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This is still 4 times more expensive than the biggest Pinephone, which of course is a lot more limited in computing power, memory, storage and other areas, but

This is still 4 times more expensive than the biggest Pinephone, which of course is a lot more limited in computing power, memory, storage and other areas, but sometimes people just want the bare minimum to enter the world of open phones. I wonder what's the reason behind Purism ignoring the low end market completely.

fsflover 6y ago
The reason is Purism are trying to make as free (as in "free software") smartphone as possible: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#17-why-does-the-librem-5-cost-so-much-compared-to-the-pinephone https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....
blendergeek 6y ago
Purism is paying a team of full-time developers to build software for their devices. Pine64 sells their devices at rock bottom prices and lets the community develop software. I personally would buy the Librem5 if they solved the battery life issues.
- westpfelia 6y ago
  Whats the average battery life with moderate useage?
- seba_dos1 6y ago
  In my experience, battery life of the Librem 5 is currently in about 10-16h range depending on usage. Could be better, but it's not as bad as it used to be (and actually easily beats the PinePhone when it comes to active usage time).