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In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste::In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

  • SrootusEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    I’m writing this on a Fairphone 5 right now, the hardware is great, the only slight issue is the USB C Port is a little looser than I would like, not enough for a problem, alas.

    The main issue currently is the software, there’s a few well known bugs that cause annoyances that the Fairphone forum widely know about, one of which requires you to hold the power button down and force restart the phone. I am confident that the developers and customer support are aware of these bugs and are working to fix them.

    Overall I’m happy with it, £700 isn’t too bad for a phone that I’m going to try to keep for the whole 8 to 10 years that have promised security patches. Sure its doesn’t have flagship specs, but no day to day tasks for me require that power.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I have to say that in terms of software the team is amazing. They seem to listen to the community, and work super hard to keep up with the updates.

    • ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      USB C Port is a little looser than I would like

      Maybe yours is one that barely passed QC. That’s one of the replaceable modules though right? Might be worth contacting CS about.

      • SrootusEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I mean I would if the cable kept becoming unplugged, its more it wiggles more than I’d like