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Re:Librem 5 USA by AnthonyMouse on Friday December 06, 2019 @05:01PM (#21726418)
At some point the cost of a newer phone is less than the incremental value over the existing phone.
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Re:Librem 5 USA by _emacsomancer_ on Friday December 06, 2019 @07:36PM (#21727583)
Only if the newer phone actually has desirable features.

- physical, normal headphone port

- Swappable battery

- microsd card slot

- 1st class LineageOS support

I think Samsung Galaxy S5 is the newest phone that has all four of the features, with irblaster and waterproofing as nice extras.

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Re:Librem 5 USA by AnthonyMouse on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:01PM (#21733194)
That's kind of the point. Isn't there some advantage in supporting a venture that could ultimately produce an affordable new phone with all of those things?

At some point the existing stock of phones with the features you want is going to wear out unless somebody makes some new ones.

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Re:Librem 5 USA by _emacsomancer_ on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:21PM (#21733305)
Sure. But the Librem 5 (USA) isn't that phone. Maybe the Pine Phone (or similar) could be.
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