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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?

  • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
    27·
    11 months 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·
      11 months 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·
      11 months ago

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

      • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

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

    • PatchesEnglish
      2·
      11 months 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.