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https://matrix.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/purism5.png https://matrix.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/purism5.p... Is this what the actual phone will look like? Some kind of context photo with a reference hand would be great, because the dimensions and shape otherwise suggest this would be comparable to holding a Kindle or Nexus 7 next to my head!

robto 9y ago
The details are available on the Purism[0] site. I really like that they are adding physical switches to control the microphone, camera, baseband, and bluetooth. And that they are giving a lot of thought to separating the baseband procecessor from the cpu. And that it will be an ip-based phone handset, which means I can use a regular linux os that respects my freedom. I'll have to learn more about PureOS! With matrix's e2e encryption based on the OWS system, we may see the first reasonable take on a privacy conscious smartphone. I was looking at the Dragonbox Pyra, but this seems even better. I'm pretty excited, I may actually upgrade from a dumbphone for the first time now if this comes out. [0]https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
- nathcd 9y ago
  > I was looking at the Dragonbox Pyra, but this seems even better. I've been following the Dragonbox Pyra for a while too -- I actually just sent a link to a co-worker this morning. The Librem 5 does seem really awesome, but what I really like about the Pyra is the physical keyboard. If I could have the Librem 5-alike in a Blackberry KeyOne or Pyra-like form factor, I would be one happy camper. In other words, I really want a device that could replace both my laptop and phone, in terms of productivity. It seems like the Dragonbox Pyra is more closely aligned to that ideal than the Librem 5.
  - robto 9y ago
    Well the nice thing about that is that this project will bring a nice telephony stack to all of linux, so if they succeed you can do exactly that!
c0wb0yc0d3r 9y ago
I was thinking the same thing. I tend to see several people always mention they prefer smaller screens. I wonder how receptive people would be to a thicker phone versus a larger screen? The thinking here being people want larger batteries in their phones. I was thinking about this, this weekend, when one of my aunts was visiting. She owns some lower-end android trac phone. It has a much smaller screen than my 6P, and I am not sure how easy it would be to switch back. I mean it would fit nicely in my hand, but I've also gotten used to the amount of information displayed on my larger screen. P.S. Sorry if this post is a bit of a ramble I'm still waking up.
gcb0 9y ago
but thats what every flagship phone did since 2015 and everyone kept buying. you can't find a flagship phone today that would not be called phablet in 2014.
JustSomeNobody 9y ago
To me, it looks very wide. Says it has 5" screen, but I cannot find any width dimensions.

robto 9y ago

The details are available on the Purism[0] site. I really like that they are adding physical switches to control the microphone, camera, baseband, and bluetooth. And that they are giving a lot of thought to separating the baseband procecessor from the cpu. And that it will be an ip-based phone handset, which means I can use a regular linux os that respects my freedom. I'll have to learn more about PureOS! With matrix's e2e encryption based on the OWS system, we may see the first reasonable take on a privacy conscious smartphone. I was looking at the Dragonbox Pyra, but this seems even better. I'm pretty excited, I may actually upgrade from a dumbphone for the first time now if this comes out. [0]https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

nathcd 9y ago
> I was looking at the Dragonbox Pyra, but this seems even better. I've been following the Dragonbox Pyra for a while too -- I actually just sent a link to a co-worker this morning. The Librem 5 does seem really awesome, but what I really like about the Pyra is the physical keyboard. If I could have the Librem 5-alike in a Blackberry KeyOne or Pyra-like form factor, I would be one happy camper. In other words, I really want a device that could replace both my laptop and phone, in terms of productivity. It seems like the Dragonbox Pyra is more closely aligned to that ideal than the Librem 5.
- robto 9y ago
  Well the nice thing about that is that this project will bring a nice telephony stack to all of linux, so if they succeed you can do exactly that!

c0wb0yc0d3r 9y ago

I was thinking the same thing. I tend to see several people always mention they prefer smaller screens. I wonder how receptive people would be to a thicker phone versus a larger screen? The thinking here being people want larger batteries in their phones. I was thinking about this, this weekend, when one of my aunts was visiting. She owns some lower-end android trac phone. It has a much smaller screen than my 6P, and I am not sure how easy it would be to switch back. I mean it would fit nicely in my hand, but I've also gotten used to the amount of information displayed on my larger screen. P.S. Sorry if this post is a bit of a ramble I'm still waking up.

gcb0 9y ago

but thats what every flagship phone did since 2015 and everyone kept buying. you can't find a flagship phone today that would not be called phablet in 2014.

JustSomeNobody 9y ago

To me, it looks very wide. Says it has 5" screen, but I cannot find any width dimensions.