This phone runs Android, Linux, and Windows, but it's just been delayed

The NexPhone stood out back in January thanks to its official support for Android, Linux, and Windows 11. Unfortunately, there’s somewhat disappointing news if you were hoping to get your hands on the device before the end of the year.

The NexPhone team has announced on their website that they’re now aiming for a March 2027 shipment date:

We are now targeting shipments to preorder customers for the end of Q1 2027—March 2027. That is at least four months later than the November 2026 estimate in our last newsletter.

The company attributed this delay to antenna interference issues, which necessitated design changes, antenna-board revisions, and new prototypes. It also pointed to further build quality tweaks.

This delay is disappointing, but it also comes against the backdrop of the RAM crisis. AI companies have bought up memory, resulting in an industry shortage and skyrocketing RAM costs.

Thankfully, the NexPhone team has good news if you’re worried about a price hike:

Rising memory component costs are increasing our production costs. As a result, NexPhone’s final retail price—the MSRP—is expected to be higher than the current $599 preorder price. We will announce the final MSRP once production costs are confirmed.

Your total device price remains locked—whether you reserved NexPhone at $549 or $599. New preorders placed at the current $599 price receive the same price protection. Any increase in the final retail price will not affect the device price secured by your preorder

There’s also good news on the software front, as the NexPhone now runs Android 17 instead of Android 16. Furthermore, the phone’s desktop mode has received upgrades too. This includes files and folders on the desktop itself (not just shortcuts), a recycle bin, and a file drawer with a dual-pane view for source and destination folders.

There’s no concrete news on the Windows and Linux front. However, the team says it’s chipping away at drivers for Windows, as well as “refining” Debian Linux in Android.

Either way, there are very few phones on the market that officially support two operating systems. So we’re rooting for the NexPhone to actually launch in its new release window.