The Open Source Smartphone Buying Guide (2026 Edition)

Hazel Reviews | Season 1, Episode 10 Well since we’re reaching the year 2026, it’s appropriate to call this episode the 2026 edition of the ultimate smartphone buying guide. as of writing this script, I have accumulated a lot of experience since 2022 with the introduction that’s GrapheneOS on the Google Pixel 3, and later that same year Ubuntu Touch on the Google Nexus 5, and then graduating to all kinds of other mobile operating systems such as PostmarketOS, and the controversial Sailfish OS, and everything else in between. Open source smartphones are such a niche thing since it pretty much turns your smartphone (which was locked down by the iOS or Android ecosystems by the way) into a fully-fledged computer, with some including the ability to connect to an external monitor, with targeting OS’es being GNU/Linux, the same exact suite of software and apps you’ll find on desktop Linux. So in this season finale of Hazel Reviews, we’re going to be looking at The Open Source Smartphone Buying Guide (2026 Edition), so get your pen and notepad, because you’re going to need it when you’re shopping for a new open source smartphone. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - From Humble Beginnings 04:34 - Android Open Source Project 12:52 - Linux Phones 22:58 - Ending © 2025 NokzeMedia Video Programming LLC. All Rights Reserved.