The company rose 14 years ago from the ashes of Nokia’s MeeGo project and pushed Sailfish OS as a fresh Linux platform. Jolla shipped its first phone in 2013 after a crowdfunding blitz. However, in recent years, it has focused on getting Sailfish running on other devices, including some Sony Xperia models and a few OnePlus, Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi devices.

Its new Jolla Phone will only be built if 2,000 units are ordered by 4 January, and the pitch seems to be working, as it has already clocked up 1,721 pre-orders. Each one is discounted to €499 from its usual €599- €699 price range, with delivery slated for the first half of 2026.

According to 9to5Linux, the handset is powered by a Mediatek 5G system-on-chip with 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, expandable to 2TB, a 6.36-inch FullHD AMOLED display with a 390ppi, a 20:9 aspect ratio, Gorilla Glass, and a user-replaceable 5,500mAh battery.

The Linux phone has a dual nano-SIM with 4G and 5G roaming, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, a 50MP wide-angle and 13MP ultrawide main camera setup, a wide-angle lens selfie cam, a fingerprint reader on the power key, a removable back cover, and an RGB notification LED. A physical privacy switch lets users kill the microphone, Bluetooth, Android apps or anything else they fancy disabling.

It will come in Snow White, Kaamos Black and The Orange. Sailfish community members voted on the specs and the design nods to the original Jolla Phone. The new model ships with Sailfish OS and supports Android apps while promising at least five years of updates, no tracking, no phoning home and none of the usual hidden analytics guff.

The phone will be built and sold in Europe, and Jolla says it is working to configure the cellular bands to make global roaming as trouble-free as possible, including time spent on US carriers. Initial sales markets include the EU, the UK, Switzerland and Norway.