Fairphone 5: Keeping it 10/10? | iFixit News
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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9491179

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

We talked about this a while back. Curious if people’s thoughts have changed since then on the Fairphone 5.

  • DogEnglish
    4•11 months ago
    1. Charging
    2. Companies keep shoving Bluetooth headphones down our throats, which are causing huge amounts of ewaste as the batteries are irreplaceable.
    • @MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Point 2 is incredibly frustrating. That the ewaste problem has become so much better understood and yet the trend is to keep creating more of it.

      I think Pine64 is making Bluetooth earbuds, but like their other stuff it aims to be super hackable and fixable. Wish that was the norm instead of solvent welding.

      • DogEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Tell this to apple. They’re incredibly frustrating to replace yourself, if you even do so.

        • @MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2•11 months ago

          Absolutely. I’ve seen plenty of devices where self-repair was an “eh” afterthought at best.

          Apple offensively attacks your attempts to fix the thing you purchased yourself with your own hard-earned money. They’re positively evil.

          Which is why it’s so annoying watching all the other mainstream companies feel compelled to just ape them in every way.