GoKawiilOK, it's not Raspberry Pi OS, but Linux Debian is what that OS is based on. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
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Raspberry Pi boards have skyrocketed in price this year.
There are pros and cons to using an old phone as a Raspberry Pi replacement.
Here's a way to unlock your handset's power without risking bricking it.
With demand from AI data centers sending RAM and storage prices through the roof, Raspberry Pi buyers have been among the many victims of this trend. We've seen the prices of single-board computers skyrocket to the point where two 16GB Pi 5 boards cost the same as a MacBook Neo.
No wonder there's been a huge spike in interest in turning an old Android handset into a portable project computer.
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After all, it looks like the perfect portable computer because it is a highly optimized portable computer, and most of us have a few old handsets sitting in a drawer or on a shelf somewhere, doing nothing.
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