PurismLinux smartphoneLast featured Dec 2020
Purism Librem 5
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Impressive privacy hardware and fast software, but expensive, short on apps and unlikely to challenge Android.
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- Price when I covered it
- $800
- Featured in
- 1 video · 2020
- Category
- Phones · Concept & rare
What I liked
- hardware kill switches for privacy
- fully open source software
- snappy performance despite weak chip
- removable battery
What I didn't
- $800 price
- very limited app choice
- dated, calculator-like design
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the privacy features are insane”
“this librium five is eight hundred dollars why is it eight hundred dollars”
“it's not going to be an android killer”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:07Are Linux Smartphones about to KILL Android?Impressive privacy hardware and fast software, but expensive, short on apps and unlikely to challenge Android.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Overengineered
“the privacy features are insane”
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