Privacy Phone
Librem 5
Librem 5 is a smartphone designed around privacy. It helps you keep more control over your data.
Overview
Librem 5 is like an iPhone or Android phone, but with much better privacy. It's a smartphone that runs a Linux-based operating system instead of Android or iOS, giving you complete control over your phone. The phone has hardware switches that let you physically turn off the camera, microphone, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, so you can control your privacy at the hardware level. Librem 5 doesn't include Google services, tracking, or proprietary software. The phone is made by Purism and is perfect for people who want complete control over their mobile device privacy.
Privacy highlight
Privacy-focused smartphone with hardware kill switches. OS, no , complete control. Hardware privacy features.
Quick facts
- Country:
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Pricing:
- Paid
- Platform:
- Phone
- Technical:
- Advanced
- :
- No
- :
- No telemetry
- :
- Yes
- Open-source status:
- Fully open source
- :
- No
- :
- Yes
Key features
- Smartphone designed around privacy.
Security & encryption Click to expand
- No
- Encryption protocols
- AES-256, ,
- Librem 5 uses standard Linux for device storage. keys are managed by the PureOS system and stored securely on the device. The phone supports full disk . Librem 5 does not use proprietary systems. When using encrypted apps, keys are managed by those apps individually.
- Offline support
- Yes
Telemetry & tracking Click to expand
- No telemetry
- No
- Ip no
- To be documented after analysing the app’s and behaviour.
Jurisdiction & compliance Click to expand
- Librem 5 is developed by Purism, which is based in the United States. The phone does not store user data on central servers, so there is no central data residency. All user data is stored locally on the device. The device operates under US privacy laws.
- To be filled once retention and log policies are confirmed from primary sources.
- Legal frameworks
- GDPR, CCPA (where applicable).
- Revenue sources
- Hardware sales
Editorial signals Click to expand
- 88
- Trust score
- 85
- Trust breakdown (0–10)
- Encryption: 90, Audits: 80, Open source: 95, Telemetry: 100, Jurisdiction: 70, Transparency: 90, Trackers: 100
- Editorial notes
- Usability: 70, Performance: 70, Family friendly: 80
User experience Click to expand
- Signup requirements
- none
- Onboarding difficulty (1-5)
- 4
- Accessibility features
- Support for modern accessibility features depends on the platform version.
Backup & portability Click to expand
- Yes
- Migration tools
- May offer import or export tools; see official docs.
- Account recovery options depend on the provider.