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You lost me at the resolution. 720p is ridiculous in 2019. Also 32GB of internal storage is extremely restricting (even with the SD card, apps like to install on the main storage).
This isn't Android. It's a computer and any partition you put on a secondary storage device, can be done on this computer that makes phone calls.
So for me, this is roughly what I want in a phone. But the thing is, I bought a phone over two years ago, with better specs for $100 less. That same phone today is priced at $200-$300. The way I see it the real value add for this phone is the software, and this whole mainline Linux, FOSS, run whatever you want approach is very attractive to me. But is it worth $700? Is it worth $700 when my current phone is in great…
I hope their around long enough for that sbc to be RISC-V based.
I am happy that they made the LTE connection an M.2 card that can be easily upgraded. But without a discernible upgrade path for the rest, this feels like it might not be enough for long enough.
With some rough finances, Im gonna have to save up. This phone will be nice enough at$700, and a Category ~15-ish M.2 LTE module should run around $100-$200.
I do want to see some reviews and tutorials though. A configurable web-app sandbox is absolutely necessary.
I don't understand how they're still committing to shipping in Q3. From the last monthly update it doesn't look like they're all that close to a final release.
I agree. There's no evidence that they have even a single prototype phone in the final form factor, let alone any tooling to make the cases etc. I've preordered one, and I hope I eventually get it, but I think shipping in Q3 is just not going to happen.
So for me, this is roughly what I want in a phone. But the thing is, I bought a phone over two years ago, with better specs for $100 less. That same phone today is priced at $200-$300. The way I see it the real value add for this phone is the software, and this whole mainline Linux, FOSS, run whatever you want approach is very attractive to me. But is it worth $700? Is it worth $700 when my current phone is in great…
That’s ok. You don’t need to buy it. The smartphone market is filled with phones subsidized by information harvesting money and where the economies of scale side with entities in a race to the bottom. I’m personally happy to pay a premium for a product with different priorities.
So for me, this is roughly what I want in a phone. But the thing is, I bought a phone over two years ago, with better specs for $100 less. That same phone today is priced at $200-$300. The way I see it the real value add for this phone is the software, and this whole mainline Linux, FOSS, run whatever you want approach is very attractive to me. But is it worth $700? Is it worth $700 when my current phone is in great…
If you want good software you simply have to pay more. These are small teams with no prior experience trying to do something huge, it makes sense to expect to pay even 5 times more if the direction of the project is good. Hopefully future versions will be cheaper as they learn and gain experience.
That's the great thing about open source! People form groups and spend their own time/resources to build what they want instead of waiting around for the corporate big brother to build it.
EDIT It looks like Librem5 has a serial port [1] so you can build PureOS and flash your phone with a custom build. In that case you can configure the kernel and turn off SMT if desired. Nice :-)
[1] https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Hardware_Reference.html#us...
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Perfectly acceptable; my mistake. Thanks!
@RandomBacon, what mistake? It's clear you were saying, a spy app can record all the audio, gps location etc in a file, and then when the phone regains cell signal, the spy app can send out the recorded audio, gps location etc.
So for me, this is roughly what I want in a phone. But the thing is, I bought a phone over two years ago, with better specs for $100 less. That same phone today is priced at $200-$300. The way I see it the real value add for this phone is the software, and this whole mainline Linux, FOSS, run whatever you want approach is very attractive to me. But is it worth $700? Is it worth $700 when my current phone is in great…
From an environmental perspective, it makes sense to keep your current phone as long as possible. I'd love to get rid of this thing full of proprietary stuff though.
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If you want good software you simply have to pay more. These are small teams with no prior experience trying to do something huge, it makes sense to expect to pay even 5 times more if the direction of the project is good. Hopefully future versions will be cheaper as they learn and gain experience.
Yes, who complain that the software might not be that great, but who also want freedom, your option would be to buy without expectations as a way of donating to the project or to simply donate money directly to the project. That's the great thing about open source! People form groups and spend their own time/resources to build what they want instead of waiting around for the corporate big brother to build it.
You aren't donating - any more than you're "donating" to Comcast when you pay your cable bill.