Jolla, a Finnish mobile company and developer of open mobile operating system Sailfish OS has announced Sailfish 3 at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
In addition to its new OS, the company announced new device support for Sony’s Xperia XA2, the Gemini PDA, and INOI tablets. Sailfish is now also available for the new era of 4G Feature Phones.
This is the year of Sailfish 3, the next generation of the world’s only alternative mobile operating system. Sailfish 3 is a result of rigorous development work and the efforts made together with Jolla’s licensing partners and the Sailfish community.
Sami Pienimäki, CEO of Jolla comments: “Sailfish OS has evolved from being originally the OS for Jolla devices, all the way to supporting different major regional mobile ecosystem projects, and a vast number of mobile devices. We are very proud to be moving to the third generation in our OS development, and believe it will provide a great upgrade for all our B2G, B2B, and community customers.”
For Sailfish 3 Jolla is providing full support for regional infrastructures including steady releases & OS upgrades, services to establish independent R&D centers, local hosting, training, and a flexible feature set to support specific customer needs. Sailfish 3 will also have extended security features and options, taking the level of independence to the next level and making it a solid option for various corporate solutions.
Sailfish 3 will be rolled out in phases during Q3/2018 for all licensees and customers.
New Sailfish devices announced
Sailfish OS is officially supported now on over a dozen mobile devices, and even more through the Sailfish community. Support extends several form factors including feature phones, wearables, tablets, corporate solutions, and a range of smartphones. Further with Sailfish 3, Jolla will extend its downloadable version of the OS, the Sailfish X, to new devices, such as the Gemini PDA.
New Sailfish devices announced in MWC 2018 include upcoming support for the brand new Sony’s Xperia XA2. In collaboration with Sony Open Device Program, Jolla will make Sailfish OS available for the Xperia XA2. Through the Sailfish X program interested tech heads can purchase an official Sailfish X license and install the OS on their brand new Sony’s Xperia™ XA2 devices. The software will become available in summer 2018.
Also, coming soon with Sailfish OS is the cool Gemini PDA by Planet Computers. The popular, crowdfunded Gemini PDA is a next generation mobile PDA with a fully functioning physical keyboard and is now in shipments to its first customers. The Sailfish OS version is first demoed and shown to public in MWC 2018. Further availability will be announced later.
The third new Sailfish device announced in MWC 2018 is the new tablet by Russian brand INOI. The new INOI tablet comes in two different versions: 8” INOI T8 and 10” INOI T10. The device is primarily targeted to Russian corporate customers.
Sailfish OS now available for feature phones
In MWC 2018 Jolla is also showcasing a totally new segment for Sailfish OS: the new era of highly capable 4G feature phones.
Sami Pienimäki continues: “What sets Sailfish OS apart from its competitors in the feature phone segment is the capability to do low-spec hardware configurations and still run selected Android apps thanks to our unique solution. Sailfish OS is also VoLTE capable, which is coming increasingly important for the new era of this segment.”
