Ubuntu Phone OS

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Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview For Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, 7, 10 Now Available For Download | Redmond Pie (http://www.redmondpie.com/ubuntu-touch-developer-preview-for-galaxy-nexus-nexus-4-7-10-now-available-for-download/)

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Three Things to Expect from the First Ubuntu Phones (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/09/ubuntu-phones-three-things-to-expect)

Long Battery Life



Ubuntu for Phones enforces a strict, iOS-like App Cycle policy. Applications cannot run in the background like they can on Android unless they have been whitelisted to do so (e.g., as the default Music app).

“Applications are not allowed to run in background. Our application lifecycle is strict in this respect and we only guarantee focused applications to be running.” ~ Thomas Voss, Canonical


A Challenging New Direction


The biggest challenge for those of us buying an Ubuntu phone will be adapting to its “unique” interface.


Take the home screen, for example. Unlike Android, Windows Phone and iOS, which tend to roll with an app launcher + custom wallpaper approach.


Lots of Apps


Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth pledged to have the ‘top Android’ apps available on Ubuntu Touch for launch. There’s no indication right now as to whether this goal will be met —if an Instagram client is being brokered in the background, I’ll be very happy— but web-apps make it a moot point.

[Filipe]

First Ubuntu Phone Will Launch In Europe This February (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/12/bq-ubuntu-phone-launches-in-europe-this-february)

The first Ubuntu Phone will go on sale in Europe in the second week of February.


Made by Spanish device company Bq, the handset will mark the first time that an Ubuntu Phone is sold directly to consumers


The First Phone: Specifications
For its first Ubuntu Phone Bq is launching a repurposed version of the its popular Aquaris e4.5 handset preloaded with Ubuntu for Phones.


Unlike the version that developers can (and have) been downloading and flashing to their Nexus devices, the commercial version of Ubuntu on phones will ship with a number of differences in software, including new ‘Aggregator Scopes’, ‘Today Scope’, and support for paid content.


Specifications wise the Aquaris e4.5 is a capable daily driver. It’s a stylish, well built and dependable handset.


- 4.5-inch screen (qHD resolution @ 540×960)
- 1.3 GHz Quad Core ARM Cortex A7 (MediaTek)
- Mali 400 GPU @ 500 MHz (MediaTek)
- 8GB eMMC Storage
- 1GB RAM
- 2150 mAh Battery
- Dual micro-SIM


No, it’s not the most powerful of device but, honestly, that’s good Ubuntu’s debut device needs to be accessible, to balance price and performance so that hesitant developers and enthusiasts — the lifeblood of any burgeoning platform — can pick one up to tinker with without needing to sell a body part.


Although Canonical hasn’t given us any firm price tag is has been suggested to us, with a wry wink and a cheeky smile, that buyers certainly won’t pay more than the ~€149 or so that Bq currently sells the Android version at.


If anything, it is likely to sell for less.


Aqui vem ele! ;)