"Carrying more computers than you want is familiar. There is a personal phone, maybe a MacBook, and then a separate Windows laptop "just for work" or a Linux box for coding. Phone-as-PC ideas have been floating around for years, but they usually stop at a half-baked desktop mode that feels more like a demo than something you would actually use for hours at a stretch. NexPhone is an Android 16 handset built on Qualcomm's QCM6490, a long-term-support chip Qualcomm says will be backed through 2036."
"It has 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage with microSD expansion, a 6.58-inch 120 Hz display, a 5,000 mAh battery, dual rear cameras, dual SIM, wireless charging, and MIL-STD-810H plus IP68/IP69K ruggedization. NexOS lets you treat the phone as three machines in one. On its own, it is a clean Android system with no bloatware. Plug it into a monitor, and you can switch into Android desktop mode or full Debian-based Linux with hardware acceleration, sharing folders between them."
NexPhone combines a Qualcomm QCM6490-based Android 16 handset with laptop-class features: 12 GB RAM, 256 GB storage with microSD, a 6.58-inch 120 Hz display, 5,000 mAh battery, dual cameras, dual SIM, wireless charging, and MIL-STD-810H plus IP68/IP69K ruggedization. NexOS offers three modes: standalone Android, an Android desktop when docked, and a full Debian-based Linux with hardware acceleration and shared folders. Users can opt to boot Windows 11 on Arm and use a custom Windows Mobile–style UI. The phone includes a five-port USB-C hub for HDMI, keyboard, mouse, and power. Multi-boot and Windows-on-Arm present compatibility, performance, and complexity trade-offs.
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