Volla has started shipping the Volla Phone Plinius, a 6.67 inch handset that lets buyers pick between two privacy-minded operating systems at checkout: the company's Google-free Volla OS built on Android, or the Linux-based Ubuntu Touch maintained by the UBports community. Pre-orders for the entry-level configuration are now reaching customers, with the higher-tier Plinius Plus expected to ship in June 2026.
Inside both versions is a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 paired with a 2400 x 1080 OLED panel running at 120 Hz, with 550 nits typical and 1000 nits peak brightness. The display supports 10-point multitouch even with gloves or wet fingers, which fits the phone's semi-rugged framing. The base model packs 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage behind a transparent, frosted-glass back, while the Plinius Plus moves up to 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a reinforced rear panel with a pogo pin connector that Volla says is reserved for future accessories.
The hardware leans into repairability and longevity in ways most flagships have abandoned. The 5,300 mAh battery is user-replaceable, though you'll need a screwdriver to crack the IP68-rated chassis open. Charging tops out at 30W over USB 2.0 Type-C with 15W wireless as a backup, and connectivity covers WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, 5G NR, dual SIM via nano SIM and eSIM, plus a microSD slot that accepts cards up to 1TB. Two user-mappable hardware buttons handle app shortcuts, and biometric login runs through an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The camera array is modest by 2026 flagship standards, with a 64MP wide, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro on the back. That tracks with Volla's broader pitch, which targets users who care more about controlling their software stack than chasing computational photography. Ubuntu Touch buyers in particular get a fully convergent Linux phone with a desktop mode, while Volla OS sticks to a stripped-down Android experience without Google Mobile Services.
The Plinius continues Volla's established practice of contributing a portion of each device sale to the UBports Foundation, the non-profit that funds Ubuntu Touch development, and the community has already opened a dedicated forum thread tracking the port. Volla also publishes kernel sources for its hardware under the HelloVolla GitHub organization, a consistent practice across all previous models that has underpinned porting efforts from the wider Halium-based mobile Linux ecosystem.
The Volla Phone Plinius sells for €598 (about $640) in Europe, and the Plinius Plus runs €698 (about $750).
