Good morning everyone and thank you for accepting me in this interesting community. I apologize for my English. I ask for advice from the expert members of the group. Since the C2 is now practically unobtainable, do you think it makes sense to buy the first Jolla, aesthetically very attractive, but now equally dated? I would use it as a second phone, to try if I can survive without Google and to have some fun. Thanks in advance, and have a good day. Linda
no. I would not recommend it. With 1GB of RAM its simply not usable anymore in 2024. You can buy it as an Jolla Artifact, but not as a second or third phone…
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Indeed, first Jolla is too old now.
As a cheap trial with still ok performance, I’d recommend an XA2.
I’m using it daily and for a non-intensive use, it is just perfect in my taste.
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I’d recommend to look for a newer and actually supported device.
I’m absolutely happy with my C2 but I expect that some C2’s will be available on the 2nd hand market in the next future.
If you’re not afraid to flash a phone yourself, I think Sony XPeria IV and XPeria V would be the best choice to get a officially supported Sailfish OS.
Both devices are still available in several shops.
SFOS trial images (without commercial components like Android app-compatibility) and flashing guides are available at https://shop.jolla.com
Official SFOS license is expected in the near future.
Also there are many great community ports for different phones.
I use a Gigaset GS5 (Volla 22) for the last 1,5 years as my first device and I’m absolutely happy with it.
GS5 (Volla 22) are also still available for small money.
Two backdraws with community ports: Quality depends on the port/phone you choose. Updates are behind the official ports or may be stopped by the porter at any time (Last released Version for GS5 is 4.4.x but I read, that the porter is working on 5.x) and commercial components are not supported).
But depending on the port you choose these ports work absultely reliable, too.
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I’m sure in a few months this will change. Jolla just need some time to fix serious issues then they’ll open ordering as that is in their big interest. And our too.
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Thank you very much. I’ll wait for C2 or I’ll go to other brands with Sailfish installed. I’ll follow all the news from the community. Ciao!
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You may want to take a look at jolla-devices.com, they offer Sony Xperias with the “trial” version of SailfishOS pre-installed (“trial” does not imply a limited usage), so no flashing of SailfishOS is necessary, and they are located in Italy.
Mind that you can upgrade an installation of the trial version of SailfishOS to a fully licensed one simply by buying a license at shop.jolla.com: You will gain Android App Support (AAS), VoLTE (only for Xperia 10II and newer Xperia 10 devices) etc.
Currently Jolla-Devices offer:
- Sony Xperia 10III
- Sony Xperia 10II
- Sony Xperia 10IV (mind that currently only a pre-release of SailfishOS is available for it, hence you cannot obtain a license yet)
Actually a licence for Xperia 10II and 10III is quite cheap at € 24,90.
Do not buy a Sony Xperia 10 older than the 10II, because they will never support VoLTE under SailfishOS.
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