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### What is Linux Phone Convergence?
Aside from privacy and security . . . "convergence" is one of the main appeals of Linux phones.
Convergence means your phone can be docked and used as a computer.
Linux phones are leaps and bounds ahead of Androids and iPhones when it comes to using your phone as a computer. This is because Linux phones run desktop Linux apps.
The phone in the video is Purism's [Librem5 phone](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/), which is currently in stock for $649. It may be old slow hardware, but Purism is one of the main developers of Mobian Phosh (the Debian version of Mobile Linux), so they have things working fairly well on their hardware, but nothing even close to current Android or iPhone. DeGoogled phones are definitely the best options at the moment (Aug 2024).
Purism's other phone, their [Liberty phone](
), is the only smart phone completely made in the USA, with the exception of its removable WiFi Card being made in India, and its chassis in China.quoting nevent1q…rfj8
# Liberty Phone by Purism
### (Made in USA)
Last July, Purism [announced it's latest Linux phone](https://social.librem.one/@purism/110664115337910176), the [Liberty Phone](https://shop.puri.sm/shop/liberty-phone/), which is a slight upgrade to the [Librem 5 phone](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/).
It comes with
- 4 Gig RAM instead of 3 Gig
- 128 Gig Storage instead of 32 Gig
- All other specs are basically the same as the Librem 5
With the specs of a medium range smartphone from 10 years ago, and a price of $2,000, you may want to hold off. But if you really want the true private and secure experience that only Linux phones can offer, it doesn't get much better than the Liberty Linux Phone.
Development on other Linux phones, with better hardware and lower prices, is still charging onward, so you may want to hold off on this one.
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Here is an [overview video of the Librem5 and some if it's issues](https://odysee.com/@TheLinuxGamer:f/librem5-final:1).
More info on their website 👉 [here](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/)
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