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Update 1

I see a framerate/refresh rate bug that occasionally locks the framerate at a low value upon unlock. Fixing it requires a lock/unlock cycle.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 161 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Do you wear wigs?

Have you worn wigs?

Will you wear wigs?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] jawa21@piefed.blahaj.zone 133 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How did you take a picture of your phone?

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We're not doing this again

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm invoking the mirror clause immediately.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was there as that unfolded. It was a beautiful thing, and made me love that place in the early days before The Donald and all the corpo-bullshit.

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You hold your right index finger to your right temple and blink both eyes.

Noobs. Bet he doesn't even use Linux.

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[–] pntha@lemmy.world 130 points 1 month ago (2 children)

what is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] iii@mander.xyz 106 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Do you think three wheeled cars should make a comeback?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 64 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I'd go for three wheeled bikes.

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[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Should I eat an entire black forest cake by myself?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Don't do it.

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 74 points 1 month ago (6 children)
  • Does it have USB-C video out?
  • Do you plan to run any custom ROMs / Can it run custom ROMs?
[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

It has a USB 2.0 Type C connector, unable to carry video signal in any device AFAIK

Edit: Here's an article about USB C video

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes. Massive downgrade imo. I really wanna know why they did this. It cant have been thaat expensive right?

[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (6 children)

To be fair (pun intended) very, very few people ever use the USB-C port for anything other than charging and maybe syncing photos to a pc.

The connector itself costs like 8 bucks, I don't know how much more expensive it would be for them to design the signal integrity in their motherboard, required to carry the video stream.

Still, for the price and for the market segment they're targeting, this and the lack of a 3.5mm jack for sound is inexcusable.

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[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago
  • Don't know if it supports video out yet.
  • The bootloader is unlockable and there seems to be support by Lineage OS, but I don't see Fairphone 6 yet.
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[–] tonylowe@lemmy.sdf.org 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 month ago

Didn't need to so far but I did it for you. It's still alive. 😄

[–] artyom@piefed.social 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Ontario, Canada. Ordered from Clove UK. Stock Fairphone OS.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 month ago (12 children)

No questions, but I'm so fucking pissed that Fairphone is on their 6th generation and still doesn't offer them globally.

I have to replace my wife's dying phone, and it kills me that I'll end up buying some garbage, probably from Google, that will end up as garbage in a few years.

Please, bring these to Canada! 😭😭😭

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Buddy, I'm in Torontario guy. Bought from Clove UK for 1016 Canadian peso final-final, after DHL blood sacrifice.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't want to import, I want to purchase from an authorized local dealer with warranty and parts available in Canada.

Even clove says that you'll need to send the phone back to the UK, at your expense, for any warranty related work. That's not only incredibly time consuming and costly, but it would negate any environmental benefit of owning the phone!

I can't imagine how expensive and delayed parts would be, again, missing the point of having a repairable phone.

The demand for at least North American consumers is there. I wish Fairphone would just do it already.

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[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At first congratulations to your new phone.

A few questions:

  • Are there any notable gaps between the screen and the side? Can you e.g. put a piece of paper between it? Asking because the predecessor had these and they required cleaning from time to time as dirt accumulated in these
  • Did you test the camera yet? Are you ok with the zoom or picture quality in darkness?
  • Did you get a case? How are these available currently?
  • How is the sound quality?
  • Did you already open the backcover? Are there any difficulties in doing so?
[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago
  • Are there any notable gaps between the screen and the side? Can you e.g. put a piece of paper between it? Asking because the predecessor had these and they required cleaning from time to time as dirt accumulated in these

Can fit a sheet just about. A thicker sheet might not fit.

  • Did you test the camera yet? Are you ok with the zoom or picture quality in darkness?

The cam is quite decent in my testing so far. Zoom beyond 2x gets ugly quickly. The system is similar to Pixel a-series. One very good 50MP sensor for everything and low zoom, and one ultra-wide for wide shots and macro. Will be testing it more but first impressions are good. I think I can live with it coming from a Pixel 8 Pro.

  • Did you get a case? How are these available currently?

No case, Clove didn't sell one. Still in search for a case.

  • How is the sound quality?

Not as loud as the Pixel 8 Pro but very good and loud enough. No farts or other bad speaker noises.

  • Did you already open the backcover? Are there any difficulties in doing so?

Not yet.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's your favorite dinosaur?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (5 children)

What did you have for breakfast this morning?

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[–] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is it pretty “snappy” ? Wondering if there is any lag time or if runs smoothly right away or what settings I got to mess with to minimize responses time.

How do you like it so far?

Any good/bad surprises?

What OS/rom you planning to run or keep it stock?

What were your motivations for getting it?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Snappier than my Pixel 8 Pro.

So far I like it. The screen is great. The speaker is decent. The camera looks to be fairly decent. Not Pixel 8 Pro level at zoom, but otherwise it seems comparable to some of the Pixel a-series cams I've seen. The only thing that bugs me so far is the shittier haptic feedback compared to the Pixel. 😄

I am shocked how fast and good the power button fingerprint reader is. Especially coming off of the Pixel's in-screen reader.

Running stock OS for now.

Among other things, a combination of Fairphone releasing the 6 with improved camera and Google stopping publishing device code with Android 16. The future of third party OSes on the Pixel line is now in limbo. I'm still unsure how well the Fairphone will work on my carrier in Canada since it lacks one of the bands used. Seems okay for now. I'll need to take it out in the wild and see the impact on signal and battery.

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[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?

[–] evergreen@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a truly cursed sentence and it makes my brain hurt.

[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)
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[–] will@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)
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[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Does the flashlight led have multiple brightness levels?

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[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 20 points 1 month ago (6 children)
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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does the LTPO display work and save battery by dialing down the refresh rate to 1hz when idle for 24/30hz when playing videos?

Also, do casual games support 120fps like pocket rogues, quest of wizard, etc.

Last question, is the animation experince good with 3rd party launchers like Niagara, Smart launcher 6, Lawnchair?

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