{"id":462463,"date":"2026-05-01T02:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/462463\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:14:13","slug":"volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/462463\/","title":{"rendered":"Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Volla Phone Plinius<\/strong><\/a> is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and a semi-rugged design.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also the latest in a line of phones from Volla<\/a> that ship with a choice of two different operating systems: a Google-free version of Android called Volla OS or the Linux-based Ubuntu Touch operating system. The company started taking pre-orders earlier this year and says that the phone is now shipping<\/a> to customers who opted for an entry-level model. The Volla Phone Plinius Plus should begin shipping in June.<\/p>\n

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The base model features 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a transparent back cover with a glass coating and frosted finish. The Plus model has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, plus an \u201cextra-durable back\u201d with a pogo pin connector \u201cfor future accessories.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both models have displays with support for up to 550 nits typical brightness or 1000 nits peak brightness and support for 10-point multitouch input even if you\u2019re wearing gloves or have wet hands.<\/p>\n

The phones are rated IP68 for dust and water resistance, and have a 5,300 mAh battery that can be removed and replaced, although you\u2019ll need a screwdriver to open the case to access the battery. The phone has a USB 2.0 Type-C OTG port with support with support for 30W wired charging, and there\u2019s also support for 15W wireless charging.<\/p>\n

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Wireless capabilities include support for WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, 5G NR , and GNSSS navigation. There\u2019s a physical nano SIM card reader and eSIM support, allowing you to use this as a dual SIM phone. There\u2019s also a microSD card reader with support for cards up to 1TB.<\/p>\n

Other features include 64MP wide angle, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro cameras, gravity, proximity, and light sensors, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and two user-configurable buttons that you can use to quickly launch apps to perform frequently used functions.<\/p>\n

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The Volla Phone Plinius sells for \u20ac598 in Europe<\/a>, while the Plinius Plus is \u20ac698.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Volla Phone Plinius is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[18,19,17,279,82,203245,203246,203247],"class_list":{"0":"post-462463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-mobile","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-volla","14":"tag-volla-phone","15":"tag-volla-phone-plinius"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116496909519315582","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}