New design and 5G updates modular smartphone but camera not as good as some cheaper rivals
  • the_tech_beast
    2·
    3 years ago

    How come this fairphone is getting so much hype? Its good but seems really strange.

    • uthrediiOP
      3·
      3 years ago

      I think because it is the most ethical/repairable phone you can buy (as far as I know). Now days a lot of phones are very similar to each other, with slighy different specs. Being repairable makes the Fairphone standout, which means it will get more clicks than another boring android.

      Also, the right to repair movement has gotten quiet big (at least among tech enthusiasts) recently so products like the Fairphone and Framework are more popular becase they are exactly what this movement has been calling out for.

    • uthrediiOP
      3·
      3 years ago

      BUT it seems to me that they’re also doing the same thing as every other phone manufacturer : getting their customers to keep replacing their devices.

      Why do you think this? The device is designed to be repairable and they sell parts so that you can do the repair.

      I would’ve liked to have seen Fairphone produce a Linux phone

      Linux phones/software are not ready for mass adoption. I think Fairphone are trying to make it easy for Linux to run on their phones though.

      I didn’t know about shiftphone, I will check it out!

        • pingveno
          1·
          3 years ago

          I think they are ready, so long as the user doesn’t expect to have certain apps.

          That can be a pretty big deal breaker, unfortunately. I’m blocked from using a Linux phone because my workplace has a VPN that relies on push notifications to a proprietary app. That alone has kept me from going with a Linux phone, unfortunately.