The shipping announcement yesterday and the new pictures released of assembled phones have given us some new details on the device. Some of this has already been commented on in other threads but I thought in the absence of further content / modem emails / videos demonstrating the device we could catalog what can be gleaned from what Purism did give us.
Disclaimer: The below may contain educated guesses and possibly wild speculation!
The metal case is light grey/silver, with what seems to be a dull/matte finish. Possibly magnesium or aluminum? This was a surprise to me as previous renders had shown it as black, and the more recent photos from the batch announcement seemed to show it as dark grey. Note: we have yet to see the backside of the phone.
The terminal app is simply called ‘Terminal’ with a generic terminal icon, instead of King’s Cross as previously announced. This makes sense from a usability point of view, but was unexpected and confusing based on the previous announcements.
I’m not sure but it looks a bit like a part created by selective laser melting. I prefer a smooth surface to easily put it into a pocket and for easier cleaning. Lets see what the first testers a report.
For me from the pictures it is also clear that the back it is made of two parts. We will see if both are made of metal.
BTW: Iam impressed by the video (“The Librem 5 smartphone. Now shipping.”) showing the first “very fast” hands on.
Wow , did ya’ll see that back cover? It’s kinda like light/dark grey fiber linen micarta or something . Very cool .
I love the color scheme . Translucent grey rockers for volume and power , the back case . the side frame . Wicked . Cant wait to get mine. I should have gotten an aspen .
I collected all the pictures from the toots (the three above and some more, beginning with the PCBs)
and put them in a gallery - for your viewing and scrolling pleasure.
But wait, there’s more! @valos put some effort into collecting info about the modems.
So, the community wiki starts to have useful content
Agreed! I had fun making plans for my little case and all but I don’t think I’m even going to bother now. I’ll just be very, very careful because it does look very nice
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