A simple question: What boots faster -- a run-of-the-mill Android phone or a Librem 5 smartphone running PureOS?
We put the Librem 5 dev kit next to an HTC One, both powered completely off, then pushed the power buttons at the same time.
The result... it wasn’t even close. I almost feel bad for Android. Almost.
I mean, sure. “Boot speed” certainly isn’t the end-all, be-all of performance. In fact, it may not even be in a “Top 10 Important Performance Metrics.” But it gives a good indicator of what’s