Continuing the discussion from Estimate your Librem 5 shipping : Since this discussion was going off-topic, I’m moving it here because I think it deserves to be a discussed as a topic in its own right, because many people have to chose between the two phones, so they will find this discussion intere…

[image] Barugon: they will be using the same modem The main point being made by Amos was about the SoC / CPU, not the modem.

I am rooting for both devices to catch on and make mobile Linux from the ground up make an impact even in some small way. Unfortunately I had to buy both devices off ebay as Pine64 and Purism and the way the world is right now, makes it really hard to get these devices, so I would like nothing mo…

[image] Edwin: Pinephone V2 to be announced on October 15th ? Or Pinephone v1 out of beta…

There was an interesting post on the forum about a year ago: “ PineCom - a privacy-oriented handheld communicator ”. Could that be it? No specifics though, just wild ideas.

[image] odh: Like the kill switches on the outside, much better than the Pinephone switches, but Pinephone has more switches. It’s worth pointing out that the 6 hardware kill switches in the PinePhone are less comprehensive than the three switches with Lockdown Mode in the Librem 5. There are…

[image] PinePhone Pro | PINE64 PinePhone Pro, our flagship smartphone and the best way to experience mainline Linux on a mobile device Developer pre-orders are now open Pre-order * Additional charges, such as import taxes and… @ookhoi just started a dedicated Pin…

So if I am correct, here is a simple hardware comparison of the PinePhone Pro and Librem 5: PinePhone Pro: faster CPU and GPU more RAM (4GB vs 3GB) more storage (128GB vs 32GB) more durable glass (Gorilla Glass 4 on display and rear camera) better WiFi (WiFi 5 vs WiFi 4) better Bluetooth (Bluetoo…

better depends upon your criteria. Is WiFi 5 better than WiFi 4 if it’s using a proprietary blob instead of pure FLOSS. Also, although it may have more kill switches, they are not as easily accessible as Librem 5 since you have to take off the back cover.

Librem 5 it has already Bluetooth 5.0. :slight_smile:

[image] SteveA: better depends upon your criteria Thank you. I made an edit to address this. [image] SteveA: Also, although it may have more kill switches, they are not as easily accessible as Librem 5 since you have to take off the back cover. This is what I meant by the Librem 5 hav…

Comparing the PinePhone to the Librem 5

Hardware Librem 5

Edwin October 15, 2021, 2:38pm 27

@ookhoi just started a dedicated Pinephone Pro announcement thread