Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#2Was lucky enough to get my Fairphone 4 on sale, but I'd happily pay full price now - even though the Fairphones are pricey for the specs, unless you absolutely need 24 cores etc. I'd say they are worth it, knowing the company is at least trying to improve the parts supply chain, and knowing you stand a chance of fixing the devices yourself (luckily I've only had to replace the USB-C port, which was trivial)
About the only thing I'd ding Fairphone on is not communicating earlier that they were having trouble getting Android 14 out to the FP4s, but the security patches have been consistent.
(Okay I'm also dinging them on getting rid of the headphone jack, yes I know it's a lost cause... )
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#3Was lucky enough to get my Fairphone 4 on sale, but I'd happily pay full price now - even though the Fairphones are pricey for the specs, unless you absolutely need 24 cores etc. I'd say they are worth it, knowing the company is at least trying to improve the parts supply chain, and knowing you stand a chance of fixing the devices yourself (luckily I've only had to replace the USB-C port, which was trivial) About the…
Not really a lost cause in general, there are a bunch of regular phones that have a headphone jack. But fairphone seems unwilling to listen to all the feedback they are getting telling them this is a blocker, so yes, in that way it is a lost cause there.
A shame really.
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#4ahhh I wish GrapheneOS was supported on these!
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#5Was lucky enough to get my Fairphone 4 on sale, but I'd happily pay full price now - even though the Fairphones are pricey for the specs, unless you absolutely need 24 cores etc. I'd say they are worth it, knowing the company is at least trying to improve the parts supply chain, and knowing you stand a chance of fixing the devices yourself (luckily I've only had to replace the USB-C port, which was trivial) About the…
+1 for headphone jack. At least they got the MicroSD correct!
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#6ahhh I wish GrapheneOS was supported on these!
CalyxOS support Fairphones. It is a better option anyway, also supports bootloader relocking etc.
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#7They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#8They should switch to an SOC with mainline Linux support so you don't have to throw it out in three years.
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#9> Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
GPU: Adreno 810
- 895-1050
- 256 shaders
CPU cores: 8
- 1x2500 (Cortex-A720)
- 3x2400 (Cortex-A720)
- 4x1800 (Cortex-A520)
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#10Was lucky enough to get my Fairphone 4 on sale, but I'd happily pay full price now - even though the Fairphones are pricey for the specs, unless you absolutely need 24 cores etc. I'd say they are worth it, knowing the company is at least trying to improve the parts supply chain, and knowing you stand a chance of fixing the devices yourself (luckily I've only had to replace the USB-C port, which was trivial) About the…
I've been very happy with my Fairphone 4 that I've had for 4 years now running CalyxOS.
I could probably use it for a few more years but I may upgrade to the 6 if the speakers/microphone are better (and to support the company).