{"id":226054,"date":"2025-12-10T19:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/226054\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:17:09","slug":"a-linux-powered-smartphone-that-has-features-you-wont-find-on-most-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/226054\/","title":{"rendered":"A Linux-Powered Smartphone That Has Features You Won&#8217;t Find on Most Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warp.dev?utm_source=its_foss&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=linux_launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/warp.webp.webp\" alt=\"Warp Terminal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founded by engineers in Tunisia, <a href=\"https:\/\/dawndrums.tn\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dawndrums<\/a> is a young company working on open mobile systems. Their <strong>Divine D.<\/strong> smartphone project recently got a significant hardware update with the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.dawndrums.tn\/blog\/dd-rev1.1-arch\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rev 1.1<\/a> board design.<\/p>\n<p>The outfit is headed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-ing-sadok-bdiri-763b57140\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr.-Ing. Sadok Bdiri<\/a>, with the ambitious goal of building an open source project that empowers people and communities to take back control of technology.<\/p>\n<p>They also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HH1s1frNXbo&amp;ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared a video<\/a> showing DawnOS booting successfully on a working Divine D. prototype.<\/p>\n<p>Divine D. is On The Horizon<\/p>\n<p>Being built as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dawndrums.tn\/projects\/divine\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Divine<\/a> project, the Divine D. is a <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/linux-phones\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linux smartphone<\/a> running <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dawndrums\/dawnos\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DawnOS<\/a>. The operating system is built on <a href=\"https:\/\/mobian-project.org\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mobian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Debian<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/phosh.mobi\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phosh<\/a> serving as the desktop user interface.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware has a <strong>Rockchip RK3588S<\/strong> processor at its heart, with 4x Cortex-A76 cores running at 2.4 GHz and 4x Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.8 GHz. Graphics duties are handled by an <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.arm.com\/Processors\/Mali-G610?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arm Mali-G610<\/a> GPU.<\/p>\n<p>The device features <strong>a three-core NPU<\/strong> that delivers 6 TFLOPS of processing power. This allows running language models locally without sending data to external servers. RAM goes <strong>up to 32 GB of LPDDR4x memory<\/strong> with storage options of 64 GB, 128 GB, or 256 GB via eMMC.<\/p>\n<p>The Divine D. also includes <strong>physical kill switches<\/strong> for the cameras, microphones, and cellular modem. These are hardware-level switches that physically cut power to those components.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/divine-d-board-design.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"an illustration that shows the board design for the upcoming divine d. linux phone, there are many hardware elements marked in this\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"720\"  \/>Source: dawndrums<\/p>\n<p>In terms of <strong>ports and expansion<\/strong>, the Divine D. offers a lot:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LoRa module<\/strong> for long-range, low-power communication (think: mesh networks and off-grid messaging).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Micro HDMI 2.1 port<\/strong> with support for 8K video output at 60Hz.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MicroSD Express slot<\/strong> with PCIe 2.0 interface offering speeds of up to 500 MB\/s (backward compatible with regular microSD).<\/li>\n<li><strong>M.2 B-key connector<\/strong> for 4G\/GSM modules to enable mobile network connectivity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18-pin pogo interface<\/strong> that exposes GPIO, SPI, UART, I2C, and JTAG for additional peripheral support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Haptic engine<\/strong> with motor and driver for vibrations, alerts, and reacting dynamically to the user interface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple LED indicators<\/strong> for system status, charging state, battery monitoring, and LoRa connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want Your Own Divine D.?<\/p>\n<p>There is <strong>no information on pricing or shipping timelines yet<\/strong>. The project is still in active development, with the team sharing updates on their <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.dawndrums.tn\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">documentation page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.dawndrums.tn\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">forum<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/HVb5jNBTRH?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Discord<\/a> server.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dawndrums?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub<\/a> page hosts the software repositories under GPL-3.0 licensing, but the availability of hardware design files remains a mystery at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"https:\/\/liliputing.com\/divine-d-open-source-smartphone-inches-closer-to-launch-gains-microsd-express-micro-hdmi-and-lora-support\/?ref=itsfoss.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liliputing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Read \ud83d\udcd6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/jolla-phone-returns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>This Could Be The Linux Phone We All Have Been Waiting For<\/p>\n<p>The Jolla Phone returns over a decade after the original 2013 launch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-jolla-phone-launch-banner.png\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display = 'none'\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Founded by engineers in Tunisia, dawndrums is a young company working on open mobile systems. 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