Purism Librem 5
Announced in 2017 as a crowdfunder that was impressively supported, Purism’s Librem 5 is a smartphone take on the Librem laptops. The device is equipped with kill switches and other privacy-enhancing measures, and has been positioned as the company’s solution to forced obsolescence, digital surveillance and the lack of a genuine Linux smartphone.
The Librem 5 was released in late 2019 and was shipped to some but not all of its early supporters, and those who received the smartphone noted it sported fewer features than originally advertised. Review devices were suspicious by their absence, until six months later when we can finally examine the Librem 5 phone.
Weighing in at 230g, the Librem 5 is a charcoal grey slab containing a
