If you can't update it to fix security flaws, it's not repairable. Software and firmware updates is 100% a repairability issue, as is the ability to customize those things with your own patches.
Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone
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#152> It runs Android 12 and will be supported for three years of monthly security updates and two major Android version upgrades. And that's why I stick to iPhones for long-lasting devices, those two major versions are a joke. Apple has the crown with seven on the iPhone 6S. When will someone make Android phones other than Pixels with non-abysmal software support? Yes, I know you can install alternate ROMs on your phone…
Fairphone that's mentioned in the article has 7 years of support (IIRC).
Never used it though, my last 3 phones were all from Nokia. It's pretty much the only manufacturer that still releases new stock (Android One) models regularly.
(Excluding too-expensive-for-my-taste Pixels and some Motorolas I could never find in my country).
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#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
The tradeoff is "back cover that comes off in an instant, whenever you want it to" versus "back cover that comes off in an instant, even when you don't want it to."
My decades of experience with easily removable back covers tells me this is a complete non-issue. The back cover coming off accidentally has never happened to me.
For me, it's more of a fidget-spinner. I keep popping it off and on when bored.
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#154Time flies and 3 years update is nothing. Remember the beginning of covid days? More than 3 years ago. So if you bought this phone those days now it was in the garbage bin. I don't want to spend time and effort to buy a phone every 2-3 years. Buy an iPhone, they replace the battery for you for $69 even after 3 years. iPhones are rock-solid and get 6-7 years of updates.
Totally agree. But I would love a competitor. This smells like the start of one, if compromised by committee.
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#155I wouldn't. It'll explode in your pocket.
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#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I have 5+ year old Android phones that have no issue with banking apps. I'm not sure where this rhetoric is coming from, but it doesn't align with my experience on Android. Capital one/wells fargo requires android 8+. Citi bank 7.1+. (I stopped looking it up at this point). 8 was released in 2017. So assuming 2 years of major OS updates, that means roughly phones from 20…
>I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. My local bank requires 9 or above >Also... even if the app stops working, you can use a web browser still. It's not uncommon at all for banks to have a website that's virtually impossible to use on mobile browsers.
Even at 9, thats supported from devices bought in 2016 or later. Who's battery lasts > 6-7 years?
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#157> It runs Android 12 and will be supported for three years of monthly security updates and two major Android version upgrades. And that's why I stick to iPhones for long-lasting devices, those two major versions are a joke. Apple has the crown with seven on the iPhone 6S. When will someone make Android phones other than Pixels with non-abysmal software support? Yes, I know you can install alternate ROMs on your phone…
Fairphone that's mentioned in the article has 7 years of support (IIRC). Never used it though, my last 3 phones were all from Nokia. It's pretty much the only manufacturer that still releases new stock (Android One) models regularly. (Excluding too-expensive-for-my-taste Pixels and some Motorolas I could never find in my country).
> and some Motorolas I could never find in my country
Hm? Writing this on g30 and Motos aren't popular here for years.
Edit: like I bought the cheapest Samsung last year and the experience is night and day.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Not everyone cares about security updates. OK. But surely banks ought to. If you care about having a banking app, then you ought to care transitively.
Do they really? All they care is about some particular version of Android (like any other app). I don't think I ever saw any banking app which would check for presence of some particular security updates (not even sure if it's possible).
None of my banking apps will work on a rooted phone, so I need to keep a 'clean' android phone around if I care to use their app. (I don't.)
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#159> The Nokia G22 will cost from £149.99 shipping on 8 March with replacement parts costing £18.99 for a charging port, £22.99 for a battery and £44.99 for a screen.
So, after a year of use the cost of replacing a battery and the screen will be close the market value of a used phone. A lot of people will go for a new phone.