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  • weew@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I would like to support them, but it is lacking in several features. Kinda wish they would take their modular and user-replaceable components and let us upgrade, like a better camera module for example.

    that said, it’s missing the most important thing… Network compatibility.

    • Tywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      I wish they were more similar to Framework except in the smartphone space. Because when I buy a Fairphone I’m still stuck with the specs I bought and when I want to have better specs I need to buy a new phone regardless of how repairable it is. WIth a Framework laptop I can upgrade the mainboard to one with better specs and can keep the rest.

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      1 year ago

      Your example with the camera module is exactly what happened to the FP3. They released the FP3+ which featured a better camera and users of the original model could upgrade by just buying this module.

      However this is definetly not the focus of Fairphone as a company as too many or regular new modules would introduce new e-waste again.