Group: Hardware/TODO/TO SORT/Smartphones

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== Possible Free phones target comparison ==
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== Introduction ==
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== Possible Free SmartPhones target comparison ==
  
 
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=== Hardware freedom ===

Revision as of 12:35, 16 January 2011

Introduction

Possible Free SmartPhones target comparison

Hardware freedom

Openmoko Freerunner Nokia N900 HTC Dream Nexus one Palm pre(normal,plus or version 2)
Non free firmwares No Yes:
  • Wifi(wl1251_spi)
  • Bluetooth(broadcom)
  • camera(many components)
  • DSP(note that the CPU and mplayer do a better job than the DSP but consume more battery)
 Yes:
  • Wifi(wl1251_sdio)
  • bluetooth(broadcom)
 Yes:
  • Microphone
  • Sound card
  • WIFI(bcm4329)
  • Maybe others?
 Yes:
  • Wifi(libertas_sdio)
  • Maybe others?
Modem can be flashed Yes ? Yes Yes
Modem can be unpowered Yes Yes ? ?
Audio path under modem's control? No No Yes Yes
GPS under modem's control No Yes Yes Yes
Free Bootloader Yes No ? ? Some work has been done(must check status,not complete)

Hardware capabilities

Openmoko Freerunner Nokia N900 HTC Dream Nexus one Palm pre(normal,plus or version 2)
USB host Yes (not strictly needed since no firmwares are needed),limited to ? mA Yes(with 2.6.28 power kernel), limited to ? mA ? possible, untested, unpowered ?


Operating System/distribution support

  • Palm Pre work
  • Replicant work
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