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This is a list of mobile phones with open-sourceoperating systems.

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All available mobile phones have proprietary baseband chip (GSM module).^[1] There is an open-source baseband project, OsmocomBB. There is a project based on illicit leaked source code for the Calypso modem called FreeCalypso.

Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications.^[2][3][4] There are numerous versions of Android, such as LineageOS (successor to the now-defunct^[5][6]Cyanogenmod) and the freedom-respecting Replicant that can be installed on a large number of phones after-market.

WebOS was initially available only under a proprietary license but the source code was later released under a free license by HP. Still, Open WebOS will not run on all WebOS devices.

Sailfish OS is a proprietary user interface atop the Mer software distribution.

Components[edit]

The main components to make an open mobile phone are:

• Back cover.
• Battery
• Logic board.

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Distributions for existing phones[edit]

postmarketOS, Ubports, and KDE Neon are open-source distributions running on existing smartphones originally running Android.

Custom-made phones[edit]

It is possible to home-build a phone from partially open hardware and software.^[13][14] The Arduinophone^[14] (touchscreen) and the MIT DIY Cellphone (segmented display)^[15][16] both use the Arduinoopen-hardwaresingle-board computer, with added components. The PiPhone^[17] and ZeroPhone^[18] are similar, but based on the Raspberry Pi.

References[edit]

1. ^Welte, Harald (5 February 2010). 'OsmocomBB Project Rationale'. Retrieved 26 September 2013. Every mobile device that is connected to a cellular network runs some kind of baseband processor with highly proprietary and closed-source firmware.
2. ^Android (operating system)#Licensing 'drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary'
3. ^Stallman, Richard (19 September 2011). 'Is Android really free software? – Google's smartphone code is often described as 'open' or 'free' – but when examined by the Free Software Foundation, it starts to look like something different'. The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2012. the software of Android versions 1 and 2 was mostly developed by Google; Google released it under the Apache 2.0 license, which is a lax free software license without copyleft. .. The version of Linux included in Android is not entirely free software, since it contains non-free 'binary blobs'.. Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU.
4. ^Stallman, Richard (5 August 2012). 'Android and Users' Freedom – Support the Free Your Android campaign'. gnu.org. Retrieved 9 September 2012. Even though the Android phones of today are considerably less bad than Apple or Windows smartphones, they cannot be said to respect your freedom.
5. ^Announcement from LineageOS about the continuation of CyanogenMod's effort
6. ^Archive of last blog post from CyanogenMod in reaction to discontinued Cyanogen Inc support for the project
7. ^'Peak+ cancellation'. 28 November 2013.
8. ^UBPorts - UBPorts keeps Ubuntu Touch alive. 04 September 2017.
9. ^Librem 5 – A Security and Privacy Focused Phone. 15 November 2017.
10. ^Necunos for Community. 10 February 2019.
11. ^Necunos NC_1 and NE_1 Press Release. 10 January 2019.
12. ^Necunos Shop. 10 February 2019.
13. ^Making your own phone is easier than you might think, Lisa Grossman, Issue 2909, New Scientist Magazine
14. ^ ^abArduinophone designer's description
15. ^DIY Cellphone on the designer's MIT homepage
16. ^David A. Mellis & Leah Buechley. 2014. Do-It-Yourself Cellphones: An Investigation into the Possibilities and Limits of High-Tech DIY. In Proceedings of the 32nd annual ACM conference on Human factors in computing systems (CHI '14).
17. ^PiPhone – A Raspberry Pi based Smartphone
18. ^ZeroPhone – a Raspberry Pi Zero based smartphone

See also[edit]

• Mobile device (mobile platform)

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I'm confused with the terms Chipset and CPU.I researched about this but did not get satisfactory answer anywhere. Could anyone please clarify what is the difference between the two in the context of android smartphone?. Thanks.

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Chipset basically is the motherboard in a phone or in other words, its a mother of board which accepts all the components to sit upon it, and connect with each other. It is made of ICs and provides all the inter communication channels (buses) to connect for eg Camera, bluetooth, wifi, touch screen with CPU/Flash storage/Ram.

CPU is the Central Processing Unit which is responsible for carrying out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system.

Almost all CPUs in mobile's are based on specifications by ARM (Cortex A7/A9/A15 etc.).

In a mobile phone, combination of Chipset and CPU is called a SoC (System on Chip) which integrates all the components on a single chip. Unlike in computers, CPU is soldered on the Chipset inside a mobile device which tends to improve the performance, and saves lot of space.

Popular SoCs are Snapdragon by Qualcomm, Tegra by nVidia, Intel Atom (SoC).Read here for more info on SoCs.

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Chipset is a collection of integrated circuits (IC) that is put together to perform a certain set of task. Example: The chipset in a mobile phone would include a CPU, Bluetooth module, WiFi module etc

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CPU abbreviation for Central Processor Unit, is the main Integrated Circuit block the manages all the surrounding a integrated circuits. Example: Intel Core i7, AMD Athlon X4

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The Chipset is the north and south bridge and the CPU is the processor so there something differtent the northbridge is the communicate whith the CPU and the system and the south bridge communicate's whith the hard ware.

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