The Fairphone 6+ looks really interesting but I'm not seeing it having the ability to wirelessly charge. I exclusively charge my Pixel 10 XL Pro (25w+) phone on a wireless charger now in the car and at my house and really like it, I don't want to go back to plugging in a USBC cable anymore unless it's an emergency. Am I missing something? Does it support Qi 2?
How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+
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#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
There’s a get-out clause in the law that allows your battery not to be required to be user replaceable if it can last 1,000 cycles while remaining at 80+%. Apple’s phones certainly meet that these days, and I imagine Samsung’s will as well (though I’m not sure if silicon carbide changes that at all).
> There’s a get-out clause in the law As all too common GDPR: "legimate interest" EU261: "exceptional circumstances", no deadlines for paying compensation etc yes yes, "no law is perfect" etc..nobody could foresee anything...downvote away
> GDPR: "legimate interest"
It doesn't allow spying though. It allows, e.g., to save your session if you intentionally logged in.
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#154I suppose it's a testament to their success, but, I have a fairphone 3 from almost 6 years now, and I'm a bit annoyed that they're basically "sunsetting it" (no more software updates, no more spare parts.) My fairphone 2 had lasted 5 years, but was completely unusable at the end. My current phone works very well (again, huge kudos to the team if anyone is reading this), and I would not mind trying to reach the decade…
OTOH my OnePlus 5T is more than 9 year old now, and still perfectly usable (I changed the battery once).
Re: How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+
#155Was really happy with my FP3 until it died: "sudden death". No power, nothing. According to their own forum, it's a very common problem after a while. Of course there is no warranty and replacing the mainboard is not possible...
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#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
Never heard of that before. A quick search doesn't reveal sufficient documentation to form an opinion. Do you have better resources? Can't find it for sale in the online shops I usually use (Germany), either.
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Your first link, I had found myself, but it doesn't say a lot. Your second link 404s.
https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-conve...
Looks like it's still in beta:
> Beta Edition PinePhones are aimed solely at early adopters. More specifically, only intend for these units to find their way into the hands of users with extensive Linux experience.
Also, if you include taxes it's not sub $200. My current phone was about $160 including taxes when I bought it. Looks interesting, though.
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#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think you should listen to bringup of Linux on Playstation talk from CCC to understand that those platforms are much more than just "somewhat customized". There are whole sections of peripheral chips missing and they behave quite a bit differently with how they bootstrap and where things are mapped in memory.
Peripheral chips, non-standard bootloaders, custom hypervisors and similar is not what people mean when they say "run on a custom silicon".
No, they mean customized SoCs which what those chips are as well
Re: How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+
#158Was really happy with my FP3 until it died: "sudden death". No power, nothing. According to their own forum, it's a very common problem after a while. Of course there is no warranty and replacing the mainboard is not possible...
> Of course there is no warranty
You always have the right to a minimum 2-year guarantee from the moment you received the goods. However, national rules in your country may give you extra protection.[1]
[1] https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua...
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#159Happy FairPhone 4 user here. Running 3+ years, only replaced the battery once. Aim to keep it 7-10 years, barring unforeseen events like theft. Not going to replace it just because a newer model is released.
> Aim to keep it 7-10 years
Security updates will end 01 Sep 2028.
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am not sure what you are doing to your phone for it to act like that
I had the same experience. Repeatedly. IMO it's the software, not the hardware. The issues always start/get worse with a big update to Android or the main Google apps.
running the official bloatware (firmware) I presume?
It happened to me when I was using shitty brands like Xiaomi that include a lot of malware and spyware in their official firmwares. Not anymore on grapheneOS (and /e/os on my daughter's phone).