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[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I know people complain about big phones, but as a 6'5" guy i LOVE my big screens, and i think i'd struggle with a 6.3" screen. I have a 22U i plan to use for another year or two, and would go larger if i could.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (41 children)

Fuck these guys... Seriously. I bought a phone off of them hyped at the idea of the ethics. It didn't work on arrival. Over 3 months later and not one single reply to my helpdesk request (other than the Automated acknowledgement of receipt).

Unbelievably bad user experience, I went from hyped at the concept of reducing my production of electronic waste to beyond disappointed at a brutally bad user experience.

Then to make matters worse, it is difficult to source spare parts for the fairphone 4 (according to a friend of mine who owns one that he bought a while ago)... Like is that not the entire point of the phone, reduced consumption of new phones by supporting repairs. If you're going to stop producing the spares at least release the patents then.. if you really believe in the promoted ideals that you spout... Which they clearly do not.

It turns out that it's just another money hungry company hell bent on burning the planet down to see a line go up, as far as I'm concerned. All gaff to sell shite phones at higher prices.

Do not buy.

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

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

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[–] Occhioverde@feddit.it 0 points 2 days ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I dont understand Fairphone, flashy hardware with poor software security and awful sustainability (they stop selling parts quickly).

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