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		jandrese on June 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Manufacturing the Librem 5 USA Phone in the US The point is the device is clearly not competitive on specs. You have to put a lot of value in it being an open platform to find it attractive. It is the kind of specs you typically find on $30 phones. https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Mobile-Prepaid-Smartphone-Lock...

danhor on June 2, 2021 [–]

That's subsidized via the sim-lock. The "real" prize is probably more like 80$.

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