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Full PinePhone 3D Files Released

This week PineStore has released the full 3D file for the PinePhone/PinePhone Pro. This is different than the file only containing the back cover, which does not include the buttons or the internal and external frame.

This opens up the possibility of self repairing some PinePhone components using 3D printers along with creating custom parts.

This may be considered as a final hurrah for this generation of the PinePhone from PineStore. Though this does not however mark the end of the devices themselves. They are still going, still supported by many mobile Linux projects and still one of the most open mobile Linux hardware platforms you can find. Let’s keep them going for many years to come!

The 3D file can be found on the PineStore server and the “PinePhone board information, schematics and certifications” section of the wiki.

• https://files.pine64.org/doc/PinePhone/PinePhone_and_Pro_case_asm.stp (direct link)
• https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone

PinePhone2?

This has been said previously in another blog post but many continue to inquire about a successor to the first PinePhone line.

It is not off the cards, but the straight answer is not right now.

The founder of PineStore has discussed how the PinePhone was always meant as a development platform to help bring the at the time stagnant mobile Linux space up. He thinks that they have done their job as the focus has moved on to porting Linux to Android phones that are much cheaper and have more performance.

It would be a big financial risk, where PineStore would lose a lot of money developing the device and with the current market there, is no SOC that currently fits the solution.

But coming back to the beginning, this does not mean “no”. But when the time is right, this decision may change.

JFs 3D Printed Back Cover

Community member JF has already 3D printed a back case for their PinePhone using this 3D model release. Here are some photos he shared.

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If you have quality control issues with your device once you receive it, don’t wait, contact PineStore support.

• For general queries and information from the Pine Store: info@pine64.org
• For queries regarding support from the Pine Store: support@pine64.org
• For sales/wholesale related questions: sales@pine64.org
• If you have hardware defects or any other hardware issues to go: https://pine64.zohodesk.com/portal/en/home

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