Purism unveiled the Librem 5 delivery schedule

Purism has released a launch schedule for the smartphone By 5, It is planned that the smartphone is certified by the Open Society Foundation for the "Respects Your Freedom" program, which confirms that the user has full control over the device and is equipped with only free software, including drivers and firmware.

The Librem 5 will arrive with the Linux PureOS distribution which uses the base of the Debian package and the Gnome environment adapted for smartphones (KDE Plasma Mobile and UBports can be installed as options) plus it includes a series of software and hardware measures to block attempts to track and collect user information .

The Librem 5 is notable for the presence of three switches, that at the level of hardware open circuits allow to disconnect the camera, microphone, WiFi / Bluetooth and the baseband module.

When all three switches are off, the sensors (IMU + compass and GNSS, light and proximity sensors) are additionally locked. The components of the baseband chip, which is responsible for working in cellular networks, are separate from the main CPU, which provides the user environment.

Mobile apps work is provided by libhandy library , within which a set of widgets and objects is developed to create a user interface for mobile devices that use GTK and Gnome technologies.

As for the specifications that the phone will arrive with are:

• I.MX8M SoC with an ARM64 Cortex A53 quad-core CPU (1.5GHz), an auxiliary Cortex M4 chip and a Vivante GPU with support for OpenGL / ES 3.1, Vulkan and OpenCL 1.2.
• Gemalto PLS8 3G / 4G baseband chip (can be replaced with Broadmobi BM818, made in China).
• 3GB Ram
• Built-in 32GB flash plus microSD slot.
• 5,7-inch screen (IPS TFT) with a resolution of 720 × 1440.
• 3500 mAh battery capacity.
• Wi-Fi 802.11abgn 2.4 Ghz / 5Ghz, Bluetooth 4, Teseo LIV3F GNSS GPS.
• The front and rear cameras are 8 and 13 megapixels.
• USB type C (USB 3.0, power and video output).
• 2FF smart card reading slot.

The delivery will be divided into several series (releases), As they are formed, the hardware and software will be refined (each new series will include the update of the hardware platform, mechanical design and software):

• Aspen Series, will have a delivery date of September 24 to October 22. The initial version will arrive with a handmade box with an approximate design of elements.
  Along with the pre-release of basic applications with the ability to manage the address book, easy web browsing, the initial power management system and installation of updates by running commands in the terminal.
  In addition to having the certification of wireless chips in FCC and CE.
• Birch series, will have a delivery date of October 29 to November 26. This next version of the Librem 5 will have a tighter design and improved alignment of elements in the case as well as an improved configuration, browser and power management system.
• Chestnut Series, It will have a delivery date of December 3-31. This delivery, which will be the last of the year, will arrive with the availability of all hardware components. Enclosed switch design in the box. Final configuration, improved browser and power management system.
• Dogwood Series, delivered from January 7 to March 31, 2020. This series of early next year will have a final body finish and will arrive with the basic applications improved, the inclusion of additional programs and a graphical interface to install applications from the PureOS catalog Store.
• Evergreen Series, delivered in the second quarter of 2020. This series will be focused on an industrial design and will include a version of the firmware with a long support period along with the certification of the entire device in FCC and CE.
• Fir series, Delivery in Q2020 14. This latest announced series will have the CPU replaced with a next-generation processor manufactured using the XNUMXnm manufacturing process. In addition to having an improvement in the design.