• macniel@feddit.org
    91·
    10 days ago

    Fairphone 5

    positives:

    • nicely built
    • user servicable with replaceable components
    • no AI shit
    • eco friendly
    • 8 years of service updates

    negatives:

    • its a bit more expensive for its specs
    • cameras are a bit on the downlow but still good enough
    • dunz@feddit.nu
      3·
      10 days ago

      I got an FP5 just a few months ago, very happy. Currently running E-Os on it. Big upgrade on the FP3 that it replaced. Liked the 3 but it was getting way to slow. It’s not very expensive, considering it’s fairtrade!

      The performance is perfect, and who can say no to support until 2031😃

      Edit: the best feature of a Fairphone is the high horse it comes with😉

      • macniel@feddit.org
        1·
        10 days ago

        Edit: the best feature of a Fairphone is the high horse it comes with😉

        Oh being smug/on the high horse about being woke, I like it :D

        and yeah Support until 2031 is damn nice. After that period I probably will use PostmarketOS and turn it into a linux phone

        • potate@lemmy.ca
          1·
          9 days ago

          Yea, I’ve looked at that. The issue is when I break it - and I always break my phones. I wouldn’t be able to quickly fix my phone because I’d need to order the parts via a shipping forwarder. I use my phone for work and going a couple of weeks without a device isn’t viable.

    • foofiepie@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 days ago

      Question.

      I’m seriously considering fairphone or anything similar (if it exists), for my next replacement.

      They advertise two versions. One degoogled but £100 more.

      How easy is it to just do it yourself? Is it just software?