Post AwS2gz2dmI9UZRhAWW by opensourceopenmind@social.vivaldi.net
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 (DIR) Post #AwRDTtWvrXza3BriHA by purism@social.librem.one
       2025-07-23T21:45:57Z
       
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       In a recent CNN report, skepticism surrounds the Trump Organization’s claim that its new “T1” smartphone is “Made in the USA.” Experts, including Todd Weaver, CEO of Purism, challenged the claim, citing striking similarities between the T1 and a low-cost Chinese phone, the Revvl 7 Pro 5G, made by Wingtech, a Chinese manufacturer.Weaver emphasized the logistical and technical difficulty of building a phone in the U.S.See the interview at Purim: https://puri.sm/posts/cnn-report-purism-is-the-only-known-u-s-phone-manufacturer/
       
 (DIR) Post #AwRDTuZRzfbJHI3Eq8 by waltercool@pl.slash.cl
       2025-07-23T21:52:51.076536Z
       
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       @purism $2000USD for a phone?!
       
 (DIR) Post #AwRDZYacdEVAqHI7G4 by dcc@annihilation.social
       2025-07-23T21:53:54.418151Z
       
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       @waltercool @purism Yea its a shitty pine phone lol
       
 (DIR) Post #AwRKawpAiFVDyPhtdw by waltercool@pl.slash.cl
       2025-07-23T23:12:34.616341Z
       
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       @dcc @purism $2000USD for a 4GB RAM phone NXP CPU seems quite abusive to me.You can get a phone competitively similar with Samsung ot LG with replaceable battery at 1/15th the cost
       
 (DIR) Post #AwRZdusNuXxu725EPY by elgregor@social.librem.one
       2025-07-24T00:56:10Z
       
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       @waltercool @dcc @purism Yes, but Samsung and LG don't make phones in US. Manufacturing in US is the main feature justifying the high price tag. The Librem 5, which is similar but not made in USA costs $800. That's still a lot, but it's not a regular Android smartphone. For me, it's too expensive for what it is, but some people are buying them.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwS2gz2dmI9UZRhAWW by opensourceopenmind@social.vivaldi.net
       2025-07-24T07:20:29Z
       
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       @waltercool @dcc @purism $2k is pretty cheap for freedom. Try giving Samsung $4k and see if they let you easily uninstall their proprietary bloatware or support installing Linux on their hardware.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwS2h0322K3jgwszlw by dcc@annihilation.social
       2025-07-24T07:26:40.507313Z
       
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       @opensourceopenmind @waltercool @purism If you want "freedom" buy a pinephone for 200$ lol
       
 (DIR) Post #AwSmjbMerS9FtiFEXY by waltercool@pl.slash.cl
       2025-07-24T16:02:35.773096Z
       
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       @opensourceopenmind @dcc @purism Samsung devices are mostly supported on LineageOS.If we are talking about "Freedom", you wouldn't install Google Play stuff, as a nice start. I had the Galaxy S10 for years and never used any software from Samsung :pepe_mm_yeah: Just LineageOS.Also, the Fairphone (European) has very good support too, and very pro-upgrades.If you are not techie and you don't want to, there are many 3rd parties who sell devices with LineageOS or GrapheneOS pre-installed, like Rob Braxman who charges 400USD for a privacy phone.