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which linux phone is the most promising?
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None, because a phone is useless without applications.
Edit: I'm all for a truly open-source phone with no tracking but at some point things must be useful as well and applications from the Play Store or App Store are something people have to get and use everyday. For instance in my country, if you exclude browser-based banking no bank will work those Linux phones and the NFC / contactless payment system here requires either Apple Pay, Google Wallet or a proprietary app develop by a banking alliance. Govt provides electronic versions of your identity card, driving license and a ton of other cards related to the govt that also require an Android/iOS app they make... Even something simple like setting up a TP-Link Tapo wireless security camera will require an app these days.
https://linuxphoneapps.org/
Oh yeah, my bank will definitely support Linux phones lol
Banking apps run in Android emulation layers on GNU/Linux. Your bank doesn't need to support Linux phones.