Pro1-X: XDA Developers collaborates to create the world's first Lineage OS and Ubuntu Touch smartphone

XDA Developers has announced its first smartphone, the Pro1-X. Crowdfunded on Indiegogo, the Pro1-X may look familiar to the intrepid smartphone fan. The Pro-X is actually a rebadged F(x)tec Pro 1, which launched last year. The Pro1-X sports a new colour scheme and comes with more memory than the Pro 1, but not a lot else has changed.

At the heart of the Pro1-X lies a Snapdragon 835 - yes Qualcomm's nearly 4-year-old flagship SoC. By today's standards, the Snapdragon 835 compares to the Snapdragon 730G, so the Pro1-X will not be offering flagship performance. Nonetheless, its fold-out keyboard is unique, even if it was done to death at the beginning of the smartphone era.

The Pro1-X also comes with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 256 GB of expandable storage. The device supports dual-SIM connectivity too, along with NFC, a fingerprint scanner and a dedicated camera button. Up front is a 5.99-inch AMOLED screen that resolves at 2,160 x 1,080 pixels, which F(x)tec has protected with Gorilla Glass 3. Powering the Pro1-X is a 3,200 mAh battery Additionally, the Pro1-X has stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.