I am looking at getting one as my next phone when my Pixel 7 reaches EOL. Hopefully the Fairphones are still around by then and hopefully they get more support from custom ROMs. I know CalyxOS supports the Fairphone 4

  • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world
    29·
    2 years ago

    I bought my Fairphone 3 back in January 2020. I’ve had it since. I love it.

    Its not without its drawbacks. The camera in the stock Fairphone 3 kinda sucks. Not enough to make me buy a new phone, but compared to other phones in it’s price range, it is worse.

    I tried to go full ‘unGoogle’ back in 2020 as well which led me to install a custom operating system. Namely /e/OS. While I love their mission and vision, the OS in general has been buggy as hell.

    However, that’s mostly the OS. If you run stock Android, you will have a better experience.

    I love how easy it is to repair. In the time I’ve owned it, its needed a new charging port. I ordered the part no problem from Fairphone’s website. It arrived, and was installed in a few minutes. Awesome. My phone probably needs a new battery now also. The battery health right now is at about 60% and it doesn’t last as long as it used to.

    Overall, aside from the camera, I adore my Fairphone 3. I highly recommend it. I’m annoyed by the removal of the AUX / 3.5mm Headphone jack from the newer Fairphone 4 and 5, also I dont like how they were selling those wireless Fairbuds, those are not repairable and kind of fly in the face of their whole ethos. Their newer headphones, the Fairbuds XL are a huge improvement in that regard though. And I will probably buy them at some stage too.

    So yeah 4.5/5 , it’s great!

    • lustrum@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      2 years ago

      Damn this is making me want the new one.

      But I am struggling to give up a flagship camera. I have a new kid and it’s hard enough to get good photos.

  • ominouslemon@lemm.ee
    234·
    2 years ago

    Thanks to the fact that the 4 (and the 5) do not have a headphone jack, no, I have decided against buying it. That’s a damn shame

    • Fat Tony@lemmy.world
      201·
      2 years ago

      For a phone whose entire selling point is being the cool, down-to-earth, for the people, type phone. It’s kind of odd to me they don’t include something like this.

        • SillyBanana@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 years ago

          Why do you think so? My wireless Samsung Buds are about 2 years old and they are working great, as if new. Meanwhile when I had various wired headphones before that, 2 years was about their top life, mostly because of the cable getting damaged, which you can’t replace anyway. So the argument of battery not being replaceable is totally irrelevant for me, and I think for most other people as well.

      • HelloThere@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        2 years ago

        Their selling point is repairability and well sourced materials - hence the price.

        I’ve had a FP4 since launch, and the USB-C to 3.5 adapter has been attached to my headphones ever since. I’ve never been in a situation where choosing whether to charge or listen has caused a problem.

        • Magister@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          This, my phone is the same, no audio jack but a $1 dongle and I can use any 3.5mm headphone jack without problems

      • skizzles@lemmy.ml
        4·
        2 years ago

        It’s probably a demand/cost offset. The demand for it probably doesn’t outweigh the increased cost of adding that component. Simply not worth it for them in the long run.

        At the end of the day they are still a business and there to make money.

      • ominouslemon@lemm.ee
        21·
        2 years ago

        Love the passive-aggressive tone of this one, lol.

        USB-C is for charging and transferring data. Dongles suck, they break and ultimately they’re just an uncomfortable workaround.

        I will never understand why people are so willing to defend companies that have decided to take away a pretty big feature from their phones with the only clear intention of selling garbage BT headphones

        • Magister@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          USB-C is 24 pins, taking a ground somewhere and 3 pins for left/right/mic is the best thing for phone. I have super solid braided adapter to plug my 3.5mm audio jack. No need to use Bluetooth even if my phone supports LDAC, AptX HD or AAC.

  • daddyjones@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 years ago

    I have a FP3 and I’ve been hugely disappointed with it. The fact that it’s repairable is only useful if the specs of the hardware are good enough to also last several years at a reasonable level of performance.

    Also, some of the parts are rubbish - the prime example being the fingerprint sensor which always requires several attempts and then fails as often as not.

    I knew I was getting a “budget” phone and I do still use it, but I had hoped it would be a better than it is. I feel like their business model is a huge missed opportunity in terms of upgrades and modularity. In theory, if they were doing it properly, why would they ever release a new model?

  • zweieuro@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I’ve had the fp4 since launch and instantly put e/os On it it works great and I love it. Hidden bonus, any in app ad/purchase straight up cannot load since the internal service is missing.

    Though yes, the camera is nothing to write home about.

    Edit: typos