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Is the fairphone really worth it? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by dontblink@feddit.it to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The new fairphone 5 came out, it looks cool but the price is really, really high..

If it's a phone that can really last 10 years it could be good, but is that true? Is it worth it? I could get the one with /e/os from Murena because i want a degoogled phone with a bootloader locked, but is it usable on a daily basis?

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[–] strawberry@artemis.camp -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what modern phone does?

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Xperia 5 V

[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cheapest Sony phone is $999 USD. Spending all that money for a headphone jack? No thanks lol

You could just get a $500 midrange (or even cheaper phones if you want) and get a cheap $30 wireless esrbuds

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You get more than a headphone jack for more money, the X5V is a much better all round device than any $500 phone.

But ignoring that oversight for a moment. Just because you can settle for some cheap $30 earbuds doesnt mean people who want good audio should have to, why defend the removal of such a useful port. It was only done initially to try to sell their overpriced wireless options.

Every phone, especially flagships should have a 3.5mm port and without question an SD card slot.

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sony phones have like 3 years support maximum and no one develops custom operating systems for them. They are dogshit value.

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Im not arguing for that specific phone, but for the inclusion of good features that were only removed in the name of profit.