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The Fairphone 5 released, is the sleekest repairable phone yet (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking repairable phone from the company yet.

The design is largely unchanged compared to the Fairphone 4, but the improvements that the company did make go a long way: The teardrop notch and the LCD screen is finally gone, with an ordinary punch-hole selfie and an OLED taking its place. Otherwise, you’re looking at an aluminum frame, a triangular camera array, and a removable back cover. Here, the company brought back its signature translucent back cover next to two black and blue variants. The dimensions and weight has been reduced ever-so-slightly compared to the predecessor.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could live without headphones jack, but its thick and cost almost 2x the price I can afford. Id consider keeping it if I get it for free because I like the Idea of repairability

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I refuse to accept a phone without a 3.5mm jack. I have old hi-fi systems and my car also doesn't have BT. The two places I listen to music most. No jack, no buy.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3.5mm jack takes way to much space, and it requires a dedicated DAC circuit. And there is not enough users to warrant it anymore, especially considering the existance of usbc to 3.5mm adapters which do exactly the same without wasting internal space.

3.5mm is bound to disappear everywhere but dedicated audiophile hardware.

I'm a vinyl collector and audiophile myself, I'd love to see analogical staying relevant, but let's be realistic, smartphones are not dedicated enough to music to waste space for a feature that only 10% of the user will ever need.

If you really need a portable device with a 3.5mm jack, go buy a Walkman. Sony still make new ones, and they all have 3.5mm jacks.