This phone is still work in progress, but it progresses at a fast pace. The very fact that you can smoothly run desktop Firefox with all plugins on a phone is a huge thing. There is no need to write new applications, just adapt the existing ones. If you want more pictures and videos, look here: https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-media-photos-and-videos.
> The Purism Website failed to convince me that this project has even a chance of becoming an enjoyable alternative.
I carefully chose the word "enjoyable". I absolutely see the appeal, and I do want this project to succeed.
I also understand, that it's a work in progress.
However, from my experience, I believe that Linux is simply not enjoyable to use. Other operating systems provide advanced features out of the box, such as clipboard-history, clipboard-sync, PiP, powerful search and more. In Linux, you may need to use the command line to arrange your screens [1].
The Website should have convinced me, that this project is built by a company that cares about usability just as much as they care about privacy and openness. Instead, I get the impression that it's only for the most determined of linux users - you know... the kind that would wan't desktop firefox on their phone even if it's almost unusable.
> There is no need to write new applications, just adapt the existing ones
Yes, in theory this is great. But in practice, on my Surface, it never worked. The Interface was laggy, buttons were hard to hit, the touch keyboard didn't appear when it was supposed to, smooth zooming in Firefox didn't work. The difference to an iPad was like night and day.
[1]: Source: Watching a coworker use Linux for the first time. I don't remember the distro.
> The Purism Website failed to convince me that this project has even a chance of becoming an enjoyable alternative.
Maybe this could convince you: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....