Android and iOS smartphones are the most popular ones around the world. However, many of you look for something more “open” and better at privacy. If you use Android, you forfeit your privacy. Apple’s iOS is a little better on that – but again – it’s a “walled garden”.

That’s why Linux phones are becoming popular nowadays because they contain many options for developers and end users. Although various types of Linux phones are currently available, it still becomes confusing to choose the best one. Looking at the trends of 2022, here are some of the Linux Phones which may become more mainstream in 2023.

The Linux phones use a modified version of mainstream Linux distribution with a mobile-friendly desktop environment. You must manage your expectations if you plan to buy a phone and use it for your daily driver. Because the Linux phone operating systems, device features, and app ecosystem is still in the early stages, and it’s not close to the Android or iOS ecosystem. However, Linux phones with the operating system provide the best privacy feature, which might be the reason you can make a move.

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A list of best Linux Phones (current and upcoming) which may become more mainstream in 2023 with spec and comparison.

While Android is based on a Linux kernel, it has been heavily modified. So, that does not make it a full-fledged Linux-based operating system. Google is trying to get the Android kernel close to the mainline Linux kernel, but that is still a distant dream.

For normal users though, they will consider whether their banking app runs on the phone, their favourite game, insurance company app, etc. So possibly an Android emulator of sorts could bridge the gap, but there are a small percentage of apps that are very locked down to official app store versions with no rooting etc.

An advantage though of a pure Linux phone, is that anything developed or workable on normal Linux as an OS, should run perfectly well on these phones, as will anything that is browser based. Linux now has Snap and Flatpak packages that are build once, run across all distros, so the landscape has been becoming more standardised.

So, if you are an enthusiast or want to support the development of such phones, you can consider getting one of the devices.

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Not Android, not iOS? Looking for a real Linux-based phone? Here are your options when it comes to a Linux-based smartphone.