That's great news.. I'd looked at Fairphone before (and I'm still pondering them when it's time to move phone), simply because of them being modular. You need to upgrade something? Swap out a module. Most of the phone stays there, and it's only the bit you need that you pay for and actually use.
I have a firm dislike of monolithic "We glued everything together so you need to replace it if the unimportant thing that we made flimsily ever breaks". I especially like the greater than 5 year support. The l
That's great news.. I'd looked at Fairphone before (and I'm still pondering them when it's time to move phone), simply because of them being modular. You need to upgrade something? Swap out a module. Most of the phone stays there, and it's only the bit you need that you pay for and actually use.
I have a firm dislike of monolithic "We glued everything together so you need to replace it if the unimportant thing that we made flimsily ever breaks". I especially like the greater than 5 year support. The last several phones I've upgraded, I only needed to do so because the companies stopped supporting them, leaving them to older known flaws. I'd still happily be on a ten year (or older) phone if someone supported it.. And with a bit more cash in the pocket from not having to upgrade!
I think if you research the upgradeability of the Fairphone you will find it is limited. There were limited replacement and upgrade parts for the Fairphone 2, and the camera module was unavailable for many months. I just saw in their forums that they recently announced the end of "bottom module" replacement part sales. Things may be better for the Fairphone 3.
Something I'd been waiting for for some time.. (Score:2)
That's great news.. I'd looked at Fairphone before (and I'm still pondering them when it's time to move phone), simply because of them being modular. You need to upgrade something? Swap out a module. Most of the phone stays there, and it's only the bit you need that you pay for and actually use.
I have a firm dislike of monolithic "We glued everything together so you need to replace it if the unimportant thing that we made flimsily ever breaks". I especially like the greater than 5 year support. The l
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That's great news.. I'd looked at Fairphone before (and I'm still pondering them when it's time to move phone), simply because of them being modular. You need to upgrade something? Swap out a module. Most of the phone stays there, and it's only the bit you need that you pay for and actually use.
I have a firm dislike of monolithic "We glued everything together so you need to replace it if the unimportant thing that we made flimsily ever breaks". I especially like the greater than 5 year support. The last several phones I've upgraded, I only needed to do so because the companies stopped supporting them, leaving them to older known flaws. I'd still happily be on a ten year (or older) phone if someone supported it.. And with a bit more cash in the pocket from not having to upgrade!
I think if you research the upgradeability of the Fairphone you will find it is limited. There were limited replacement and upgrade parts for the Fairphone 2, and the camera module was unavailable for many months. I just saw in their forums that they recently announced the end of "bottom module" replacement part sales. Things may be better for the Fairphone 3.
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I think if you research the upgradeability of the Fairphone you will find it is limited.
Fairphone: Limited upgradeability.
Other phones: What? Fuck off.
Re:Something I'd been waiting for for some time.. (Score:2)
I think if you research the upgradeability of the Fairphone you will find it is limited.
Fairphone: Limited upgradeability.
Other phones: What? Fuck off.
Other phones don't market "modular upgradeability" as their raison d'etre.
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Other phones don't market "modular upgradeability" as their raison d'etre.
Neither does Fairphone.
Fairphone's raison d'etre is the first four letters of its name.
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Other phones don't market "modular upgradeability" as their raison d'etre.
Neither does Fairphone.
Fairphone's raison d'etre is the first four letters of its name.
You should read their website: https://www.fairphone.com/en/i... [fairphone.com]