About this tag
The linux on mobile tag covers discussions about smartphones that can run Linux desktop environments, often alongside Android and Windows. Recent threads focus on the NexPhone, a rugged device that boots into Debian Linux and Windows 11 when connected to a monitor. Topics include multi-OS functionality, desktop modes, and the convergence of phone and PC capabilities. The tag is relevant for users interested in mobile Linux, dual-boot smartphones, and hardware that bridges mobile and desktop computing.
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    NexPhone: The Pocket Phone That Becomes a Full Windows 11 PC

    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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    • Forum: Windows News
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    NexPhone: Rugged tri OS smartphone with Android 16, Linux desktop, and Windows 11

    The smartphone that wants to be your laptop is real — and it comes with Android 16, a full Debian Linux desktop and an optional bootable Windows 11 partition, all packaged into a $549 midrange handset that pledges to revive the spirit (if not the entire ecosystem) of Windows Phone. Background /...