Jolla (smartphone) explained

Jolla
Manufacturer:Qisda Corporation.
Available:27 November 2013 (Finnish pre-orders) / 11 December 2013 (Finland) / December 2013 (pre-orders) / Q1 2014 (worldwide)
Price:199€
Screen:4.5" IPS qHD (960 × 540 px) "Estrade" display
Camera:8 megapixel AF camera with LED flash
2Nd Camera:2 megapixel front-facing camera
Operatingsystem:Sailfish OS[1]
Input:Capacitive touchscreen
microphone
Cpu:Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 1.4 GHz dual-core processor
Memory:1 GB RAM
Storage:16 GB
Memory Card:microSDHC, up to 32GB is officially supported; up to 64GB if microSDXC card is formatted to Jolla-supported formats like Fat32.[2]
Networks:GSM/3G/4G/LTE[3]
Battery:2100 mAh user-replaceable battery
Up to approximately 9 to 10 hours of talk time (GSM/3G, respectively)
Connectivity:
Size:
  • Height: 131mm
  • Width: 68mm
  • Thickness: 9.9mm
Weight:141g
Status:Released
Predecessor:Nokia N9 (by MeeGo, community & spiritual legacy)
Sar:
  • Head SAR 0.546 W/kg
  • Body SAR 1.470 W/kg[5]

The Jolla smartphone (or Jolla 1 or J1)[6] is a smartphone produced by Jolla[7] that runs the Sailfish OS. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, it was manufactured in China[8] and released on 27 November 2013. The Jolla smartphone is no longer supported by Sailfish OS updates, the last update compatible being v3.4.0, released on 22 September 2020.[9]

Like the Nokia N9, the Jolla diverted from the at that time conventional smartphone home button centric user interface and only featured a power button and a volume up and down rocker switch. Instead it relied on a swipe interface to close and switch between screens and applications would access a pulley menu to select menu items[10] inside applications.

In addition to the comparably limited number of native Sailfish applications available in the Jolla app store, the Jolla Phone featured the proprietary Alien Dalvik to provide support for and installing Android-applications from Aptoide.

First unveiled device

On 20 May 2013, after IamTheOtherHalf internet campaign, Jolla unveiled the following details and design of their first device:

The Sailfish OS SDK was published at the end of February 2013.

The Jolla smartphone is compatible with frequency bands in the ITU region 1: 4G (LTE) bands 3 (1800 MHz), 7 (2600 MHz) and 20 (800 MHz); 3G (WCDMA / UMTS) band 1 (2100 MHz), 8 (900 MHz); 2G (GSM) bands 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz. 4G and 3G will work in Europe but support is not guaranteed in other regions, even if a compatible frequency band is used.[11] [12]

Retail availability

Jolla started shipping the phone in late November 2013. At first the phone could only be ordered on the web from within the European Union. [13]

The phone also became available in the stores of the Finnish carrier DNA on 11 December 2013.[14]

On 28 April 2014, the Jolla phone became available in Estonia at the outlets of Elisa Eesti, the first operator outside Finland to offer the phone in their shops.[13]

On 25 July 2014 Jolla opened the first Jolla store in Kazakhstan in association with Mobile Invest.[15]

On 12 August 2014 Jolla was launched in Hong Kong in a partnership with 3 Hong Kong.[16]

In September 2014, Jolla launched in India on e-retailer Snapdeal.

In November 2014, Jolla launched in Russia.

Support

Sailfish OS updates were provided for the Jolla 1 for 7 years.

Other Linux distributions like postmarketOS continue to provide updates for the original Jolla phone but don't support calls, SMS or mobile data.[17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/release-notes-koli-4-0-1/4542 sailfishos.org release notes for version 4.0.1 on 2021-04-21: Support for J1 ended with version 3.4.0
  2. Web site: Twitter / JollaHQ: @Whippler_42 32gb on tuettu. . fi . 32gb [sic] is supported. . 27 November 2013 . 12 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Twitter / JollaHQ: @Nede7 LTE is already in ... . 12 December 2013 . 12 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Jolla Smartphone specs . PhoneArena . 16 April 2015 . 16 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Jolla - get to know us . 12 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Jolla Phone. 25 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Jolla - we are unlike . 12 December 2013.
  8. [File:Jolla Phone (J1) next to its white "the other half" back cover and battery.jpg|thumb|Picture of Jolla phone (J1) behind the other half back cover: "Design from Finland - Made in China]
  9. Last version to support the original Jolla Phone sailfishos.org release notes for version 4.0.1 on 2021-04-21: Support for the Jolla 1 phone ended with version 3.4.0
  10. https://sailfishos.org/design/navigation Sailfish OS Pulley Menu explained
  11. Web site: Jolla phone: Which cellular frequency bands are supported?.
  12. Web site: Jolla LTE 4G supported countries and operators. 19 June 2014 .
  13. News: Kullasepp . Kuldar . Eestis tuleb müügile Jolla nutitelefon . et . The Jolla smartphone comes on sale in Estonia . Majandus24 . . 2014-04-28 . 2014-06-16.
  14. Web site: [Press] Jolla smartphones available from DNA Stores from 11 December ]. 3 February 2014 . 13 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140213081658/http://www.jollausers.com/2013/12/press-jolla-smartphones-available-from-dna-stores-from-11-december/ . dead .
  15. http://reviewjolla.blogspot.nl/2014/07/jolla-showroom-opening-at-almaty.html#more Jolla opens Jolla Store in Kazachstan
  16. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114240/https://cdn.jolla.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/32_20140812_-_JOLLA_PRESS_RELEASE_EN_FINAL.PDF . 2014-08-26 . Jolla launched in Hong Kong
  17. Web site: Jolla Phone (jolla-sbj) - postmarketOS.