Fairphone teams up with the developer of the /e/ Android fork to enable US sales.
  • AbsolutePain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Fairphone was literally my top choice before I bought my current smartphone, until I found out I couldn’t get it. So this is great, hopefully they still sell it whenever I update my phone (which won’t happen for a few years). Several other people have already commented something along these lines, but I’m just happy about it.

  • FakeDentist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have a Fairphone 3 for several years now and if it dies I will probably get another Fairphone. The camera could be better but I’m alright with it. The audio is broken when recording concerts. But I actually like my phone and it’s pretty robust too.

  • Voytrekk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is pretty exciting. I wish it would have happened sooner though. It was at the top of my list when I was looking at phones last year, but it was still unavailable when I decided to go with the Pixel 7.

  • sab@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Also interesting that it ships with /e/OS!

    /e/OS is a de-googled version Android. Most Google services are replaced with Nextcloud integration, but somehow all apps are still available through a software store that bridges to the Play Store while letting you browse for free apps anonymously. Google Play Services are replaced with the wonderful microG.

    I used it on my Fairphone 3 for around half a year, and for the most part it was a very pleasant experience. And whoever doesn’t like it can of course (re)install stock Android. :)

  • CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That’s a step in the right direction, hopefully in the future phones will be more like computers, where you can buy parts and build your own. At least that’d be my dream.

  • FinnFooted@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ohhh, I go between Europe and the US a lot and own one of these. Hopefully this means US companies will offer more support for the fairphone 4!

  • axby@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Has anyone compared this to a PinePhone?

    I bought a PinePhone and it works great as a mini laptop to do light programming. But as a phone I don’t think I could trust it, and the interface seemed to need some work. It was cool (though awkward to control) running full desktop apps like VLC though.

    Perhaps I should have tried a different OS though. I couldn’t tell how much of it was software vs hardware limitations.

    • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This would be a middle ground between a PinePhone and a big standard Android phone

      It’s still running Android, but it doesn’t have Google Play Services

  • BonfireOvDreams@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Like many of you, this was a much desired phone for me. Now I’m just left wondering how soon their next phone releases. Been too long. If I’m focused on eco friendly I may as well also stick with what I’ve got until then.

      • falsem@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        I make regular use of software that requires both SafetyNet and up to date security patching unfortunately. I’d love to run something like Lineage on Fairphone if it could meet those requirements.

        • RossoErcole@kbin.social
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          1 year ago

          as I said, you can buy a Fairphone that isn’t degoogled, the degoogled version is an option is not mandatory. If you have those requirments but still want to use a Fairphone, you can buy one that fullfills them.