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The Librem 5 is.. not that bad?


Librem 5 first impressions; comparison to Pinephones : r/Purism

The performance of the Librem 5 is noticeably better than the Pinephone, and I'd rank it about equal with pinephone pro in terms of apps I ...

Librem 5 is a HIGHLY insecure device! - Purism community

Librem 5 is a HIGHLY insecure device which still has completely closed source components: That,s not True. Librem 5 is the Best Security Mobile ...

I recently received my Librem5, here is my review - Purism community

The Librem5 phone is not ready for a regular user. Of course, none of the Linux phones have ever been in my experience.

Constructive criticism (and review) of Purism and the Librem 5

The Librem 5 runs applications that are, often, not optimized for mobile use or just bloated. Video playback performance is much better in ...

A Humble Librem 5 Daily User Review - Purism community

It is certainly thicker than most phones are today, but I wouldn't say that's inherently a bad thing. I feel like I can keep a firm grip on the ...

Librem 5: first impressions - James Stanley

If you don't care that your phone is spying on you, then the Librem 5 is not for you. If your response to complaints like "the camera app is ...

The Librem 5 is.. not that bad? - Martin's website/blog thingy

The Librem 5 is.. not that bad? · CPU: NXP i.MX 8 (ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz x4) · GPU: Vivante GC7000Lite · RAM: 3GB · Storage: 32GB eMMC · Wifi: ...

What was happened? Why is so bad! - Librem 5 - Purism community

Wow. I got Librem5 Evergreen in 2023 and I am totally disappointed. You notice in 2019 that is problem with overheating. You did nothing.

Librem 5 & PureOS ridiculously insecure - Purism community

The website itself has a bad SSL certificate, which could in principle mean that secure connection over HTTPS isn't possible.

The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 - Hacker News

I'm a Linux user and I very much want a Linux phone. And there has been so, so many false starts and near misses over almost a decade. My ...

Nine months - Librem 5 as my only phone - my review and workflow

TL;DR: I love love love it. It has quirks, but they are easy to go around and only manifest 0,01%. Most days, I even forget I am not using a ...

Rob Braxman's review of the Librem 5 - Purism community

PINE64 does NOT produce open source software or hardware, whereas Purism does both. ... Incomplete information does not mean wrong. Similarly a ...

Everything wrong with the software of my Librem 5 - Purism community

the Librem 5 does not support its fuhttps://forums.puri.sm/ll resolution, despite supporting 4K displays - 2560 and 2880 are both more than ...

Librem 5: First Impressions - Hacker News

Librem 5 has incredibly poor hardware/firmware security and it isn't possible for us to work around that at a software level. It's missing the ...

Risking Your Privacy Is More Fun Than the Librem 5 - MakeUseOf

With a solid operating system and privacy-focused hardware kill switches, the Librem 5 is bulkier than expected and eats through battery. While ...

Librem 5 Phone - Review - Purism community

One thing that is huge for me - privacy - is well fulfilled by the Librem 5. I can launch apps, all free software, that I trust is not sending ...

Librem 5 review - TechRadar

The Librem 5 will certainly appeal to privacy and security conscious users with its hardware kill switches and specially designed hardware.

Librem 5 review: The Linux-based smartphone is not close to ...

The Librem 5 is a long, long, long way off from being consumer ready. But if Purism can fix the problems and find more consumer-friendly ...

The Librem 5 Kicks Ass - Purism community

Finally, Purism has made it possible to have a convenient mobile device that does not compromise freedom or security. In my mind, no other ...

Librem 5 Review : a Tinkerer's Dream Gadget - LABFREQ

The Librem 5 is a capable phone that comes with the usual SMS/MMS and telephony abilities you'd expect – but it's not until you spend some time in the PureOS ...