Same company. Same scam/terrible management.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/xld8fv/purism_librem_5_what_an_absolute_disaster_email/
https://forums.puri.sm/t/has-purism-refunded-you-is-purism-going-insolvent/18953?page=6
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/puri.sm?page=2
https://old.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/xt5j9l/so_genuine_question_wtf_is_up_with_purism/
lol. Just lol.
Edit: For those unaware.
"It’s also worth noting that plenty of Purism users have reported that they haven’t received the company’s previous Librem 5 phone, several years after ordering it. That phone first started shipping in 2020, while users report that Purism isn’t honoring refunds for these delayed orders or that the company is dragging its feet in this regard. So if it looks fishy and smells fishy, well, it must be a fish."
I'm confused. Are you saying YOU can't tell the difference, or that their is no technical difference?
Because, anecdotally, I've owned a variety of these devices, and I can absolutely tell the difference. Which sucks, because I bought cheaper devices hoping for reasonable parity of experience. I'm not saying my cheaper devices are bad, just that clearly the Shield TV performs better.
As to the actual specs, there is also clearly a real world difference between the bog standard Amlogic SoC (1/8, 2/8, 2/16), and the Tegra SoC.
It's entirely reasonable to argue that the difference isn't worth the extra cost, fine. But it's dishonest to say there is no appreciable difference.
TBF I haven't used the newer "low cost" Shield with the 2/16 Tegra SoC, so I can't really speak to how it performs relative to something like Chromecast with Google TV.
I said Playstore Certified, and yes, they are mostly the same when you look under the hood, at least for those classes of devices, per generation.
Same, or similar SoC, with 2/8 (sometimes 2/16) specs.
Once you get up to the 4/32 range, you're already looking around the same price (+/-) of a Shield TV.
Also, lol @ citing LTT, for anything. Just because a broken clock is right twice a day, doesn't change the fact that it's broken.
And for the sake of being fair, I didn't even mention the 1/8 boards.
I always chuckle whenever I hear people earnestly recommend Pine Phone, or Librem, to other users as daily drivers.
Tinker? Sure, absolutely. But daily use? lol, no.
I look forward to someday daily driving a purpose built Linux phone, but that day isn't here, yet.
Until then, deal with Graphene, or get an Android that supports pmOS. Just understand the real security implications and risks associated with the later.
Source: someone who actually owns purpose built Linux phones.