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The Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone. (shop.fairphone.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by dwazou@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I don't like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Anyone tried this Linuxphone?

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-community-phone

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

I looked at it, but it looks really outdated phone. Would be interesting if we live in a 2015, but not today.

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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I've been meaning to look into PinePhone myself.

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

The lack of an FM radio and headphone jack make it unusable for me.

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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Great idea, but will never take down here in south America

People know that all these import parts and replacements are not exactly easy to pay for, even less to find. They need a cheap reliable phone that will at least handle day to day for years

I mean come on, the average cellphone user here is still using the equivalent of a Moto G2 or Samsung J2 and thats stretching it.

An S8 is still seen like luxury in here. And I'm not even going into iphones.

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[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I like it a lot but I need two physical SIM slots so it doesn't work for me, unfortunately. But great idea and love the price drop

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

500 Euro for what amounts to a midrange phone still seems like yuppie consumerism to me. Better to get an older phone and hold onto it. My Moto G4 lasted 7 years before obsolescence and physical wear caught up with it. I wonder how many current Fairphones will still be in use in 2034.

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Anyone know what the bootloader unlock process is like for Fairphone? I know they support it, but does it take 7 days like OnePlus or constantly have issues like Motorola?

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