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# This Could Be The Linux Phone We All Have Been Waiting For
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/jolla-phone-returns/
- Published: 2025-12-08T12:19:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-08T12:19:31.000Z
- Description: The Jolla Phone returns over a decade after the original 2013 launch.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: News

Emerging from the ashes of [Nokia](https://www.nokia.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) and [MeeGo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo?ref=itsfoss.com) in 2011, [Jolla](https://jolla.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a Finnish company founded by former Nokia engineers. They continued developing Linux-powered mobile operating systems and devices when MeeGo was abandoned.

Their first product, the [Jolla Phone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolla%5F%28smartphone%29?ref=itsfoss.com), launched in November 2013 after a successful crowdfunding campaign. It ran [Sailfish OS](https://sailfishos.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), a gesture-based Linux system that Jolla continues developing to this day.

Now, they have launched **the new Jolla Phone** as part of a crowdfunding campaign that has **already crossed the 2,000 units booked mark** the Jolla team set for bringing this phone into production.

## Jolla Phone Returns

![this illustration has a mixed green/blue/purple background, with the sides (back, right, left, top, bottom) of the orange-colored (called the orange) model of the new jolla phone being shown except the front display side.](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/12/new-jolla-phone-overview.png)

Powered by **Sailfish OS 5**, the new Jolla Phone is quite different from an Android or iOS-equipped phone. It **does not track users or send data to corporate servers**. The operating system respects privacy by default.

Jolla commits to **minimum five years of OS support** with no forced obsolescence. Users get long-term software updates without being pushed to upgrade hardware prematurely, and **the phone supports Android apps** through [AppSupport](https://jolla.com/appsupport/?ref=itsfoss.com).

This lets anyone run their favorite Android applications in a sandboxed environment. Users **can also keep their device completely de-Googled** if it suits them.

The power button on the right integrates a fingerprint reader for quick unlocking and authentication, while **a physical privacy** on the left switch allows you to exert hardware-level control to disable the on-board microphones, Bluetooth, and any specific Android apps.

Moreover, **the battery is user-replaceable** through a detachable back cover (*third-party back covers could be a thing too*). You won't need any tools or an advanced degree in electronic engineering to replace it (*Google and Apple should learn from this*).

![this illustration shows all the sides of the new jolla phone, with one of them showing the dimensions of the on-board display, which is 6.36 inches](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/12/new-jolla-phone-dimensions.png)

The Sailfish OS community members [shaped this device through voting](https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone/23882?ref=itsfoss.com). Jolla asked the community to decide on RAM, storage, display size, cameras, and other key features.

**While the full specifications are not out yet**, Jolla has shared the following **key specs** for the new Jolla Phone:

- **SoC:** Unnamed high-performance Mediatek 5G platform.
- **RAM:** 12 GB
- **Storage:** 256 GB + expandable with microSDXC.
- **Display:** 6.36″ \~390 ppi Full-HD AMOLED (*protected by Gorilla Glass)*.
- **Cameras:** 50MP Wide + 13MP Ultrawide main cameras, front-facing wide-lens selfie camera.
- **Battery:** \~5,500 mAh, user-replaceable.
- **Connectivity:** WiFi 6, BT 5.4, and NFC.
- **Cellular:** 4G + 5G with dual nano-SIM and global roaming modem configuration
- **Dimensions:** \~158 x 74 x 9mm

## Get Your Own Jolla Phone

The phone comes in three color options. *Snow White*, *Kaamos Black*, and *The Orange*.

It is available to pre-order on the [official website](https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder?ref=itsfoss.com) with a **€99 refundable booking amount**. The final price for the pre-order model is **€499**, including local VAT. But these are early bird prices.

**The final retail price** for the new Jolla Phone is expected to be in the €599 to €699 range (*incl VAT*). Pre-order supporters will get a special edition back cover exclusive to the first batch.

The phone targets the EU, UK, Switzerland, and Norway initially. However, **the device is designed to work outside Europe** with global roaming support. Jolla estimates **delivery by the end of the first half of 2026**.

[Jolla Phone (pre-order)](https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder?ref=itsfoss.com)