Librem 5

Librem 5
BrandPurism
First releasedNovember 18, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-11-18)
Dimensions74×152×15 mm[1]
Weight262 grams[1]
Operating systemPureOS/Phosh
CPUNXP i.MX 8M Quad core Cortex-A53, 64bit ARM @max 1.5GHz (auxiliary 266MHz Cortex-M4F)
GPUVivante GC7000Lite
ModemBroadMobi BM818 baseband
MemoryMicron 3GB LPDDR4-3200 DRAM
StorageKioxia 32GB eMMC flash memory
Removable storagemicroSD (2TB max)
Battery4500mAh, user-replaceable
Rear cameraSamsung S5K3L6XX 13.25 MP, LED flash
Front cameraSK hynix YACG4D0C9SHC 8.0 MP[2]
DisplayMantix 144mm (5.7″) 720×1440 TFT
SoundWolfson Media WM8962 DAC
ConnectivitySparkLAN WNFB-266AXI(BT) Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) and Bluetooth 5.3,
3.5mm headphone/microphone jack,
USB-C USB 3.0 PD/DisplayPort,
3FF Smart card reader
Data inputsSensors:

Other:

  • power and volume buttons,
  • 3 hardware kill switches (cellular modem, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, cameras/mic; cutting all three simultaneously also depowers the sensors)
Otherhaptic motor, notification LED with pulse-width modulation control of RGB color

The Librem 5 is a smartphone manufactured by Purism that is part of their Librem line of products. The phone is designed with the goal of using free software whenever possible and includes PureOS, a Linux operating system, by default.[3] Like other Librem products, the Librem 5 focuses on privacy and freedom and includes features like hardware kill switches and easily-replaceable components. Its name, with a numerical "5", refers to its screen size, not a release version. After an announcement on 24 August 2017, the distribution of developer kits and limited pre-release models occurred throughout 2019 and most of 2020. The first mass-production version of the Librem 5 was shipped on 18 November 2020.

  1. ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Librem 5 Community Wiki. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ Batto, Amos. "Comparing specs of upcoming Linux phones". Purism forum. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ^ PureOS successfully applied to be recognized as a free-software-only operating system and is listed among the (very few) Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation (see: "Free GNU/Linux distributions". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 6 October 2021.).