Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste

When I couldn't repair my Nokia and replace the 5 € USB-Port because there happened to be a small crack in the screen (of course you have to remove the glued on screen to accese the innards), I caved and bought a Fairphone 3.

Worst decision ever. The stupid thing refuses to break to let me even use the better repairability.

Fairphone existed for years now, and the title makes it seem like as if they made a new phone just now that is repairable.

the main complaint from me is still the headphone jack. they faced insane backlash when they released the FP4. i thought this company cares about the user as well as the environment. but it seems they didn't realize that people want actual features (like wireless charging, the headphone jack, or a usable battery size).

don't get me wrong, i own a Fairphone 4 and love using it. but making these mistakes 2 times in a row now is just pathetic.

I do sometimes feel like what we really want is something a little bit more like how Framework are doing things. Yes it's easily repairable, but it's also easily upgradable.

Upgradability isn't really a design consideration for fairphone. So everyone is stuck with the kind of mediocre camera that they decided to put on it. It would be nice if the option was there to have something a bit better.

It's a great thing, and I hope the industry (with motivation by EU) will follow a trend towards repairability and sustainability. However I think the most sustainable way is buying used devices.

Own a 4 had to replace the screen, and it was refreshingly easy with the modular system. My only issue is parts availability at times.

Fairphone 5 Please come to the US ☹️

My wife and I got new phones earlier this year, because her battery wasn't holding a charge anymore. The FP5 looked awesome and had everything we wanted, but they won't release it in the US. So we were stuck with the usual suspects. I understand why FP can't bring all of their stuff here, but it still sucks.

I feel like I still want a phone that is repairable but also upgradeable. Slowly being able to swap in a better screen, better camera, and a new mainboard when it's time to upgrade.

is this an ad?

I believe the concept behind Fairphone sounds interesting, but I think this thing about being environmentally friendly shouldn't be focused on high-end devices, if the Fairphone 5 costs the same as 10 cheap devices(considering cheap devices have a lifetime of 1.5 years) and a biggest % of people would be able to afford a 60 bucks device vs a 600 bucks one I don't see the point here, maybe they should make a device focused on the cheap budget pocket to really fight with the devices consumerism who are the ones what mainly create the e-waste problem. I'm not an expert but this is my humble POV.

I've had a fairphone 4 running /e/OS (aftermarket) for a month now and im very happy with it. It consistently surprises me and exceeds my expectations in terms of flexibility and reliability (and of course privacy).

You should be aware that there are occasionally compatibility issues with common apps -- particularly proprietary ones. The worst incident was when the NordVPN app stopped working for me a few days ago... though this may have been a problem with /e/OS or the custom launcher ive installed rather than with Fairphone. I ended up switching to Mullvad VPN and i like it a lot more.

Also I have not been able to purchase any paid apps via the App Lounge... i get a google error message stating that my device isnt registered with the Google Play Store or something like that. not sure if its just me or a widespread problem. I suspect it is an /e/OS issue that might not present itself if u are just using stock Android. If you have some absolutely must-have google play store paid apps that you can't do without, I'd avoid /e/OS for now and some research to make sure this bug doesnt exist when using Android on FP4.

At this stage i cant recommend it for mom & dad or someone without any tech savvy whatsoever... but the privacy and flexibility make these minor setbacks absolutely worth it to me.

Overall i have no regrets and I can honestly say this is one of the most satisfying purchases I've ever made.

Sadly, their software QA sucks and thus the phone is buggy as hell.

Whitch is really frustrating because otherwise it's a pretty good (if oversized and overly expensive) phone.

When are we going to get worldwide shipping Fairphone? Next year maybe?

I'm writing this on a Fairphone 5 right now, the hardware is great, the only slight issue is the USB C Port is a little looser than I would like, not enough for a problem, alas.

The main issue currently is the software, there's a few well known bugs that cause annoyances that the Fairphone forum widely know about, one of which requires you to hold the power button down and force restart the phone. I am confident that the developers and customer support are aware of these bugs and are working to fix them.

Overall I'm happy with it, £700 isn't too bad for a phone that I'm going to try to keep for the whole 8 to 10 years that have promised security patches. Sure its doesn't have flagship specs, but no day to day tasks for me require that power.

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Very interested in repair but I also want software freedom, and I've not heard anything about avoiding proprietary drivers/software.

And yet they straight up ignore one of the biggest cell phone markets by not selling in the US at all.

Can't wait for companies to start, every year, slowly making their phones slightly bigger and make the components unnecessarily slightly bigger to ensure you can't just use an old phone with upgraded parts. Doesn't matter if the parts don't actually contribute to the overall function, just so long as you are trapped into buying a new phone.

It won't even make a dent in the amount of damage that oil companies are doing.

This ain't going to do shit for the environment. You already could replace most shit it was just harder. It's just another toy for nerds to tinker with.