Thanks for all your replies, information and recommendations!
I live in the Netherlands, so I will get the BM818-E1. I assumed that it will also work (on a limited set of frequencies) on other continents.
I was thinking along the same lines . The next question is now: which size? I’m thinking now of the 256GB SD Memory Card, because it has the best GB/USD ratio. I also think it should be enough for a phone. Any opinions on the size of the SD card?
Depends what you are putting on it. I will eventually have my entire music collection and maybe some videos as well. So that determines the bare minimum size for me. You? (I opted for 512 GB.)
If it’s discharged, then yes. However, if you charge it to around 50% before putting away and recharge occasionally to compensate for self-discharge, it should be able to last years. Charging it to higher percentage will shorten its life span a bit, and letting it stay completely discharged will shorten its life span a lot.
I will initially use the Librem 5 mainly as a phone. I hope that Signal will work once on the Librem 5, which is my main messenger. Currently it has a ~7.5 GB database on my Android phone.
I will use the Librem 5 further with a Nextcloud account, so I hope that I can leave most files on the server, and only need to synchronize files that I use more often.
When convergence is fully working I will probably use the Librem 5 more often for desktop work, and might need more files on the device itself.
Then 256 GB sounds plenty. (I can’t rely on having internet that is available and fast, hence my desire to have a local copy, in addition to the cloud copy and the home server copy when the internet is available!)
Biggest because that way it will have the longest lifetime as it has more flash to wear out, and because years from now it will be more likely to be not too small to be useful.
Anyone here use the privacy screen for the L5? I ordered it, along with the open PGP, spare battery, and 128 gig SD. I’m just not sure if I’ll actually like it or not, would prefer just a regular screen protector.
i have a NexDock (touch) and tried it with my Librem5. Yes, it works out of the box. But there a still some problems like, that from time to time phosh crashes - mostly if you let the phone screen active. The performance isn’t also great / comparable with a normal laptop. The i.MX8 isn’t really suitable for more than listening to musik, while surfing on one website. But yes; you can do really nicely something like office work with this combo.
from the cost side; buy a normal (used) laptop instead of a new NexDock for the same price and you are more happy with that / can do more. If you can get the NexDock used for about 50,- used… buy the NexDock.
yes, indeed. Thats because i tried this setup. for my personal work/daily usage and requirements the i.MX8 is to slow; but the setup works (in most cases).
The accessory I’d be most interested in is a case to protect the valuable device! Actually I broke two (somewhat older) Android devices’ screens by dropping them accidentally.
The last time this happened was in late 2018, and I thought I’d soon get my Librem 5, funded in October 2017… For the time in between I got myself a second-hand Nexus 6p (from 2015) - and a nice case for it. In Feb 2020 Lineage OS stopped supporting the device, and the battery by now is barely getting through the day - when I’m not using the phone. Browsing or watching a video can kill the battery in an hour. But this got me to buy a “powerbank xs10000”… and this really helps a lot! I think it is also going to be very useful with the Librem 5. I’d assume it is more practical to recharge the one battery in the phone, than to replace it in the middle of the day? Recharging without connection to a power outlet means the phone is pretty well usable while charging (although taking pictures is awkward with the powerbank attached). The powerbank can probably recharge the battery (4500 mAh) twice, it can be charged on any USB outlet, and it can also be used to charge other devices, like for example my PineBook. So to answer the question: I’m not recommending any of the accessories available now.
Houray! Today I found my address confirmation e-mail! Order date: October 19, 2017, confirmation e-mail October 25, 2021. Now looking at the accessories again I was thinking the OpenPGP card might be useful, so I ordered one to come with the phone.
@nerd7473: considering my old Huawei/ Google Nexus 6P it seems there are no official LineageOS nightly builds for it. There are unofficial builds on xda-developers.com… once I made the Librem5 my daily driver, I might try one of them. I had such builds before, on my first smartphone (an “HTC Desire S”).
AweSIM: well… Europe
privacy screen no use case for me
modem no use case for me
spare battery: will not swap daily, will not store it for eventual use in two years
OpenPGP card not sure if/how I’ll use it, but it’s cool. Bought
µSD card, 256 GB of course
Missing up-sell opportunities on the accessories page:
I most likely would not have them ship me an unnamed, unspecified screen over the ocean, but the power bank makes more sense to me than a spare battery.
More missed up-sell opportunities
additional USB-C charger
stand
As this is my first USB-C powered device, I could use at least one additional charger, especially one known to deliver enough juice. Would have ordered one, if it were available, for use in different rooms of the house.
A stand would be really cool IMO. Nothing fancy, could be fully plastic. What could it do?
hold the Librem 5 while charging
hold the Librem 5 while using it in docked/convergence mode (portrait?)
hold the Librem 5 while watching a movie (landscape)
have space in the foot to keep either the charger or the power bank (or even both)
. The next question is now: which size? I’m thinking now of the 256GB SD Memory Card, because it has the best GB/USD ratio. I also think it should be enough for a phone. Any opinions on the size of the SD card?
well… Europe
no use case for me
not sure if/how I’ll use it, but it’s cool. Bought 