I’ve had my C2 for a few weeks and these are my initial thoughts.
For reference, I still have a J1 which I use every now and then. Battery will just about get through a day, running EOL OS and I have four different colours backs [when cover colours we a thing] .
Also, my daily use device is a Volla, google free German Android device.
Also, I appreciate the work and effort put into building and keeping alive an ecosystem which is not google related. I have bought into SFOS and I fully intend carrying the subscription into year two and beyond.
My thoughts on the C2 :
The hardware is cheap. Very cheap. It feels very light, very plastic and does not inspire confidence that it will survive many drops. My J1 is still in one piece. The screen has a texture of sand, a grainey feel which makes scrolling less tactile. There is no finger print reader. Battery life is excellent.
Sailfish. The screen resolution is big. Is this a hardware or OS thing ? Not sure. I have Fernschriber running [for example] as a Telegram service. There are only seven conversations / contacts on the screen. Once into a conversation, there are very few lines of text on the screen; probably only about 30% of what I am used to on my Volla.
I did a comparison with actual Telegram installed on the C2 through Aurora and that was even worse for screen usage.
Internet Browser : There seems to be a visual lag / flicker / judder when scrolling. I am using the native browser, although may install Vivaldi and give that a try.
Browsing speed seems ok, not brilliant, not terrible. Usable.
I have not yet found a place to change where to download content to. I have put in a 256gig SD Card. Worked first time with no formatting needed. This was excellent. The mount was immediate. I want to put podcast download content to it [for example] but not sure how to. Will investigate.
So far, these are my initial thoughts after three weeks of usage.
I would love to see SFOS 5.X working on a device with much better screen resolution and see what SFOS looks like when it’s sharp.
If SFOS could be ported back onto the Volla, that might be something to see.
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