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https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-is-actually-pretty-good/20541 https://forums.puri.sm/t/the-current-state-of-the-librem-5-i... https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-phone-my-review-and-workflow/23268 https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho... > such as Signal I saw people using Signal on the forums, but Signal intentionally doesn't directly support ARM desktop GNU/Linux, so it's not straightforward AFAIK. > and a banking app This depends on the bank. Some banks allow to use their apps with Waydroid.

pengaru 2y ago
I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone. The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell. It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines. But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.
- fsflover 2y ago
  It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.
LorenDB 2y ago
I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024. The Furi Labs FLX1 sounds like a much better option: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/ https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/
- fsflover 2y ago
  > they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days. > there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024 Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).
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pengaru 2y ago

I love my L5, but would never suggest or even imply to anyone that it's usable as a daily driven phone. The battery life is terrible and the software still buggy as hell. It's a great host for Linux phone development though. I haven't had any major problems with the hardware being unstable or anything along those lines. But once you start expecting the whole package to function more as a primary phone than a portable devkit you're using to further the state of Linux phones, it gets ugly pretty quick IME.

fsflover 2y ago
It all depends on your specific usage patterns. I can replace the battery during the day if I need (I don't do it every day). I find software sometimes buggy but usable as a daily driver.

LorenDB 2y ago

I wish I could support Purism, but they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised. Also, there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024. The Furi Labs FLX1 sounds like a much better option: https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/ https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/

fsflover 2y ago
> they've got a bad rap for not shipping devices when promised The development of their phone was extremely slow, but today they ship within 10 days. > there's no way I'm paying $1K for a phone that has just 3GB RAM and 32GB storage in 2024 Fair enough, although I don't know about any other GNU/Linux phone with all free drivers and mainstream Linux support (which effectively means lifetime updates).

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