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An Anonymous Coward writes:

This is a followup to the earlier discussion about tablets here [soylentnews.org]. The wishlist was:

-Easy to install (or pre-installed) LineageOS, or some other open source OS
-Easy to open up and repair (and mod) the device hardware
-Matte screen with dynamic range that allows the screen to be bright enough to use in the sun but dark enough to use while falling asleep.

In continuing my search I came across the Librem 5, planned for release in Jan 2019. This phone (unfortunately not tablet) looks very promising:

Librem 5, the phone that focuses on security by design and privacy protection by default. Running Free/Libre and Open Source software and a GNU+Linux Operating System designed to create an open development utopia, rather than the walled gardens from all other phone providers.
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Runs PureOS by default, can run most GNU+Linux distributions
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Hardware Kill Switches for Camera, Microphone, WiFi/Bluetooth, and Baseband
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like all Purism products, the case itself will allow you to access the insides, and the battery will be modular and can be replaced with ease.

https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ [puri.sm]

Besides the smaller size, the only thing missing from the requirements mentioned in the earlier thread is (probably) the bright display. I saw that such displays do exist [androidpolice.com] but doubt they will focus on that feature here.

Perhaps after this phone is released they can simply scale it up to a tablet as well? Also having the "brightest screen" could be the killer app for an open phone/tablet even amongst people who do not care about privacy. I have no idea how difficult that is to implement. Is it just a trade off with battery life (something I do not really care about) or something else?

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