This post dated June 20th @nicole.faerber says
we do not use any PCIe interface to the modem. The M.2 socket for the modem will not have PCIe signals routed to it. The modem control and data will run over USB interface, the audio data will be routed over the PCM interface of the card. We also expect that VoLTE audio data will be routed through the PCM interface, but this is still t.b.d.
This to me means they’ve not finalized the hardware layout yet. If that’s true they have not started production of the hardware boards.
This update Bryan says
Side note: If you pre-order the Librem 5 before July 31st, you save $50. And fifty bucks is fifty bucks.
That said, I doub’t they’ll post anything about the hardware in the first few days of Q3 like people are are guessing.
And the weekly videos have yet to show real phone features, like making calls or sending an MMS to iPhone/Android.
Ah well, I’m still glad I pre-ordered. It shows everyone that there is a market for linux phones.