[stu2b50]

For reference, the Librem 5 USA cost $2000 and comes with 32GB of eMMc on device storage, a SoC that can be generously called "slow", and 3GB of RAM.

It's easy to see why phones are not entirely sourced from the US when it makes the iPhone look like impossibly good value for your money.

[Answerawake]

Correct me if I am wrong but the choice of SoC was due to the open nature of it and not the origin. All of the other limitations stem from the choice of SoC it seems.

[kaba0]

Is it actually more open than a typical SoC? Also asking for the PinePhone. Also, will it ever get firmware updates? Also, I’m not even sure we have source code for the existing firmwares.

[fsflover]

This is not just about the specs: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....

By the way, there is also China-made version for $800.

[jandrese]

The point is the device is clearly not competitive on specs. You have to put a lot of value in it being an open platform to find it attractive.

It is the kind of specs you typically find on $30 phones.

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Mobile-Prepaid-Smartphone-Lock...

[danhor]

That's subsidized via the sim-lock. The "real" prize is probably more like 80$.