM (Dalvkit) running on top of the Linux kernel, comes with Google if you don't set it free. Needs some debloating but still the best bang for buck. See [[Android Ricing]] for unlocking and tweaking. Nexus is the popular flagship line that comes with OTA updates as soon as they are released.
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*Surface Pro (7-9): Microsoft's iPad Pro competitor, these have recent Intel Tiger/Ice Lake mobile CPUs offering excellent performance and decent battery life. Run full-fat Windows 10, unofficial Linux support [https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki here]. The Surface Pro 9 also has an ARM model using a "Microsoft SQ3" Snapdragon 8cx3 SoC - performance is reportedly good, but IO and software support is lacking.
  
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== iPhone ==
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== E-Book Readers ==
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Jailbreak the Unix-based iOS with http://evasi0n.com/
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Main article: [[E-book reader]]
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Avoid at all costs.
 
  
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== Jolla ==
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The phone running Sailfish OS, a partially (the underlying is opensource, the UI is partially proprietary) open source operating system based on Meego developed by fired Finns after Microsoft jewed Nokia to death. Meego in turn was based on Maemo, the Debian-based N900 OS.
 
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== Firefox ==
 
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Fully open source OS made by Mozilla, and based on Firefox/Gecko (the rendering engine).
 
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It uses the same kernel used by Android.
 
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There are some phones running it, officially:
 
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*[http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/smartphones/one_touch_fire.html Alcatel OneTouch Fire]
 
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*[http://www.geeksphone.com/ Geeksphone]
 
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== Windows 8 ==
 
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Mostly Lumia by Nokia.
 
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== Tizen ==
 
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Soon to come Meego fork by Intel on Samsung phones.
 
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== Ubuntu Touch ==
 
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Failed Canonical project, basically CyanogenMod with a Unity skin on top. The crowdfunding for a Ubuntu device failed as well.
 
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== Nvidia ==
 
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Tegra Note is basically a highly powerful tablet. Everything else about it is poorfaggotry however.
 
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== Google ==
 
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Nexus 7 has stock KitKat android, a great screen and is sleek and fast. Also comes with goodies like OTA updates. Beware if you care about software freedom because the Nexus 7 is tied to Google (obviously.)
 

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(Smart)phones

See Phones

Tablets

If buying second hand, avoid anything with Windows RT. These are older (~2013) 32-bit ARMv7 tablets that run a locked down version of Windows 8 with limited software support. However if you happen to have one lying around then some work has been done to try get Linux running on them, to varying degrees of success. https://openrt.gitbook.io/open-surfacert

ARM

Mostly Android devices that are essentially oversized smartphones, though at the higher end performance can rival that of x86.

  • Kindle Fire - cheap as shit, subsidised by ads everywhere. Use Bezos' app store. Can get rid of ads and install google play store.
  • Xiaomi Redmi Pad
  • Xiaomi Pad Pro
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab
  • iPad Pro - a less powerful Macbook Air in tablet form factor running iOS. Why???

x86

  • Surface Pro (7-9): Microsoft's iPad Pro competitor, these have recent Intel Tiger/Ice Lake mobile CPUs offering excellent performance and decent battery life. Run full-fat Windows 10, unofficial Linux support here. The Surface Pro 9 also has an ARM model using a "Microsoft SQ3" Snapdragon 8cx3 SoC - performance is reportedly good, but IO and software support is lacking.

E-Book Readers

Main article: E-book reader

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