Received my Jolla Phone 2026 yesterday, so it took 8 days from the shipping notification until delivery. That’s acceptable from Finland to Germany. Other orders from the Jolla Store (Jolla C2, accessories) always took 10 days in the past.
Setup was very smooth and straightforward. I inserted the SIM card, booted up, and completed the initial setup and perform the latest update. I then downloaded the apps that are mandatory for me (mostly Jolla apps). I also set up IMAP email, CalDAV and CardDAV, and installed rclone. Finally, I copied over my music collection and downloaded the OSM maps. GPS reception is very fast. Under free sky, it only took 1–2 seconds to get the first GPS-Fix.
The fingerprint reader is a real relief compared to my Jolla C2. However, it seems I can add only five fingerprints—when I try to add more, it says the memory is full. I tried this several times, but if it’s limited to five, that could be okay.
It doesn’t feel too big. That might be because I’m used to the size of the C2, and my eyes are getting worse, so I sometimes need reading glasses. System font on big 
On my first tests, energy consumption looks good. Overnight, I got around −0.25% per hour in flight mode. For comparison, the best my Jolla C2 could achieve in my setup was −0.19% per hour.
My daily consumption on a workday, when using mobile data only (with Bluetooth connected to my Sony in-ear headphones and playing music), is about −81 mA (−0.3 W), i.e. −2.5% per hour:

In the same configuration, the Jolla C2 uses −160 mA (−0.6 W), i.e. −4% per hour. So, the Jolla Phone 2026 uses about half the energy of the Jolla C2 in the same environment, which is a very good value.
Stereo speakers sound good so far. It’s nice to have stereo again. The 90 Hz display is smooth and a welcome addition, even though I could live with 60 Hz. My first camera tests look promising and are an improvement over the C2. I see a lot of potential, especially when using Open Camera for HDR shots.
I ordered the Jolla Phone 2026 with a white back cover, and Jolla told customers that the white back covers were delayed and that the phones would ship with an orange back cover, with the white back cover to be sent later. It seems they received the white back covers in time before the shipments—in my case, they delivered the phone with a black back cover instead of the orange one, which is fine for me. The white and Inari Blue covers were also included in the parcel. Thanks for the Kaamos Black back cover gift, Jolla! Kaamos Black is better than expected!
The ringtones and the whole project around it is awesome, too.
And in the end, I’d like to thank all the individuals who make this possible:


The entire Jolla staff 

