Fairphone 5
- justasmile
- x3V
- 10 Jul 2024
Carol-, 07 Jul 2024Because they are also trying to keep prices bay. The device... moreBla bla bla.
Again, if you want the phone to last 8 years, put the latest chip in there at least.
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- Carol-
- mJ}
- 07 Jul 2024
justasmile, 14 Apr 2024Why not they just use the latest chipset and then make thes... moreBecause they are also trying to keep prices bay. The device costs "more" because is made different and that difference, costs. From fair made materials, to fair paid labor, to repairability enginiering, to parts manufacturing, to warranty and updates delievery, to support for custom rom without warranty loss. No device on the martket offers so much value for the money and you complain about the CPU because you can't play ganjing impact or whatever kids this days play on their phone instead of learning, at full resolution? Kind of funny to read this comments over and over again, how they are ok with garbage as long as it has the latest snapdragon flagship cpu, at insane prices and offering pretty much nothing but a bit faster experience in gaming, and the fun part, they all call themselves "techie guys", good joke, none the less.
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- Carol
- mJ}
- 07 Jul 2024
Johnny Mnemonic, 26 May 2024This should be called Robberyphone or Jokephone. 1. No 3... moreIs kind of sad seeing someone like u, using that name as a nikname. I mean, johnny was at a WHOLE other level of intelligence that was not based on dual-sim and headphone jacks. Please, for the love of true techie peoples, just use something else, like: trollie busy, paperspeczombie, or even knownothing
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- Carol
- mJ}
- 07 Jul 2024
Anonymous, 07 Jul 2024Johnny Mnemonic, I agree with you. It's not "Fair... moreWhen yoi have no idea what you're talking about, neither why.
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- pmH
- 07 Jul 2024
Johnny Mnemonic, 26 May 2024This should be called Robberyphone or Jokephone. 1. No 3... moreJohnny Mnemonic, I agree with you. It's not "Fair" at all. No 3.5mm jack and no dual sim are a big disadvantage.
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- Zen
- fCB
- 06 Jul 2024
When will next Fairphone 6 comes out?
- Zepnixorial
- y5i
- 27 Jun 2024
jpn4, 22 Jun 2024Are you a comedian? At least what you say makes no sense. This phone should have at least 3000 Megapixels, 14 Aux ports and at least give a 80 kilowatt quick charge bro what is this? At least include a military grade frame under 30 dollars 😛
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- yJt
- 22 Jun 2024
Johnny Mnemonic, 26 May 2024This should be called Robberyphone or Jokephone. 1. No 3... moreAre you a comedian? At least what you say makes no sense.
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- Anonymous
- pk4
- 10 Jun 2024
This phone is very good, and the stock Android is a good feature.
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- Big Display Fan
- Bn5
- 31 May 2024
Bulge5, 28 May 2024Very interesting, how long did you use the phone? Zero seconds, just another troll as so many here
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- Bulge5
- D6e
- 28 May 2024
Johnny Mnemonic, 26 May 2024This should be called Robberyphone or Jokephone. 1. No 3... moreVery interesting, how long did you use the phone?
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- Johnny Mnemonic
- 35C
- 26 May 2024
This should be called Robberyphone or Jokephone.
1. No 3.5 jack
2. Unnecessary depth camera
3. Selfie camera 50mp (why not 500?)
4. Unbelievably high prices on both phone and spare part
5. Only 1 physical sim card slot
6. No wireless charging
7. Weak battery
8. No FM radio
9. No IR output
Indeed a Jokephone
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- Anonymous
- mAM
- 15 May 2024
A repairable phone, with replaceable battery, which also has.... display port! That is very cool indeed. Might be overpriced, but also covers the price of laptop for most people
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- Anonymous
- TqI
- 11 May 2024
compvter, 01 May 2024I bought this phone couple months of its release. Issue... morebest to use a screen protector just in case when you don't use a case on the phone
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- compvter
- mIm
- 01 May 2024
I bought this phone couple months of its release.
Issues I had with in month of release that are now gone:
*crashed when set to silent mode with custom time limit
*thumb scanner not working
Actual issues that still bother me:
*glass is not very scratch resistant. My last phone oneplus 6T had better scratch resistance
*thumb scanner is in akward place for me, but people like Linus (ltt) seemed to like this better. I found 6T placement to be much easier in daily use.
* does not really bother me that much, but minimum sound level is loud compared to other phones. Something to take note of though.
* it is bit thicker than I though. worth it if that is what it takes to make it repairable though.
Why I bought this phone:
I am still happy with my purchases. I really liked when i was able to fix issues like broken chargeport and switch battery of my nexus phone and I kinda missed with 6T. 6T is still repeirable, but their newer phones are nightmare to open and service. Other thing that I really hated with oneplus was that they stopped providing security updates after 3 years which fairphone has addressed. I really don't need latest phone but i want to be able to do small fixes and use it at least 5 years. If they can provide support for 8 years that is awesome.
Sadly industry is going toward throwaway culture where everyone tries to make something that works few years and then they sell you new one. For most people it is somekind of status symbol to have newest phone. If you are fine with not showing off that way this phone is something to consider. They are small player in the industry which will also show in end price. Plus those extra support years are not cheap either (you gotta pay your software engineers) which means disposable phones are cheaper option if you indeed buy new one every 3 years. If you however would like a phone that you dont have to switch away in 8-10 years and don't mind having wireless charging I would pick this one. It does come with easily replacable battery so there is that. Sadly i haven't found battery charging station where you could charge your additional batteries with out the phone.
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- Anonymous
- TqI
- 17 Apr 2024
Interested, 09 Apr 2024I don't need the highest end specs or anything, but th... moreAlso check their website and socials cause they announce discounts sometimes and you can get a good deal
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- Anonymous
- TqI
- 17 Apr 2024
Interested, 09 Apr 2024I don't need the highest end specs or anything, but th... moreIt would be good choice to go for FF 5 for sure!
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- Anonymous
- TqI
- 17 Apr 2024
l like this phone it's very nice
- justasmile
- vjq
- 14 Apr 2024
Mike, 13 Apr 2024The Fairphone 5 may not use the latest chipset, but any upg... moreWhy not they just use the latest chipset and then make these chipset parts available for 5 years?
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- myC
- 13 Apr 2024
justasmile, 11 Apr 2024The F1 was using the latest chip of its time. This phone is... moreThe Fairphone 5 may not use the latest chipset, but any upgrades in modern chipsets is unlikely to have a huge overall impact like it used to. Longer loading times and stutters may become more prominent in 10 years, but often it is the software that are designed around planned obsolescense, not that the hardware cannot keep up.
The chipset was chosen in this case as it receives longer life-support in terms of hardware and security updates by Qualcomm, which makes it easier for Fairphone to support the phone for many years to come. I'm sure if the latest chipset was designed with the same sustainable mindset, they would have chosen that instead. But yeah, it is indeed a trade-off for high-spec enthusiasts.