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    Fairphone 5

    positives:

    • nicely built
    • user servicable with replaceable components
    • no AI shit
    • eco friendly
    • 8 years of service updates

    negatives:

    • its a bit more expensive for its specs
    • cameras are a bit on the downlow but still good enough
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      Question.

      I’m seriously considering fairphone or anything similar (if it exists), for my next replacement.

      They advertise two versions. One degoogled but £100 more.

      How easy is it to just do it yourself? Is it just software?

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      I got an FP5 just a few months ago, very happy. Currently running E-Os on it. Big upgrade on the FP3 that it replaced. Liked the 3 but it was getting way to slow. It’s not very expensive, considering it’s fairtrade!

      The performance is perfect, and who can say no to support until 2031😃

      Edit: the best feature of a Fairphone is the high horse it comes with😉

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        Edit: the best feature of a Fairphone is the high horse it comes with😉

        Oh being smug/on the high horse about being woke, I like it :D

        and yeah Support until 2031 is damn nice. After that period I probably will use PostmarketOS and turn it into a linux phone

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      I so badly wish the 5 was available in the US. The 4 is too much of a downgrade for me :/

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      I feel like this phone should be good for most users. Most people don’t need to take super high quality photos or play demanding games on their phones.

      Sure it costs a bit more per performance, but I think it is gonna be worth the price in the long run.

      I have a FP4 that I plan to have until end of software support. I will likely have to get a new battery in the future, but that’s a breeze since it takes a minute to change and it is affordable, especially compared to many phones that are basically dead once the battery is bad.

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        I have a FP4 that I plan to have until end of software support. I will likely have to get a new battery in the future, but that’s a breeze since it takes a minute to change and it is affordable, especially compared to many phones that are basically dead once the battery is bad.

        Couldn’t you then install an alternative OS like lineage or /e/os or even PostmarketOS?