Upgrading a PinePhone Braveheart edition to 3GB

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2021-06-20 04:30:06

It's been over a year since the original PinePhone, also known as the "Braveheart" edition was made available. When I reviewed it, it showed a lot of promise, despite being intended for developers. While the software has been incredibly improved since then, it failed to replace my Android phone.

The problem revealed itself when I tried to sort out why I couldn't use a USB hub with the device. I tried every one in the house, and then even a few more, and none worked. More research landed me on the PinePhone Wiki, where I found a page listing various hardware issues discovered in the Braveheart.

A possible fix was to remove several tiny components on the board to correct the USB issue. This, however, would only fix one of several problems I was having. The worst of which was it didn't have enough memory. The newer Community Edition PinePhones have 3GB of memory in addition to other hardware fixes.

Pine64 sells a number of replacement parts for the PinePhone, including a complete mainboard replacement. Earlier this year, they were also offering a discount to Braveheart owners for one of these replacements.

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