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Meet the PinePhone Pro, our flagship smartphone and the best way to experience mainline Linux on a mobile device. Features and Specifications System on Chip (SoC) Rockchip RK3399S 64bit SoC – 2x A72 and 4x A53 CPU cores @ 1.5GHz GPU ARM Mali T860 4x core GPU @ 500MHz RAM 4GB LPDDR4 @ 800MHz Storage 128GB eMMC flash storage Optional micro SD card (SDXC up-to 2TB) LCD panel 6″ 1440 x 720 in-cell IPS with Gorilla Glass 4™ Cameras 13MP Sony IMX258 main camera with Gorilla Glass 4™ protective layer 8MP OmniVision OV8858 front-facing camera Modem & GPS Quectel EG25-G – global GSM and CDMA bands GPS, GPS-A, GLONASS WiFi & Bluetooth AMPAK AP6255 WiFi 11ac + Bluetooth V4.1 I/O MicroSD slot Pogo-pins (compatible with the original PinePhone) USB-C power, data (USB 3.0) and DP alt-mode video out Sensors Accelerator Gyroscope Proximity Compass Ambient light Privacy hardware switches Cameras Microphone WiFi and Bluetooth LTE modem (including GPS) Headphones (to enable UART output) External buttons Volume up / down rocker Power ON/ OFF Audio Out Headset speaker Audio jack Loud Speaker Other Flash / Torch Vibration motor Status LED UART via audio jack Battery Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh Charging 5V 3A (15W) Quick Charge – USB Power Delivery specification Dimensions 160.8 x 76.6 x 11.1mm Weight Approx. 215g Stores Global Global: Accessories Global: Spare parts Affiliates Documentation PinePhone Pro Datasheets, schematics and certifications What’s inside? We learned a lot from working on the original PinePhone. Over the past two years we painstakingly collected and analyzed your feedback and explored all avenues for hardware improvements. The PinePhone Pro is the end result of this journey. It is powered by a Rockchip hexa-core SoC operating at 1.5GHz, and ships paired with 4GB of dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM as well as 128GB of internal eMMC flash storage. It features a high-fidelity 13MP main camera sensor and a 5MP front-facing camera.
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