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This DIY Linux mini-laptop is made from an old smartphone

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 30, 2023

Stable kernels: Linux 6.3.5, Linux 6.1.31, Linux 5.15.114, Linux 5.10.181, Linux 5.4.244, Linux 4.19.284, and Linux 4.14.316

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↺ Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime

The phone that was sacrificed for this build is a Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime, which is a 2015 smartphone with a 4.6 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel IPS LCD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage.

While the phone only had a 2,200 mAh battery, there’s more room in the mini-laptop, so once you know the power requirements it’s possible to add a connect a larger battery to the BSI board: modified version has a 4,000 mAh battery.

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