Fairphone 5 review
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 24 Sep 2023
Carol, 24 Sep 2023Do you owe the device? Definetly not, so do you know the sp... moreDid you not listened the samples from the review? It's so bad it won't even do the basic job of notifying you. Any music is, of course, out of the question.
- YUKI93
- K1F
- 24 Sep 2023
Tbh, the camera is not too bad. I see noise reduction applied to the photos, but I can't see any oversharpening effect. It's decent enough for everyday social sharing. Even the SoC impresses me, especially when it can beat the Xiaomi 13 Lite with Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Fairphone could've waited a little longer and used 7+ Gen 2 or 8+ Gen 1, but I'm unsure if Qualcomm made an LTS enterprise IoT version of both SoCs.
What surprised me was the battery performance. It's funny that this phone charges faster than the Samsung Galaxy S23 while having a bigger battery. However, I do wonder what contributes to the low video playback duration.
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- Carol
- skK
- 24 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 23 Sep 2023I'm posting this from my 5 year old phone...Wow,yeah, that certainly proves that your phone has no problems and works like new....
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- Carol
- skK
- 24 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2023And it has the worst speaker ever used in a phone. There�... moreDo you owe the device? Definetly not, so do you know the speaker quality? And second of all, no sane human listens music through phone speakers and think sounds great....
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 24 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 23 Sep 2023They didn't even bother to add FM radio and notificati... moreAnd it has the worst speaker ever used in a phone. There's just no excuse for that and no sane person would tolerate that. Even a Galaxy A0x has better speakers....and battery life...and 3.5mm jack.
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- Anonymous
- nwF
- 23 Sep 2023
Phone vendors should've never sealed the battery
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- Anonymous
- 8uS
- 23 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023People keep yelling in comments that they want exchangable ... moreThey didn't even bother to add FM radio and notification LED, if they wanted to be the "people's phone", they should have added those 2 at least (I'm not even talking about other quality of life features like extra programmable button (or at least alert slider) or infrared port.
If it was supposed to be a "by people, for people" kind of phone that goes against the mainstream manufacturers, they would've worked harder to add these kind of features. As of right now, this more feels like it's trying to cash in on the ecohysteria.
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- Anonymous
- sXH
- 23 Sep 2023
Carol, 22 Sep 2023Good joke, where did you find this out, while researching f... moreI'm posting this from my 5 year old phone...
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- Anonymous
- mxt
- 22 Sep 2023
RamaR, 21 Sep 2023IThe idea behind it is ok but:
People like changing the... more" People like changing their phones even there are no new features needed. Look him many Apple is selling"
Yes, that's what needs to change.
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- Carol
- nUJ
- 22 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 18 Sep 2023Any phone can be easily used for 5-7 years. Users just ha... moreGood joke, where did you find this out, while researching for snow white? It is very, very, very rarerly for a phone to hold that long. Even this one is guaranteed to last because they made it very different and repairable. Nothing lasts this long, not even apple. If you're calling "the phone turns on" but has a tone of issues after arround 4 years, to be something long lasting....well, the joke is on you.
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- Anonymous
- sXH
- 22 Sep 2023
Actually some of use much prefer a side fingerprint reader
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- RamaR
- ajN
- 21 Sep 2023
IThe idea behind it is ok but:
People like changing their phones even there are no new features needed. Look him many Apple is selling
Second if I pay this much money it should be on par or at max +10% more expensive than a brand name .
Why on earth would I pay so much , live with subpart camera , battery life , no wireless charging , no sim swap when I travel etc . And above all this pay more and thinking that I will use an outdated phone longer. Why ?
If it was top of the line maybe yes one may take his chances but as it is it looks like an overpriced phone with a " save the planet " logo.
I really like the idea but the phone must be Flagship not only in price . It must have features that people need like zoom camera and wireless charging and replaceable sim.
Too bad the phone is average.
Also I repaired myself several phones . No problem parts are available for any brand name phone
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- Anonymous
- M@p
- 21 Sep 2023
Cekehhh, 21 Sep 2023Replaceable Chipset is not necessary as long as the phone e... morethis is a good phone with a chipset that is made for long lasting
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- Cekehhh
- KLU
- 21 Sep 2023
SlingshotBlur, 20 Sep 2023The only way Fairphone 5 would be a good buy is if the chip... moreReplaceable Chipset is not necessary as long as the phone equipped with a Effiicient Chip and a High Mid Range Performance that's more than enough
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- Cekehhh
- KLU
- 21 Sep 2023
IP 68 on a removable Back Cover is gonna be massive espescially when the Company itself promising 5 Years of Major Update......this phone is perfect for those son or daughter to buy for their parents or a secondary Phone.
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- Posaunepeon
- 39x
- 21 Sep 2023
Imho, the manufacturing of ANY battery-powered device (ok, not including EVs) where the user cannot easily replace and recycle the battery/ies should be illegal.
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- Anonymous
- M4S
- 20 Sep 2023
davidtb, 20 Sep 2023Will this be as big as "Project ARA"? no it is some bit different ARA was all modular all could be changed to as you wish but Fairphone is partly modular mainly to repair it more easily and the target is sustainability and that is achieved with making it modular for several parts, so something is broken repair it simply by replacing the broken part instead of buy a complete other phone
- SlingshotBlur
- FSr
- 20 Sep 2023
The only way Fairphone 5 would be a good buy is if the chipset is replaceable because of its pricepoint. I love the friggin idea. This would be a new generation of customizeable phones. But the way capitalism works, this will be very hard to execute. As of now just buy a phone and replace it, is the best way to go. Unless you're an absolute klutz who drops your phone everyday. This will never be a good buy.
*insert Change My Mind meme here*