Built in California, powered by Linux, the Liberty Phone says no to tech giants With no Android or iOS, it’s the loneliest smartphone on the market today It costs more, does less, and still claims to be the best smartphone for privacy Despite rising political pressure to bring tech manufacturing back to the US, building a premium smartphone domestically remains a costly and technically difficult challenge. The Liberty Phone by Purism , priced at $1,999, offers a rare example of how close a company can get to building an America-made device, but it comes with significant trade-offs in performance and practicality. Unlike the widely promoted but questionable $499 Trump Phone , the Liberty Phone is at least verifiably assembled in the US, although it lacks flagship-level features. Still not 100% "Made In USA!" Todd Weaver, Purism’s founder, is upfront about the limitations, noting, “Someone who needs a wicked-strong camera is not our audience.” Weaver estimates the ...