| > Judging from all the opinions from actual owners I've seen so far, I definitely wouldn't be. What opinions? > As I said in another thread, that point still stands. No, the point doesn't stand. Once again, here's a link to purism FAQ:
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-batch-faq/ It explicitly states this: > Q: If I receive the Librem 5 from one of the first batches, will I have a fully functional phone? > A: Yes! Even the very earliest batches will be capable smartphone, including a modern web browser and core cell phone functionality. The FAQ says that the earliest batches will be capable smartphones and will have core cell phone functionality.
Purism says that phones from "one of the first batches" will be capable smartphones will all core cell phone functionality. There is no way you can try and do mental gymnastics to justify your apparent belief that purism delivered on this. There is a huge difference between a device requiring some polish and finishing touches and delivering a phone: 1. That can't make phone calls
2. Has no power management so the battery lasts less than an hour
3. Doesn't have working cameras
4. Can't be charged while powered on
The device, far from being a "capable smartphone" is wholly unusable in its current state.Simply contradicting the facts and providing no additional context or reasoning does not an argument make. |
Those sentences are true. There's nothing preventing that hardware to become a perfectly capable smartphone in near future.
>What opinions?
https://old.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/e2mqgb/i_have_my_li... https://azdle.net/2019/11/comparing-apples-and-gnomes/ https://0net.io/1EwAh4KUfGgRw1re7uyrmTUWKZYV9SHVcW/
...plus bunch of comments made by phone owners in various places, like Reddit or Hacker News, or directly via mail. I haven't seen anyone expressing any kind of regret that they got their phones too soon.