Necuno

Necuno NC_1
BrandNecuno
a variety of open-source mobile operating systems, including PureOS, Ubuntu Touch, postmarketOS, Maemo Lese, Nemo Mobile and LuneOS
CPUNXP® i.MX 8M Quad core (40nm) Cortex A9, 32bit @max 1.2 GHz 4x Cortex-A9 MP, 32-bit
GPUVivante GC2000, 4 VEC-4 shaders / 16 VEC-1 shaders, 594 MHz, 200 million triangles/second
ModemNo cellular modem
Memory1 GB
Storage8 GB
Battery3500 mAh, user-replaceable but screen must be removed
Rear cameraMIPI CSI-2 4-lane parallel camera port
Display5.0"
SoundSimple Sensor Interface protocol, two speakers
ConnectivityWi-Fi via SDIO, WF1801, single band (2.4 GHz); Micro-USB 2.0, with data transfer disabled for security reasons; 3.5mm headphone jack/microphone jack
Data inputshas no sensors (except microphone) for security reasons (no GPS, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, magnetometer, or proximity sensor)
Other100 Mb/s ethernet port, programmable spare button, aluminium case. No proprietary firmware will have memory access.

The Necuno was a phone-like mobile device exclusively manufactured in Finland. The device was designed with a focus on enhancing security and user privacy by omitting the cellular modem, which prevented its use on conventional mobile phone networks. Instead it offered VOIP via a peer-to-peer encrypted communication platform called Ciphra. Standard cellular connectivity was planned for later versions.

The Necuno was mostly open-source, apart from an isolated firmware blob without access to the main memory, used in the Wi-Fi driver for regulatory reasons. The device used Plasma Mobile by default, but it can run a variety of open-source mobile operating systems. It also had an ethernet port.

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References

  1. 1 2 Aufranc, Jean-Luc (30 November 2018). "Necuno Mobile Open Source Linux Smartphone is Powered by NXP i.MX 6 Processor". CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.
  2. 1 2 3 Bhatia, Ritesh (5 January 2019). "Necuno: New Linux smartphone with better security and privacy". Information Security Newspaper.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Batto, Amos. "Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones". Purism community.
  4. ↑ Prakash, Abhishek. "Necuno Announces an Open Source Smartphone Running KDE Plasma". Itsfoss.com.
  5. ↑ Tung, Liam (2018-11-30). "First truly open-source smartphone? Necuno unveils its KDE on Linux handset". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Necunos - Redefining Mobile Security". Necuno Solutions.
  7. 1 2 Tung, Liam. "First truly open-source smartphone? Necuno unveils its KDE on Linux handset". ZDNet.
  8. ↑ "Long awaited NC_1 update". Necuno Solutions. 24 January 2020.