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> Perhaps a partnership with some existing manufacturer that is struggling for relevance in the phone space like LG or Motorola?

Not sure about the Pinephone, but Purism explained that they were searching for hardware allowing 100% FLOSS. i.MX 8M Quad SoC worked for that: https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground/. No other mainstream manufacturer is interested in that.



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