• FinnFooted@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ohhh, I go between Europe and the US a lot and own one of these. Hopefully this means US companies will offer more support for the fairphone 4!

  • FakeDentist@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have a Fairphone 3 for several years now and if it dies I will probably get another Fairphone. The camera could be better but I’m alright with it. The audio is broken when recording concerts. But I actually like my phone and it’s pretty robust too.

  • CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    That’s a step in the right direction, hopefully in the future phones will be more like computers, where you can buy parts and build your own. At least that’d be my dream.

  • Voytrekk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is pretty exciting. I wish it would have happened sooner though. It was at the top of my list when I was looking at phones last year, but it was still unavailable when I decided to go with the Pixel 7.

  • AbsolutePain@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Fairphone was literally my top choice before I bought my current smartphone, until I found out I couldn’t get it. So this is great, hopefully they still sell it whenever I update my phone (which won’t happen for a few years). Several other people have already commented something along these lines, but I’m just happy about it.

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    1 year ago

    Also interesting that it ships with /e/OS!

    /e/OS is a de-googled version Android. Most Google services are replaced with Nextcloud integration, but somehow all apps are still available through a software store that bridges to the Play Store while letting you browse for free apps anonymously. Google Play Services are replaced with the wonderful microG.

    I used it on my Fairphone 3 for around half a year, and for the most part it was a very pleasant experience. And whoever doesn’t like it can of course (re)install stock Android. :)

  • BonfireOvDreams@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Like many of you, this was a much desired phone for me. Now I’m just left wondering how soon their next phone releases. Been too long. If I’m focused on eco friendly I may as well also stick with what I’ve got until then.

  • axby@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Has anyone compared this to a PinePhone?

    I bought a PinePhone and it works great as a mini laptop to do light programming. But as a phone I don’t think I could trust it, and the interface seemed to need some work. It was cool (though awkward to control) running full desktop apps like VLC though.

    Perhaps I should have tried a different OS though. I couldn’t tell how much of it was software vs hardware limitations.

    • ozymandias117@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This would be a middle ground between a PinePhone and a big standard Android phone

      It’s still running Android, but it doesn’t have Google Play Services