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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by fsflover on Monday November 30, 2020 @04:32AM (#25252156)
It can reliably make calls [0] and has a decent battery life [1] (even though it cannot sleep yet!). If you have more concerns, you can check the community FAQ [2].

Concerning the old hardware, it's the most powerful phone which can run latest Linux kernel and the only one recommended by the FSF [3]. Specs is not the whole story in smartphones [4].

[0] https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Cellul...

[1] https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-4500mah-battery-upgrade/

[2] https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque...

[3] https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v11

[4] https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque...

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by simonh on Monday November 30, 2020 @05:20AM (#25252372)
Can make calls sometimes and being reliable are I suppose a matter of experience and opinion.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/librem-5-review-the-lin...

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by fsflover on Monday November 30, 2020 @05:42AM (#25252463)
This is not a review of the mass production batch (Evergreen). Please stop spreading FUD. Evergreen started shipping in November. Some people received theirs recently:

https://forums.puri.sm/t/received-my-librem-5-evergreen/1087...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/jzj6s1/i_have_recei...

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by simonh on Monday November 30, 2020 @07:18AM (#25253014)
Ok, it looks like you're quite right I'm out of date. My apologies.
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