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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 3 hours ago

FP would be a good choice for Graphene.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I just want them to make a true flagship phone. I personally wouldn't mind paying extra for a more ethical phone, if it had all the bells and whistles and wasn't half obsolete straight out of the box.

[–] febra@lemmy.world 4 points 39 minutes ago

What features would that include that the phone doesn't already have? I'm currently an iPhone user, but I'm looking to move to a more open source alternative.

[–] FG_3479@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I love the idea but the price is too high for the chip given that this is designed to be a lengevity phone. A chip like the 7s Gen 3 would make the phone sluggish after a couple of years with how unoptimised todays apps are.

The Gorilla Glass 7i and IP55 water resistance are also concerning given that budget Samsung, Xiaomi, etc phones beat this.

However having components of the phone being easily replacable is a great thing.

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (5 children)

I would totally buy one of these if they were sold in the US. Sadly, last time I checked the newest phone wasn't sold here. So I doubt this one will be.

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You can get them in the U.S. with /e/OS through Murena, but they are $900 :(

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 25 minutes ago

You can thank the President for that. ahem tariff* ahem*

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

you can get them in the US.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn’t this thing just run android and Google App Store? What a waste of decent hardware.

[–] arch@feddit.nl 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

You can purchase the /e/os version. But it is more expensive

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[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If they are all about swappable parts, and being able to upgrade your phone how you want ... Shouldn't this just be a module upgrade... Of the main part? Maybe I don't understand it ... At the very least the old parts should work with the new system right? Unless something major has changed.

[–] ayane@lemmy.vg 20 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Exactly. Framework does it correctly; fairphone does not.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 32 minutes ago

I hope my phone lasts until we get a framework phone.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Not putting in a 3.5mm jack says enough. They sell Bluetooth earbuds I wouldn't call that "fair". It leads to more landfill. Phones with 3.5mm jacks also have BT, and don't start about USBC singles, that's more to buy and more landfill when they inevitable break.

[–] ayane@lemmy.vg 9 points 7 hours ago

I hear you! Though I don't mind the lack of a 3.5 mm jack¹, it is still an anti-feature, and I fully agree that the TWS style of in-ears are antithetical to the repairability ethos. It's especially bad when they sell one themselves.

Until Linux phones reliably support 5G communications with major carriers (this is a kernel driver issue for modems), I'm going to run with my current phone until it crumbles... Or at least until someone comes out with an actual modular phone where the mainboard can just be swapped as with desktops and Framework laptops.

¹I use a very high quality "dongle" DAC (Moonriver 2) and it gives me a cleaner, lower impedance, higher power output than any phone's on-board audio can. If I'm going to be using wired headphones, might as well go all the way.

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