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[–] TheMightyCat@ani.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

There are some dutch websites that still sell the 5, but they are more expensive then the 6.

https://www.redshell.nl/fairphone-5-5g-6gb128gb-matte-black/

https://www.dustin.nl/product/5011353811/5

It's hard to justify to myself to spend so much money on a last gen phone that would also take alot of time to get running.

[–] Vicinus@piefed.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the links. It's interesting to me that they still have some, when Fairphone doesn't sell them anymore.

More expensive and older. Yeah, that's a tough justification.

[–] ChrisMcZork@metalhead.club 1 points 4 days ago

@TheMightyCat @Vicinus thank you for the work on the FP6, looking forward to test.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not overly surprised that the FP5 is more expensive, given that in many aspects the FP6 was a downgrade.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with the changes made. Why was it a downgrade?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The cpu, ram, screen, camera etc is pretty much the same specs, but the SoC went from an industrial grade one to a consumer grade one. Furthermore the FP6 only has USB2 and no display out. And last but not least, while the battery in the FP6 is a bit bigger, it is now a strange custom shape that you will never be able to find a new 3rd party replacement for in a few years, meaning all you will be able to buy is old stock from Fairphone itself that has already degraded to a certain extend.