XDA has teamed up with F(x)tec and the team behind LineageOS to launch the world's first smartphone that runs on LineageOS out of the box. For the uninitiated, LineageOS is a popular custom ROM that's available for a wide variety of Android devices out there. It is based on the AOSP-version of the OS but the team behind the ROM has added their own set of features and tweaks to it.
The Pro1-X is based on the F(x)tec Pro 1 that was originally announced last year. It features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5.99-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835 chipset, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and a 3,200mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support. The front of the phone houses an 8MP camera while the rear has a 12MP f/1.8 shooter paired with a 5MP depth sensor.
The highlight of the F(x)tec Pro-1X is that it runs on LineageOS out of the box. XDA notes that its main reason to create this phone is to give customers a choice and control over their data as LineageOS has a number of privacy-oriented features. Apart from LineageOS, XDA and F(x)tec will also offer customers the option of getting the phone with Ubuntu Touch. This is the world's first smartphone with a Qualcomm chipset to run the touch version of Ubuntu. Apart from this, the team behind the phone is also working on other OS support for the device including Sailfish OS.
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The F(x)tec Pro1-X is estimated to ship in March 2021 and carries a retail price of $899. The device is being crowdfunded on Indiegogo though, and one can get the Pro 1-X for as low as $599 if they back the project in time to get one of the pre-early bird units.
The F(x)tec Pro1-X is not the first smartphone in the world to run on a custom ROM out of the box though. Back in 2013, OPPO had announced the N1 that ran on CyanogenMod -- the spiritual predecessor to LineageOS -- out of the box.
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