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PINE64
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:40:04 -0700
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Big YouTube channel "ShortCircuit" have published a video on the
#PinePhone
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCKMxzz9cjs
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WildEagle
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WildEagle
Christophsis
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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:23:46 -0700
Yup! According to them, PinePhone wins over the Librem 5. PinePhone is smaller, lighter, easier to handle, has more control over hardware on/off switches, and better mobile OSes (most run smoother, cleaner, and faster). Only critisism by them was that the OS was unoperable upon recipt, which was easily fixable. And obviously, the PinePhone is designed and meant for linux enthusiasts. And worth the cost compared to the Librem 5's almost $800 price tag.
It was wonderful seeing their review as I am currently waiting for my PinePhone in the US. So excited! Can't wait!
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Elias
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:39:17 -0700
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@wildeagle5
It's true that he says "better than the Librem 5" in the end of the video, but it's not clear to me why he says that. Note that for the most part of this video he is using the Phosh user interface, developed by Purism, which runs significantly faster on the Librem 5 than on the PinePhone. I guess he thinks it is fun to go out and say that the cheap alternative is better, maybe that gives him more likes and clicks. See Librem 5 vs PinePhone discussion here
https://forums.puri.sm/t/comparing-the-pinephone-to-the-librem-5/12683
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Kessel
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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:06:40 -0700
I don't think there is anything I can say to you to make anything more clear to you. I've thoroughly researched both phones and companies, and everthing is pretty clear to me.
One of the main reasons that the PinePhone is so mature and runs smoothly is because of the community that supports them. Pine64 has delivered thousands of phones. And from what I've found, Purism has only delivered a few hundred Librem 5s. I'm still hearing about delays from Purism. Many people who purchased their librem 5s back in 2018 have still not received anything, and are being told that they still might not receive there phones until later this year. If you follow Purisms track record for making excuses for delays, I don't expect many of their backers to receiver their phones until 2022. I want a linux phone and it is pretty clear that if I purchase a librem 5, I will have to wait a long time. I purchased a PinePhone and it has already shipped. Once Purism get through their backlog of orders, then I may consider getting a more powerful Librem 5.
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Mek101
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