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TL;DR Finnish company Jolla has recently launched the new Jolla Phone.
This smartphone runs the SailfishOS platform, which is a Linux-based alternative to Android and iOS that still supports Android apps.
The phone ships in H1 2026 and currently retails for ~$639.
Android and iOS are a duopoly, with HUAWEI’s HarmonyOS also accounting for a small slice of the pie. What if you’re looking for an alternative mobile platform, though? Well, you can now pre-order the new Jolla Phone.
Finland’s Jolla Group recently launched the new Jolla Phone, and it runs the SailfishOS mobile operating system. This Linux-based mobile platform was created in 2013 as a spiritual successor to Nokia’s ill-fated MeeGo platform. MeeGo was abandoned when Nokia signed a deal to use the Windows Phone platform back in 2011.
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SailfishOS still offers Android app support, but Jolla adds that the OS doesn’t transmit background data, doesn’t require a Google account, and doesn’t have hidden analytics. The phone will ship with SailfishOS 5, which brings features like upgraded Android app support (upgraded to Android 13), call blocking capabilities, improved microG support, better support for landscape orientation, and an updated web browser engine.
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