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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?

  • KptnAutismus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    1 year ago

    almost like a toyota, outdated and often too expensive for what it can do but will last forever.

    • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      too expensive for what it can do but will last forever

      As far as I’m concerned, this is contradictory; if something is going to last forever, and not ridiculously overpriced, then it’s worth the premium.

      • KptnAutismus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        i think it’s worth the price, but some people don’t think as far. they just compare specs and say “this chinesium phone scores 2 points better in some benchmark and costs 200€” not knowing why it’s that cheap in the first place. old toyotas are still worth something for a reason.

      • pastermilEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I mean, they’re not even that expensive to begin with.

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Agreed. They’re statement was very subjective, so it’s kind of hard to argue with that metric.

      • PatchesEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You say that but there are Toyotas with 100k miles and 15 years old selling for 4k off MSRP of a brand-new vehicle. Which is to say way above original MSRP.

        In pure maintenance consumable items alone - it’s a bad deal. It’s so a bad deal when you take consideration that new cars can have half the interest rate of a new one.