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The phone is relatively thick compared to typical modern smartphones, which I assume is primary due to the separation of the cellular radio onto an M.2 card. I
by gnode 7y ago
The phone is relatively thick compared to typical modern smartphones, which I assume is primary due to the separation of the cellular radio onto an M.2 card. I wonder whether it would have been possible to avoid this by putting the M.2 card to the side of the mainboard with an edge-to-edge connector, or re-embedding the components into the mainboard. I imagine flattening out the design would also help to distribute heat.
- VectorLock 7y agoI wonder if they used an off the shelf cellular radio on m.2 card or maybe if they're planning on making it available separately which would be sweet. Edit: I see the dev kit uses a 3rd party modem, not sure if the final production Librem 5 phone will as well. It looks like the website for the modem they're using that they link from the Purism dev kit page is broken as well.
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- batoure 7y agoThe phone also has a removable battery (if I remember correctly), removable batteries require a stable frame to keep them from rattling in the main phone body this typically adds significantly to the bulk of the phone.