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Oh, Im sorry that u are disappointed with fairphone ๐But thanks for the side note. I'll keep that in mind. Since I know absolutely nothing about de-googled systems and phones like this, I unfortunately have to experiment a bit myself. But could you please tell me exactly what you were disappointed about regarding Fairphone
Mostly the FairbudsXL which are basically a scam, as the parts fail chronically but fairphone has abandoned the product and the firmware. I have bought the same replacement part 4 times. Also much of the product is proprietary and they don't allow you to run your own software on them.
The fairphone itself is not awful and I'm still using my fairphone 4, but I increasingly get the idea that they are increasingly abandoning their values in favor of profits.
Ah, got it. Thanks for sharing that with me. Honestly, I've mostly been looking at Fairphone because I felt it was better than the alternatives. Plus, there was something nostalgic about being able to pop the battery out from the back, just like old phones. At the end of the day, what really matters to me is a de-Googled system like Murena. But yeah, having a nice-looking phone wouldn't hurt either. Thanks again!
fairphone is definitely better than samsung etc. I'm just being excessively negative like a good Lemmy user ๐ซก