Jolla Phone 2026: 10,000 pre-orders reached, hardware specs complete and Jolla at MWC

I haven’t written an update on the Jolla Phone in a long time, but now there’s really a lot to talk about.

The Jolla Phone has now been pre-ordered 10,000 times, which unlocks The Other Half (THO) and now gives us all the opportunity to use the Jolla Phone’s pogo pins to create smart back covers with all kinds of expansion options. THO will be open source in terms of both hardware and software, so we’ll also get the CAD data for the back covers... a really great thing for 3D printing enthusiasts like me.

Technical specifications (now complete)

• SoC: Mediatek Dimensity 7100 5G platform
• RAM: 8GB (12GB upgrade option)
• Storage: 256GB + expandable with microSDXC
• Cellular: 4G + 5G with single tray two-sided dual nano-SIM with a separate slot for the microSDXC
• Display: 6.36” ~390ppi FullHD AMOLED, aspect ratio 20:9, Gorilla Glass
• Sony cameras: 50MP wide + 13MP ultrawide main cameras, front-facing 32MP wide-lens selfie camera
• Battery: approx. 5,500mAh, user replaceable
• Connectivity: WiFi 6, BT 5.4, NFC
• Location: GPS/Galileo/GLONASS/BEIDOU
• Dimensions: ~158 x 74 x 9mm, est. 190g
• Other: Power key fingerprint reader, user changeable back cover, RGB indication LED, Privacy Switch

4G & 5G global roaming modem configuration:

• LTE FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28AB, 66
• LTE TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
• 5G NR: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

 

 

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The Jolla phone at MWC 2026

 

 

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The Sailfish OS app launcher on the J2

Incidentally, all previous pre-orders will automatically receive the 12 GB version, regardless of whether they are in batch 1, 2 or 3.

The Jolla Phone at MWC 2026 in Barcelona

Prices for the Jolla Phone 2026

Of course, there are also prices, and you can consider yourself really lucky if you pre-ordered in batch 1:

In batch 1, the Jolla Phone 2026 still cost £499. (all batches cost 99 Euro in advance, with the rest payable when the time came).
Batch 2 already cost 549 Euro, and batch 3 was available for 579 Euro.

Now, unfortunately (thanks to RAM prices on the global market), the price has already reached 649 Euro for the 8 GB version and £699 for the 12 GB version.
Jolla can’t do anything about this, because global market prices have risen MASSIVELY recently due to artificial intelligence and the data centres required for it.

Perhaps the Jolla Phone will be available again at a slightly lower price in the future, but that will probably be at the end of 2026 or more likely 2027 (and is by no means guaranteed).

So if you want to own a Jolla Phone, which is practically the only smartphone on the market that has modern hardware, is assembled in Europe, has software developed in Europe, and is made by a European manufacturer from Finland, you should probably strike now – prices could rise even further thanks to the RAM crisis, and as with the three previous batches, the latest batch for MWC is selling like hotcakes. :)

This whole development around Sailfish OS and the Jolla Phone is really exciting – which, by the way, is already running on Sailfish 5.1 on the demo devices. ;)

If you want to learn more about Sailfish OS, the Jolla Phone or The Other Half, take a look at my YouTube channel or my Sailfish OS section on this website:

• Sailfish OS at PW3d
• For a good start: Important Apps and Patches
• My YouTube channel: Continuum Gaming’s SFOS Playlist