Comment by burkaman

1 year ago

> Is it possible to build a cell phone in the US?

Definitely possible, this one is mostly US-built: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/

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neilv  1 year ago

It's a good sign that Purism can do this at all, even though it's a boutique/fringe product right now.

Note that it's $1,999+ for mostly made/assembled in USA version, vs. $999 for Purism's made in China version.

And China is more capable at scaling, if the product were ever competing on price rather than principle. So still a ways to go to be competitive at manufacturing.

  • burkaman  1 year ago

    It's definitely more expensive to produce in the US, but I think it's priced at $2000 because this is literally the only option for people who want/need a US-made phone. I don't think it actually costs them double to produce.

    • lukan  1 year ago

      I am actually surprised it only costs double. Have you compared wages in china vs US? They went a lot higher in china by now but are still way below.