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- technology@lemmy.world
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- technology@lemmy.world
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.
My only wish is that they made a smaller version. I realize that that’s probably impossible, given their goals (smaller phones are probably harder to repair). But man do I miss small phones
am still waiting for it to be available where i live
How about they bring it to the US already? They’d be breaking their profit ceiling in a heartbeat.
With that said, if they do an FP4 and release it close to EoL, they’re not getting my money.
If I remember correctly it’s already in US, but there’s a retailer or some partner that sells them there which is not stated anywhere for some reason. Murena seems to have it. Not sure if that’s the one I saw first time.
That’s the FP4. The FP5 is not available in the US
Yeah I know. They said it’s coming but have no idea when.
I have the Fairphone 4 and I’ve been very happy with it. It’s not as fast as the top models, but I have no use for a fast phone and every app I need works perfectly. It’s been such a relief knowing I don’t have to buy a new phone because the battery or the port died. And I tend to drop my phone regularly, so it’s great that I can switch out the screen. I’ll definitively buy another Fairphone when the time comes.
I want the headphone jack back.
Honest question: why?
Type C headphones could easily be a thing (and are already). Then you just have the one port, which to me seems better.
Transparency: I’m someone who just uses Bluetooth headphones and I love them, so I have no real horse in this race. I just like not catching a cord on doorknobs anymore, lol
games suck with bluetooth headphones due to latency, many workplaces outright ban even carrying them, and you cant charge and use wired at the same time without at least 2 ports. Some wired headphones are cheap, like 5 bucks even. Also you need to charge BT headphones, and some people have expensive 300 dollar plus headphones that are made obselete by not having a headphone jack.
- Charging
- Companies keep shoving Bluetooth headphones down our throats, which are causing huge amounts of ewaste as the batteries are irreplaceable.
USB C to 35 mm female.
There is even some DAC ones.
A solution to a problem nobody asked for.