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Pine64 PinePhone Pro review: Linux-first phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2021·$400
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#4 of 5
Tier
Specialty
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

PinePhone Pro Linux.

PinePhone Pro brings Linux-first hardware with 5 kill switches — Pine64's privacy-first developer phone.

01Display

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2021.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.0"
Resolution1440 x 720

02Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2021.

ChipsetRK3399S
RAM4 GB
Storage128 GB

03Camera

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among specialty phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for specialty phones of 2021.

Capacity3,000 mAh (replaceable)
Charging15 W

05Software

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2021.

What works
  • Linux-first OS.
  • 5 hardware kill switches.
  • Replaceable battery.
  • Open-source friendly.
What doesn't
  • RK3399S slow.
  • PostmarketOS quirky.
  • Niche dev market.
  • 215 g.
Cross-shop it against
Planet Astro Slide 5G
$900 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .