Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA: What are the Differences?
"We sometimes get questions from customers who are trying to decide between the Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA..."
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-and-librem-5-usa-what-are-the-differences/
@purism $1200 difference and both are overpriced by hundreds. Are the electronic chips/CPU/RAM manufactured in the USA?
There are a couple serious reasons why #Librem5 is much more expensive than #Pinephone:
1. @purism intentionally choose #hardware manufacturers supporting #FOSS to change the industry:
https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground/. Librem 5 is a custom design.
2. @purism pay to a team professional developers to work on #phosh free software mobile interface, which is installed on most Pinephones:
https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#310-why-did-purism-decide-to-create-the-new-phosh-interface. Purism upstream everything.
