In this update they now consider it highly likely that the phone will get the i....

Tepix on Oct 5, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Librem 5 Development Roadmap and Progress

In this update they now consider it highly likely that the phone will get the i.mx8 CPU.

Releasing the $599 Librem 5 phone with the outdated i.mx6 CPU (quad core Cortex A9, ARMv7-A from 2011, like the Samsung Galaxy S3) would be a disaster.