>a silly little smartphone should be easy, right? Absolutely not. I've looked at a lot of them and they all suck for various reasons. Here are a couple that stick out. [Librem 5](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/). It sounded like an awesome idea, until it got close to roll out. It's biggest flaw is lack of major carrier support. The phone plan is fucking expensive! The phone itself carries an ultra premium price, yet its feature set is below mid range. I could go on and it gets much worse. Pine phone uses an Allwinner a64 SoC and that barely makes the phone usable. Yes, it works but you won't like it after using iPhone or Glaxy phones with much faster hardware. The camera sucks. Battery life is fine, for the most part. If you're a Linux guru, you won't have too much problems deciding which of the 21 available distros to install. The point I'm making is, Musk isn't going to be able to compete with Samsung or Apple in the near future. These simple devices aren't simple at all. They're small on the outside and complicated on the inside. One bad design choice can ruin the device.