What's good
- No performance stutters or crashes
- Sturdy build quality
- Decent battery life
What's bad
- Flat colors and bad viewing angles
- No front facing camera
- Very limited internal storage
What's good
- Premium design and build
- Full HD display with vivid colors
- Budget-friendly price
What's bad
- Sluggish performance
- Mediocre camera
- No quick-charging
What's good
- Open-source operating system
- Better privacy
- Lifetime updates
- Removable battery
What's bad
- Poor touchscreen response
- Heavy
- Horrible battery life
- It gets hot when charging
Verdict
While a great idea on paper, the Purism Librem 5 disappointed reviewers on virtually all fronts. Buy with caution.
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