After a couple weeks of daily-driving Sailfish OS on the new Jolla Phone 2 (2026), here's my take on the European, privacy-first alternative to the Android and iOS duopoly. Design, hardware, camera...
I have a Pixel 9 Pro Fold with GrapheneOS on it. Supposedly, the hinge has been tested to 200k folds with no issue, and it does indeed feel solid. I only use the inside screen a few times a day max though, so there’s no way I’m going to verify anywhere close to 200k folds before something else fails or just gets too outdated. It might not hold up for someone who abuses their tech a lot, but I haven’t broken a single phone screen in 20 years often just running with a case and no screen protection, and I expect I’m not the only one in that market.
It’s worth mentioning that I bought the phone new and unlocked but at a massive bargain ($720 USD). I definitely would not have grabbed it near full price.
I meant relative to MSRP. This model was $1,799 at launch just a year or two ago. Keep in mind the Jolla Phone 2 is also about $700 USD.
I need lots of screen real estate for work and projects, so I basically can’t use phones less than 7" anymore, which knocks out a lot of reasonable budget options, and this was a good chance to try a foldable for not much more money than what I would be spending at minimum anyway.
I’m also expecting Android-based OSs to maybe not be a viable option for my upgrade after this one, so I wanted performance I’d be happy with for a while while I wait for Linux phones to mature some more. I tend to stick with any one phone for 5 or more years, and I’m hoping to do the same here.
I’ll probably get the foldable Google Pixel in six years and will install GrapheneOS on it.
I doubt the folding mechanism will last that long and they might not be easily available by then.
I have a Pixel 9 Pro Fold with GrapheneOS on it. Supposedly, the hinge has been tested to 200k folds with no issue, and it does indeed feel solid. I only use the inside screen a few times a day max though, so there’s no way I’m going to verify anywhere close to 200k folds before something else fails or just gets too outdated. It might not hold up for someone who abuses their tech a lot, but I haven’t broken a single phone screen in 20 years often just running with a case and no screen protection, and I expect I’m not the only one in that market.
It’s worth mentioning that I bought the phone new and unlocked but at a massive bargain ($720 USD). I definitely would not have grabbed it near full price.
Wow. Guess you have a wildly different definition of what a bargain is. I’d never even consider paying that much for a phone.
I meant relative to MSRP. This model was $1,799 at launch just a year or two ago. Keep in mind the Jolla Phone 2 is also about $700 USD.
I need lots of screen real estate for work and projects, so I basically can’t use phones less than 7" anymore, which knocks out a lot of reasonable budget options, and this was a good chance to try a foldable for not much more money than what I would be spending at minimum anyway.
I’m also expecting Android-based OSs to maybe not be a viable option for my upgrade after this one, so I wanted performance I’d be happy with for a while while I wait for Linux phones to mature some more. I tend to stick with any one phone for 5 or more years, and I’m hoping to do the same here.
And I hope this will meet all your needs 🤗