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I can't believe some of the points Linus made against the Fairphone, especially given he's onboard with the same compromises for the Framework laptop. ๐Ÿคญ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't care what fairphone or Linus says. They got rid of the headphone jack. A "modular" phone my ass.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The second biggest dealbreaker for me after the small battery.

Ok, they have a USB-C to jack dongle, but guess what USB-C port's wearout is the reason I was looking for a new phone in the first place.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Port wearout, isn't that a good reason for a repairable phone?

I don't know much about the fair phone I do remember a day when cellphone batteries were user replaceable and back then you could get third party larger batteries with larger cases. Is that available for the fair phone?

I've got a list of must haves for phones and that is on it. Obviously nothing has met my list in years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

The USB-C pulling double duty for an audio port means it wears out faster. If the port needs replacement sooner, then that goes against their e-waste reduction goals. But look, they have ear buds!

Great, more batteries, more points of failure. Simple is best. I want my wired headphones.

So I could choose, get replecement parts for my current phone (charging board + battery) for 40 eur. Or get a new fairphone for 700 eur, downgrading my battery by 40% and throwing away a functional phone.