Been looking at the Fairphone 6 and damn, support until 2033? That’s actually insane.

The whole replaceable parts thing is pretty sick too. Battery goes bad? Just swap it instead of dropping $800 on a new phone or getting the battery replaced for $100

Probably gonna throw /e/OS on it too because why not.

What’s everyone else using? Anyone actually have experience with Fairphone or am I just getting hyped over nothing?

  • rapchee@lemmy.world
    13·
    6 days ago

    i’m using a fairphone 4, i’m pretty happy with it.
    i like their goals of sustainability and repair friendly builds. i just got a security android update yesterday, although the one before was quite a few months ago, so it’s not as frequently updated as it was in the first few years

    • mesa@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Yeah I’m getting a 4 here in a bit and it’s still supported. And should be able to get parts for at least 3 more years.

        • mesa@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          4 has cheaper parts overall and looks like other OSes are going to support for a long time. And they already removed the bugs in the 4. I dont buy new phones until about a year out when they are thoroughly tested. Its also significantly cheaper to buy the phone outright. I cant afford the 6 in the US. Way too expensive.

          I got bit a couple of times with Terracube and their “promises”. The phone literally fell apart in my hand. Glue came loose and parts stopped working after a while. Worst of all, no software updates for years.