WRT smartphones & FLOSS, there's so much Hype (fanboyism) going on.
And FUD.
And sheer tinfoilhattery.
I don't read techrights anymore; IMO it falls into one of the latter categories. Not that I totally disagree with them, but the way it's presented - outrage culture - no, thanks.

This article however (and the two that follow up) is sane. Read it - all of it.

Having smallish ARM devices that run some sort of GNU/Linux, have a touchscreen & the hardware & drivers to make phone calls and have mobile internet, but lack any sort of solid build, heat dissipation and battery life - that's nothing new.
And apparently that's how far Purism have come in the past years. Add to that the minutely detailed description of lies, deceptions and incongruities listed in the article trilogy, all I can do is SMH and thank dog I did not put down the 6 or 700 credits back then.

But yeah, we shall see... when there's a review of someone actually using that device as intended, please give us a shout!
I'm placing a bet that this will not happen before next spring, if ever.