Purism found a way to make its Linux phone even more expensive: meet the $2,199 Liberty Phone
  • Cmar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    What’s not to like about a device sporting a 5 year old CPU paired with a 720p display and 4GB of RAM costing 2.2k usd?

  • Kajika@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I don’t see anyone addressing what should be the main concern: purism as a long history of internal toxicity and screws up. There were problem and their CTO left a long time ago, since then everything went downhill. Their communication is also one of the worse I’ve seen. They don’t mind lying, it feels borderline scam sometimes.

    Whatever the price and the alleged goal I would not get behind a shady organization.

    Nothing is perfect but Purism has been way passed the limits for me a long time ago.

  • Dhopper@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’d love to use Linux on my smartphone, but unfortunately it isn’t viable yet and I’ll keep using Android instead :/

  • muaveri@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago
    • entry-level Librem 5 sells for $1,299
    • made-in-the-USA model $1,999
    • Liberty Phone also made-in-the-USA with more memory & storage $2,199
    • angrynomad@infosec.pubEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I think the appeal was supposed to be all drivers are open source. where as even with custom roms, you still have proprietary firmware blobs that must be updated by the manufacturer to prevent any exploits

    • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Funnily enough, this is for running Linux not Android and the best devices for running mobile Linux are all either older models (used Oneplus 6t doesn’t cost much) or pretty cheap (Pinephone pro).

  • schizosfera@feddit.deEnglish
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    2 years ago

    All the electronics of the Liberty Phone are made in our USA facility, and the entire phone is assembled at that same facility.

    I suppose that this is the reason for the high price. It’s built all in one single factory in the US (I was too lazy to research if it’s their factory). I hope that their target groups are real and that they can afford the phone.

    • krolden@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 years ago

      That is a lie. They are not fabbing their own SOC or any of the camera modules.

      Also the SOC in this thing is ancient. Purism seems to be cashing in on the paranoid and gullible.

  • donut4ever@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Shows you how much we have been taking china for granted 😂 Shit is very expensive when made in the US of A.

  • angrynomad@infosec.pubEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m honestly more surprised liliputing still exists, that used to be an awesome diy in car computer forum

  • spacemanspiffy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Bummer, I thought people on Lemmy might be excited. I agree its pricey but voting with your wallet isn’t always cheap. (Typed from my Librem 5 :))