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Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by tsm »

raffraffraff wrote: post #864
komali2 wrote: post #590

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I've been running unihertz jelly 2 for ages and it's phenomenal. The only two annoyances I have are no 5g (I'm always tethering my laptop) and that google maps scooter mode just isn't available on this phone and there's basically no solution to get it working (and I'm hard pressed to figure out whose fault that is - google for failing to recognize the device location? Unihertz for failing to indicate my location corr…

I have one that I use as an mp3 player. My main gripe is the awful battery life.

I've had one for about a month. The battery life was very bad at first, but then I twiddled with the settings about stopping certain apps from running in the background and now it's tolerable

Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by lock-the-spock »

mmastrac wrote: post #847
colordrops wrote: post #731

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Can't parts be shipped from Europe?

Not that I've found, unless I use a re-shipper but I'm not familiar with that sort of setup when Europe is involved.

It's a small and very responsive company, maybe shoot them an email?

Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by fsflover »

jokoon wrote: post #898
fsflover wrote: post #337

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Having the same OS on my laptop and phone is amazing. Android turns a general-purpose device into a restricted one, without a possibility to run desktop apps. Desktop OS allows to use desktop apps on the phone and enjoy convergence: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque... .

> Android turns a general-purpose device into a restricted one, without a possibility to run desktop apps. You should not run desktop apps on a phone, because smartphone have much less power. This is an important design feature. This is why smartphones OS are built differently. And even then, I don't see how android "restricts" things. It's software. Android does not "restrict". It's an OS.

> You should not run desktop apps on a phone, because smartphone have much less power.

You imply that having large power consumption is fine as long as the app is designed for desktop. I disagree: All apps should be as lightweight as possible to fight with the climate change and slow UI. I am using desktop Firefox on my Librem 5 just fine. All desktop plugins work, too.

> Android does not "restrict". It's an OS.

Android is designed in such a way that you cannot run desktop apps, despite the original Linux kernel.

Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by jonwinstanley »

hot_gril wrote: post #901
peterlk wrote: post #391

And it comes with a 3mm headphone jack! Hallelujah!! I’m so, so glad someone is stepping up to fill this niche. My only complaint, and it’s kind if a big one, is that the screen is too damn big. I’m tired of phone manufacturers forcing me to carry a television in my pocket. I want something small that I can hold in one hand without a pop socket. I’ll trade performance, camera quality, basically anything for a phone w…

Headphone jack isn't even a niche. Every phone should have it, and they did, and would still had phonemakers not realized they can make a lot more money selling wireless earbuds. The flagship smartphone market is in a state of reduced competition and vertical integration, and if that ever ends, the jack will come back.

Not sure about everyone else but personally I don't want a headphone jack. I prefer the slimmer phone and increased battery that is only possible once it is removed.

Related - I'm a huge fan of Airpods and only ever want to use my wired headphones with my laptop

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Post by tinix »

lock-the-spock wrote: post #944
mmastrac wrote: post #847

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Not that I've found, unless I use a re-shipper but I'm not familiar with that sort of setup when Europe is involved.

It's a small and very responsive company, maybe shoot them an email?

They aren't responsive to Americans. I used a reshipper and they wouldn't forward loose batteries, FP was unresponsive and we had to throw away batteries because they couldn't be returned or forwarded. Shame....

Otherwise FP works fine with Google Fi and T-Mobile in the US. Maybe not the best coverage but worth it to be able to swap parts easily.

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Post by rfoo »

hot_gril wrote: post #908
graderjs wrote: post #907

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Yeah! I had a 5S. I loved that little guy. Another reason I got the mini for the angles like the 5S. How much bigger is it? 13 is okay. But I should make it go back to 5S size

The phone sizes aren't that much different. 5: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm 12 mini: 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm The more important difference is, the 12 mini screen is 5.42" diagonal instead of 4" like the 5. This is maybe marketed as a benefit, but it means I can't comfortably reach the entire screen during one-handed use.

The more important difference is 58.6mm vs 64.2mm width. 5.6 mm is a lot.

I can't hold phones with >68mm width reliably and drop them constantly. I just wish vendors can make small (or long, like Sony) phones.

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Post by Roark66 »

This is definitely a step in a good dieection, but why not have the battery user replaceable by unclipping the back cover? My last phone that had such user removable battery was Samsung Galaxy S6 if I remember correctly. It was a great smartphone. Why not come back to it? I can understand it compromises waterproofing, but for a non-waterproof phone? Why not?

Re: Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone

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Post by kuschku »

jonwinstanley wrote: post #946
hot_gril wrote: post #901

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Headphone jack isn't even a niche. Every phone should have it, and they did, and would still had phonemakers not realized they can make a lot more money selling wireless earbuds. The flagship smartphone market is in a state of reduced competition and vertical integration, and if that ever ends, the jack will come back.

Not sure about everyone else but personally I don't want a headphone jack. I prefer the slimmer phone and increased battery that is only possible once it is removed. Related - I'm a huge fan of Airpods and only ever want to use my wired headphones with my laptop

The iPod Shuffle had a headphone jack. If Apple could do it 15 years ago, they can do it now.
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