Librem 5 review: The Linux-based smartphone is not close to consumer ready | Linux Today

Librem 5 review: The Linux-based smartphone is not close to consumer ready

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JWTR
Jack Wallen Tech Republic
Mar 17, 2020

What do you do when you’re sent a device for review that is clearly not ready for public consumption–or even ready for review? That’s a tough question to answer, but it’s one I will attempt to do in the following paragraph in my review of the Purism Librem 5 Linux-based smartphone.

JWTR

Jack Wallen Tech Republic

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