The Pro1-X will help support the development of LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch

Yesterday was a great day in the history of XDA; after years of rumors and plenty of April Fools’ jokes, we actually made a phone! The new Pro1-X is an adaptation of the Pro1 launched by our friends at F(x)tec last year and features more RAM, more storage, and more importantly, it runs a different platform. The first smartphone to run LineageOS out of the box, there’s plenty of reasons to like the Pro1-X but here’s one that we haven’t revealed until just now: the Pro1-X will directly help to support the development of LineageOS.\

As anyone involved with LineageOS will tell you, F(x)tec has helped participate in community development around the LineageOS platform and we’re excited to expand that support going forward. Liangchen Chen – the co-founder of F(x)tec and an all-around lovely guy who’s passionate about LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish, and other alternative platforms – provided the following quote to help outline our approach to giving back to the community:

We want to ensure that we give back to the community for helping us achieve our goal of creating a device made for the enthusiasts. We will be donating a small amount per device sold to either the LineageOS or Ubuntu Touch communities once the campaign concludes, and also helping the development efforts by providing kernels, drivers and our own development resources”

That’s not all though: the Pro1-X is also only available via the Indiegogo campaign. We’ve heard and read many comments that suggest users may wish to wait until it goes on general sale later, however, this is an exclusive device that’s only available for the duration of this campaign. Miss it, and well, you miss the world’s first smartphone running LineageOS. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s also the most powerful Ubuntu Touch OS smartphone ever made, with the HDMI-out allowing you to just plug a cable in and use a full Ubuntu desktop experience using nothing more than the keyboard on the phone, and the screen as a trackpad.

You can find out more about our new phone at the Indiegogo page below, but as a quick reminder, there’s an exclusive XDA early-bird price that’s also only available in limited quantities via the direct link below, so get yours now!

  Get yours at Indiegogo now!

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