The HIROH phone is apparently launching with /e/OS exclusively or before there is an Android version (which is great :)) ♥️
- 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage expandable up to 2TB, giving you room for everything that matters.
- A 6.67-inch AMOLED display and a camera system pairs a 108MP Samsung sensor with a 32MP Sony front lens for crisp, striking detail in every shot.
- A hardware kill switch; disconnected completely the microphone and cameras at the circuit level, leaving nothing open for intrusion.
- A software-based switch, to easily turn off all your radio signals, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC.
https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/hiroh-phone-powered-by-murena-pre-sale/
To be fair making a phone is likely not a cheap endeavor
More to the point. Making a cheap phone is not an affordable endeavour.
Linux phone makers such as pine have discovered this in the past. As your first products are going to be low demand. Running a business on the profit margins of lower priced phones becomes hard. It seriously limits your ability to gain investments. Making competition with similar priced products insanely complex.
it’s not.
I’m not blaming Fairphone nor Murena. the economy everywhere is not helping make things cheaper.
it doesn’t change the truth that right now, privacy is for the rich.