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I really respect Fairphone and I'm a happy owner of the Fairphone 5, but I find a bit puzzling for a company that suggests its customer should keep their phone for more than the 2.5 years average to release a new model just 2 years after the previous one.
Just my two cents, but they shoul've focused on developing either a tablet or a smartwatch to fill a gap in other markets before announcing yet another smartphone.
New people enter the market all the time.
That update is for those that don't already have a Fairphone, presumably.
That said, I agree with your overall point. They should offer tablets and watches if they can.
I keep reading this complaint every time FairPhone releases a new model, and it's nonsense. The millions of people who didn't buy a FairPhone 5 in the last 2 years are not going to buy a 2 year old model when they need a new phone in 2 months.
You bought a FairPhone 5 or 4 in the last 4 years? Keep it and don't buy a FairPhone 6, you don't need it.
You didn't buy a FairPhone and your current phone is dying? Then you have a modern FairPhone and don't need to decide between a FairPhone with old specs or an up-to-date phone that is not repairable.
You don't have to buy a new fair phone just because you bought the last one.
It's doubtful that someone buying a new phone now would want to buy the fair phone from 2+ years ago.
If they didn't buy a previous fairphone, you're going to miss all the people who wanted to try it but didn't want a 5 year old phone tech. I imagine most people replace around 3-5 years due to battery degradation, people dropping their phones, or lack of updates
When you drop your Fairphone, you can easily repair it. Still on my FP4, no need to change, really. Only updated the battery once.
Again, my point is the cadence supports people looking to upgrade, not people who are already on a fairphone. You are not the market