Jolla has announced its latest Linux-powered device- Jolla Phone, with a strict emphasis on user data security. Brought by the company established in 2011 by former Nokia employees, the phone serves as an alternative to most smartphones today by giving users assurance that their data doesn’t leave their device to a remote server. The phone achieves so without being boring or dumb. It comes with some exciting specifications and features.
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Jolla Phone- A phone that evades tracking of all sorts
Jolla Phone rides much of its appeal on being untrackable. So, it’s an anti-modern smartphone that comes with apps and features that store users’ data on servers. The Jolla Phone’s product page trumpets, “No tracking, no calling home, no hidden analytics.”
“User configurable physical Privacy Switch – turn off your microphone, Bluetooth, Android apps, or whatever you wish.”
“There’s no Google Play services siphoning your data. It’s about owning your device instead of renting it,” the company further declares.
“Every Android phone, every iPhone – they all phone home to California. Your data, your habits, your conversations: processed, analyzed, stored on someone else’s terms. GDPR promised European digital sovereignty. But what good are data protection laws when your entire digital life runs on American infrastructure?”
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Jolla Phone 2025 Specifications and Features
The Jolla Phone 2025 has a sharp, boxy design. It stretches 158 mm in length and is 74 mm in width. The front shows a notch in the selfie camera zone, and a noticeable chin takes up space at the bottom. The corners are tightly sharp, which makes it look like the Samsung Ultra phone. It does. The Jolla logo on the back is not that posh, but that’s the signature it’s got to keep.
The display is compact, stretching just 6.36 inches with an AMOLED panel. It’s got a 19:9 aspect ratio and has a protective layer of Corning Gorilla Glass.
There are two cameras on the back- a 50 MP wide and a 13 MP ultrawide, and an unspecified selfie camera on the front. The back camera can take videos at 4K resolution. Software-wise, the phone boots on Sailfish 5.0, and there’s a promise of 5 major OS upgrades. Despite being Linux, the phone supports Android OS apps. That’s a great relief for users.
It’s said that the phone will use a MediaTek processor. The official information will come later, but it’s said to be a “high-performant Mediatek 5G platform.” Further, the phone comes with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, expandable to 2 TB with a micro SD card. No complaints here regarding the memory part.
Battery, Connectivity, and Other Features
The phone packs a decent 5,500mAh battery, which should be one of its best-selling points. Unlike most smartphones these days, the battery on this Linux Jolla phone is user-replaceable. It takes most of us back to the good old days. For connectivity, it supports 5G, WiFi 6, GPS, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, USB Type-C, etc. Security is handled by a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
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Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 158 x 74 x 9 mm
- Display: 6.36-inch, AMOLED, 1080 x 2260-pixels*, 394 ppi density
- Processor: MediaTek
- RAM: 12 GB
- Memory: 256 GB
- Rear Camera: Dual-Camera (50 MP wide + 13 MP ultrawide)
- Front Camera: NA
- Security: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Battery: 5,500mAh
- OS: Sailfish 5.0 (Linux), 5 major OS upgrades
- Network: 5G
- Connectivity: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, USB Type-C 2.0, GPS
- Colors: Orange | White | Black
Price and availability
The Jolla Phone is now available for pre-order with a down payment of EUR 99, with its price set to stand at EUR 499. According to the company, the phone will cost between EUR 599 – EUR 699. The advance payment will be deducted from the final price of the phone and is fully refundable too.
| Jolla Phone 2025 | Pre-book amount | Final Price (Expected) |
| 12/256 GB | EUR 99 | EUR 599 – EUR 699 |
Reports have surfaced that Jolla Phone’s initial batch was sold out in a few hours. The phone will be shipped in the first half of 2026. The phone comes in orange color, but users can also replace the back cover with black and white color ones.
Conclusion
Jolla Phone is not your ordinary Android phone in a traditional sense. It comes with a promise to safeguard user data by keeping it on the device only. But the phone is not boring, though. It comes with a good screen size, an AMOLED panel, a good amount of RAM and storage, and a battery. The company has also promised that it will use a powerful MediaTek processor. For Android users seeking a switch, the phone will still support Android apps despite being a Linux device. There are a good number of flagship phones out there, but it comes as a clear option in a league of its own.
So, yes, in the smartphone landscape that only sees towering dominance of similar Android OS skins across different phone brands, Jolla Phone differs with its own fresh OS and user data promise. So, it may be worth the money.
