NexPhone arrives as a practical answer to a longstanding idea: carry one pocketable device that behaves as an Android smartphone, a ready-to-run Debian Linux workstation, and — when you need full desktop apps — reboots into a native Windows 11 (Arm) environment that can drive an external monitor...
Nex Computer’s NexPhone promises to be the kind of gadget that makes tech enthusiasts grin: a midrange smartphone that’s explicitly engineered to become a full PC — running Android and Linux with desktop modes and, most unusually, able to boot into Windows 11 so it can act as a proper Windows PC...
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NexPhone is a provocative, niche-first smartphone that ships from the factory able to run Android, a full Debian Linux desktop, and — unusually for any retail handset — a native Windows 11 on Arm installation, with an early price of $549 and refundable reservations requiring a $199 deposit...
NexPhone arrives as a rare, intentional experiment: a midrange smartphone that promises to be three devices in one — a daily Android handset, a pocketable Linux desktop, and a rebootable Windows 11 mini-PC.
Background
The company behind the new device, Nex Computer (the team known for the...