What can the Volla Phone that the Pinephone can’t?

Last Updated on October 13, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

We are currently evaluating alternatives to the Linux Pinephone for our application, which can do things like the stuff we discussed here:

A candiate is the Volla Phone, one of the phones which is outstanding among the phones which run the Ubuntu Touch OS. Among the phones which run Ubuntu Touch the Volla Phone is extraordinary and can compete in some aspects with the Linux Pinephone as discussed here:

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9428/is-there-a-phone-which-runs-ubuntu-touch-which-can-write-to-the-exernal-sd-card-or-boot-from-there/5?_=1697131812676

May this discussion help the community of the Volla Phone to grow. In one aspect the Linux Volla Phone is already superior to the Linux Pinephone.

The Volla Phone was able to convince Digitec Switzerland to pick it up and include in their shop with next day delivery:

https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/volla-phone-22-de-128-gb-black-630-dual-sim-48-mpx-4g-smartphone-21674455

But unfortunately the Linux Pinephone has not yet been pick it up by Digitec and is not included in their shop:

https://www.digitec.ch/en/producttype/showdiscussion/pinephone-10746

We have heard on YouTube slogans like “the Pinephone can do anything”. That is wrong, the Pinephone could not convince Digitec Switzerland to include in their shop, only the Volla Phone has managed this.