Fairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the US

Also interesting that it ships with /e/OS!

/e/OS is a de-googled version Android. Most Google services are replaced with Nextcloud integration, but somehow all apps are still available through a software store that bridges to the Play Store while letting you browse for free apps anonymously. Google Play Services are replaced with the wonderful microG.

I used it on my Fairphone 3 for around half a year, and for the most part it was a very pleasant experience. And whoever doesn't like it can of course (re)install stock Android. :)

the most sustainable smartphone is the one that you already have

This is pretty exciting. I wish it would have happened sooner though. It was at the top of my list when I was looking at phones last year, but it was still unavailable when I decided to go with the Pixel 7.

That's a step in the right direction, hopefully in the future phones will be more like computers, where you can buy parts and build your own. At least that'd be my dream.

Great news. The more sustainable options the better. Hopefully it will do well

I love Fairphone's mission, but no headphone jack equals no purchase from me.

Like many of you, this was a much desired phone for me. Now I'm just left wondering how soon their next phone releases. Been too long. If I'm focused on eco friendly I may as well also stick with what I've got until then.

I have a Fairphone 3 for several years now and if it dies I will probably get another Fairphone. The camera could be better but I'm alright with it. The audio is broken when recording concerts. But I actually like my phone and it's pretty robust too.

Dangit Fairphone where were you 6 months ago when I was looking for a new phone.

Has anyone compared this to a PinePhone?

I bought a PinePhone and it works great as a mini laptop to do light programming. But as a phone I don’t think I could trust it, and the interface seemed to need some work. It was cool (though awkward to control) running full desktop apps like VLC though.

Perhaps I should have tried a different OS though. I couldn’t tell how much of it was software vs hardware limitations.

I have a Fairphone 4 and I'm very happy with it. Strong recommend.

I'm due for an upgrade from my pixel 3, which I love but the battery life is getting very low. I'm very interested in this, but wouldn't want to spend the money/resources on something that doesn't work well for me. Getting something upgradeable, then discovering the quality is bad and it doesn't last isn't very sustainable.

If anyone has any personal experience with this phone I'd love to hear it!

Fairphone was literally my top choice before I bought my current smartphone, until I found out I couldn't get it. So this is great, hopefully they still sell it whenever I update my phone (which won't happen for a few years). Several other people have already commented something along these lines, but I'm just happy about it.

Ohhh, I go between Europe and the US a lot and own one of these. Hopefully this means US companies will offer more support for the fairphone 4!

Can we use it for daily use ?

Interested to buy it if it has an SD card and headphone Jack.

I'd like one of these but I'm not sold on De-Googled

wooo /e/ the worst name for a great os. I use their Murena as my phone and I would love to have it on a fairphone

Very cool news! I'm looking forward to fairphone heading this way.

I support the idea, but I'm really skeptical. I bought the fairphone 2 when it came out and it just couldn't keep up anymore after 2 years. My understanding was that there would be upgradable modules but the only thing I got was a little bit better camera and case.

It would be great if there wouldn't be the need for more and more models but simply better modules to upgrade with the time.

dang it looks like it doesn't come with an expandable microsd slot

If the fairphone had been available I wouldn't have gotten my teracube. I like my teracube and don't intend to ditch it, but it is my impression that the fairphone is definitively better

I have a fariphone 4 since it was released and I'm very happy with it. It's does not have the most powerful or newest specs, if you only care about performance the price is pretty high, but you wouldn't buy one if that's your priority anyway and so far, it works great.

I love my Fairphone 3. This is great news.

ooooooh right in the middle of my moving to open source software arc too, could be fun

The concept is cool but I think it is more sustainable to have a high end "normal" android phone. The Fairphone ships with a lowend chip that is already older. It may be usable now but it won't be in a few years apps and OS will be more ressource-intensive. A high-end chip of a "normal" device (8gen1/2) is way more powerful and will surely be enough for the next 5 years. The SD750G will propably not.

Not to mention that the software updates will be more reliable on big brand phones.

Does anybody know if this works on Google Fi?

This phone, with e/OS, is my dream phone right now. Just need to wait for my iPhone 12 to die…in like 5-10 years :D

I have it and I'm pretty happy with it, but for some reason I have dropped this phone way more often than any phone I had before. Idk if this is a me issue, but maybe get a protective case from the start (unlike me)

I'm getting vibes of early OnePlus or Nexus devices and what they were aiming for. Pretty cool!

Looks like my next phone is decided on.

CustomROMs fun and all but it is a bit of hussle.

Wow I really wanted this, but I got a pixel 6a

Hmm

Hopefully United Staters get the FP4 and we get the FP5

A lot easier to buy a samsung and get rid of the bloatware. Much more powerful too. Fairphone seems like a gimmick to me.

They are pretty cool but you are still stuck with Android so its a no for me.

Let me know when it can run GrapheneOS. Until then, who cares?