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Las time I checked, the battery on those was horrible because the cpu just uses too much power. Hence why I'm waiting for SD 8 support, plus SD is much faster,
by ranguna 3y ago
Las time I checked, the battery on those was horrible because the cpu just uses too much power. Hence why I'm waiting for SD 8 support, plus SD is much faster, just in case I'm somewhere with low connectivity and need to run vscode (electron behemoth) locally.
Thanks for the suggestions though!
- fsflover 3y agohttps://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/17 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on...
- ranguna 3y agohttps://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/10 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kik3916/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/ki... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kqv5t72/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kq...
- fsflover 3y agoFair enough. Sufficiently good for me though (my daily driver).
- ranguna 3y agoNice!! Hope you don't mind me firing a bunch of questions Do you use it as "just" a smartphone or as a laptop substitute? And how much screen on time do you get? How long does it take to charge? Have you tried using steam link? What OS/ROM/disto do you have installed on it?
- fsflover 3y agoFirst of all, it feels unbelievably freeing to run desktop GNU/Linux on my phone and benefit from the full command line (e.g., ssh and sshfs on the go are extremely helpful) and desktop Firefox, without stupid limitations of "ordinary" smartphones. I tried to use it as a laptop. It works fine for non-heavy tasks, but not sufficiently secure for me (I prefer Qubes OS). It is very helpful for doing some configuration though. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-computer/22654 https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-c... I get maybe 3-4 hours of heavy browsing. Usually, when I'm using the phone a lot, it lasts half a day. Also, the background apps are not frozen like on Android/iOS and can drain the battery very quickly if you don't close them. The good news is that you can replace the battery without tools and instantly get 100% charge again. It can charge in about three hours with the original charger, but I often use other chargers, which are slower (e.g., it can take 6 hours or more during the night). See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem-5/17637/2 https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem... I didn't try steam link. I tried to install Mobian. It works but the functionality lags (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229) behind the default PureOS, which I use. The software is still under heavy development and the phone is still getting longer battery life and smoother UI. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession..., https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303/40 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession....
- ranguna 3y agoAll your feedback is actually encouraging me go and buy one, but I'll wait for Snapdragon 8 gen 1 or 3 support on postmarketos and then I'll get a oneplus 12 or an s24. No swappable battery, but the efficient cpu, more ram and faster recharge makes it more worth it for me. Thanks again!
- fsflover 3y agoAn important difference between Oneplus and Librem 5 is that the latter works with all free drivers, which enables running mainline Linux with lifetime updates.