Planet Computers Cosmo Communicator (planet-cosmocom)

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Note Linux is officially supported by Planet Computers, see here.


Planet Computers Cosmo Communicator
Manufacturer Planet Computers
Name Cosmo Communicator
Codename planet-cosmocom
Released 2019
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software Android
Original version 9.0
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek Helio P70 (MT6771T or MT6771WT?)
CPU 4x Cortex A73 @2.0GHz, 4x Cortex A53 @2.0GHz
GPU ARM Mali G72 MP3 @800MHz
Display 2160x1080 FHD+ and external 570x240 AMOLED
Storage 128 GB
Memory 6 GB
Architecture AArch64
Type Keyboard Handset
Features
USB Networking
Works
Flashing
Touchscreen
Broken
Display
Works
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Broken
Battery
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader


Contributors

  • Cosmic
  • shymega - have gotten postmarketOS to boot on Cosmo, only with software rendering, and custom initramfs hackery.

Users owning this device

  • Affenull2345 (Notes: mainlining...)
  • Codycode (Notes: Modified keyboard)
  • Dragon788 (Notes: have one of these that I primarily play with UBPorts on but would certainly like to test with pmOS)
  • Senorsmile (Notes: Daily backup)
  • Shymega (Notes: Two of these. One as a backup phone, one given to me by Planet Computers.)


Mainline Kernel

A mainline kernel for mt6771 and Planet Cosmo Communicator with minimal support is available here: https://github.com/affenull2345/linux/commits/mt6771

See also