How much work is it to port Sailfish OS to an Android device?

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Here is what the competition does:

  • GrapheneOS (Android) → by choice only the Google Pixel series | Releases | GrapheneOS
  • PostMarketOS (linux) → by choice outdated models | Devices - postmarketOS Wiki
  • /e/ (Android) → The easy installer supports 21 devices, the only recent being the Fairphone 4; some outdated models like Samsung Glaxy S9 (2018), and community builds like Pixel 5 (2020), OnePlus 8 (2020) and some weird specific models (Teracube) | https://doc.e.foundation/easy-installer#list-of-devices-supported-by-the-easy-installer | 200 models supported through the CLI, including the Pixel series, but for the Samsung Galaxy series it stops at the S10 | Smartphone Selector
  • LineageOS (Android) same as /e/, 200 models supported, but for the Samsung Galaxy series it stops at the Galaxy S10 (2020) | Devices | LineageOS Wiki
  • SailfishOS (linux) → same policy as /e/ : one supported series and several community ports. (Edit: /e/ not GrapheneOS)

None of the SFOS competitors were able to port to the latest Samsung high-end series past the Galaxy S10.

I guess the Pixel series would be the other easy pick if the XPerias disappeared tomorrow. See also the arguments below.

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