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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

    • ExtrasEnglish
      22•7 months ago

      Iirc the chipset, QCM6490, will lose support after 2028 meaning the device will get at least 5 years of security updates and not the promised 8. Pretty sure that’s why grapheneOS doesn’t/won’t support it since the company doesn’t keep to their promises

      Edit: found grapheneOS’ response again I’m not saying Fairphone is a bad company but the way they are advertising the fp5 seems kinda shady IMO based on the specs of the device. At most you’ll get partial updates after 5 years since Qualcomm will drop support which is still great but don’t assume your device will be as safe as a fully updated device. Then again fairphone may commit to extending the life of the QCM6490 but not sure if they’ll be capable of that so we’ll just have to see. I apologize to anyone who got offended for some reason I was just expressing my opinion based on the track record of the company and the specs of their device

    • @darth_helmet
      English
      -35•7 months ago

      Running android puts rather a low ceiling on security and privacy

      Edit: ok look y’all, I’m stoked that there are some privacy and security-focused routes for nerds to take, but aggregate security for the average user who goes to a store and buys what the salesperson recommends is an important metric.

      • @[email protected]English
        15•7 months ago

        You don’t have to use Google services on the fairphone. And if you use it without those, Android is waaaaaaaaay more private than iOS.

        iPhones are barely much better than Android phones for privacy or security, despite Apple’s very effective marketing. They hoover up a shitload of data.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•7 months ago

          How do push notifications work on Graphene? I am currently using LineageOS with microg services but the experience has been quite rocky

        • ElTacoEsMiPastorEnglish
          1•7 months ago

          I’ll forever be skeptical of a degoogled OS that runs only on phones engineered by Google.

      • @[email protected]English
        10•7 months ago

        Quite the opposite. Running iOS means you have a device that does whatever Apple tells it to do, nothing more and nothing less. Running Android means you have a plethora of options to choose your level of security and convenience.