Imo since the fair phone 5 the speed of their devices has seemed adequate for most things outside of gaming. I recently got a fp6 and it’s snappier than I expected. You don’t need a flagship processor unless your gaming.
What company would you consider? I’m not aware of any other phone company that a really gives a damn about repairability, sustainability, and longevity of their products.
I don’t think they blindly follow the trend to remove the headphone jack. They said they did it cause it free up space, make it a bit cheaper, and make it a bit easier to engineer the device for their small team. I think those are fair arguments and better than apple just saying “it took courage” and do little else with it.
They have literally kept repairability the same throughout their phones (and now other devices). They have also kept replacements parts and sending out some software updates for their old phones too. Imo, they have yet to compromise on their core promise.
One day Bluetooth may not be backwards compatible but to my knowledge that has not happened for over 10 years. I have a Bluetooth speaker from 2014 that still connects to every Bluetooth device. Unfortunately the battery on that is shit now and I can’t replace it… So it will go to the landfill soon. If fairphone made that speaker then I could still use it. Playing down replaceable batteries in fp’s headphones is crazy. I would agree, however, that their headphones (especially the in ears) should be better so that people actually want to keep them.
The headphones they sell are actively the least disposable ones you can buy. That being said, it’s not the most sustainable way to listen to music. Imo, they removed it too make engineering the phone easier. If that means they can reduce the price from what it would have been and make the phone more repairable, then I’m happy for that compromise.
Have you owned a fairphone? From experience with my gf’s fp4, she has not had to keep sending it back in due to hardware issues. If it was such a big issue as you seem to think, they would have gone out of business with all the replacements they would need to do…
It does dilute it somewhat since it means there are more batteries and integrated circuits in stuff that don’t necessarily need it. I personally don’t think it’s a problem (as I have indicated in my other response) cause I just prefer Bluetooth headphones anyway but ultimately they aren’t the most environmentally conscious way to listen to music
No organisation is perfect but to use this one point as a reason they are evil is absurd. No one else seems to make a product that is anywhere near as sustainable, environmentally conscious and ethical. You gotta pick your battles and imo this is a battle for when the whole industry has taken up fairphone’s standards
This is fair but what if the AfD gains power in Germany or National rally gets in in France? Should we mitigate against these possibilities by not letting Germany or France in?
Obviously that shouldn’t happen but that question still looks over. Imo, whilst the UK and Canada aren’t part of the EU, they also aren’t the US. We should try bring them close and give them some access. Maybe in turn it means they are more likely to buy french or Germany weapons which would be good for everyone
As in? What legislation would not lead to such a phone?
True but not a high bar for them to clear given China is literally not a democracy
Noctua are from austria and do coolers and fans
There is phanteks as well. Both make phenomenal cases
They have at least brough back a bunch of real buttons. Removing them was the real crime imo
These are the sort of relatively big moves fledgling European tech companies need to make. Hopefully it works out for them
To start with, China bad.
However, if they are willing to inject money into European companies and their influence on those companies is kept in check meaning they are never allowed to solely control those companies, then I think that’s fine. They make some money and EU companies get some investment that they hopefully use to be more competitive. Maybe there is information I don’t know but sounds like how Pirelli is managing it is good. In the case of Pirelli, going further would just be placating the US which we need to stop doing all the time in my view.
This should not be allowed for all companies (military, IT security, other sensitive stuff…) and I think the unbalanced competitive landscape in China itself makes things unfair too. But it’s not something the EU can practically change. We don’t have many carrots/sticks we can use to stop dumping their products and stealing IP.
More pixels please. I can’t read anything that’s written on his shite infographic
We don’t want giants but we want companies that can compete with the giants across all markets. That way users have more choice, competition makes products better, and Europe can actually stand on its own two feet where required
Fantastic, wish they prioritised stuff like this instead of AI but at least it’s here now. Now please make a dedicated contacts app so I can stop using Google contacts too!
Same for me, works great on everything. 1 caveat is that I’m paying for Proton so can’t speak what it’s like to use it on the free tier
I’m a bit more hopeful that this situation might finally open people eyes to this scumbag. For me, it seems he’s dug his own grave since he hyped up that he would release this document and it’s importance so hard that everyone expected him to release it. Of course, when he u-turned so hard that he claimed it didn’t exist his base does seem to have realised this hypocrisy. I’m hopeful that once it is released and people see his name in it (at least I assume his name is in it, why else would he not release it?) then maybe he will get a big backlash.
That said, I also think there is a 50% chance that once the list gets released people may just shrug and move on. Like you said, there is other evidence they were best mates but since that came out through the courts his supporters don’t believe it to be true/damning enough. I’m sure there will be plenty of names he can shout from the rooftops to distract people. Maybe he even drops more tariffs to add to the distraction. Maybe fox news happens to not mention if he is in the list and people don’t bother to look at any other source.
I don’t know much about designing a phone motherboard but it’s my understanding that it’s not price of the materials for the traces themselves that adds cost but actually integrating it with the design as a whole. Smartphone PCBs are crazy complex so if not including 3.0 speeds meant the board was easier to design for them and thus cheaper then that’s fine for me. Ultimately they have made the phone cheaper at launch than last gen so they have managed to do that somehow.
I’m a photographer and I don’t find SD card slow for photos and video storage/transfer at all. Obviously they aren’t great for running applications off of but they work very well for transfering files.
Obviously, I can’t seem to convince you that the other benefits fairphone bring outway the fact that they don’t offer usb 3.0 speeds. It is a bummer and weird they had it on the last gen but I would give it up in a heart beat to be able to replace the battery, screen, usb-c port, etc. of my own device on my own with very little hassle. We can agree to disagree on this one
Their hardware will never match the prices of other brands spec for spec because thats not the only thing your getting. Your also getting repairability and materials sourced and manufactured as ethically as possible. That costs money and is where all other manufacturers skimp on.their phones definitely used to be too slow but since the 5 they are find for everyday use in my experience.