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Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I can't believe I didn't click on that one... I did not expect to see that combination of relatively low price and high specs. $500 and 8GB RAM.

The price of the Librem 5 ($800 with 3GB RAM) must have broken my brain

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    The price of the Librem 5 ($800 with 3GB RAM) must have broken my brain

    I think some of the big players like Librem and Pine tend to use zealot pricing, where they're counting on those on the extreme end of linux and privacy to pay for the idea and simply disregard the substandard experience.

    I do understand that not monetizing the user/customer costs more but outfits like FuriLabs shows that you can end up with more than a paperweight for less money.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    AFAIK Librem claims they use separate verified suppliers and builders (compared to more common Android manufacturers, for example). Kind of a zealot thing too though.

    And PinePhone (original) at $200 is not that expensive if you think of it as a compact version of a Linux platform like Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi + charger + battery + touch display + 4G modem + GPS unit + microphone + speaker will probably run close to $200 too.

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