this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
201 points (100.0% liked)
Technology
37735 readers
44 users here now
A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
the hardware itself should last. just make sure that the replacement parts are available on the website and buy some early, i had issues before part availability.
the repairability of the fp4 is awesome. the back comes off with just your fingernail, the battery isnt screwed in, and some of the components most likely to be damaged are easily replaced (assuming stock availability on the website). there's also a cool crowd called fairphone angels, volunteers that will repair phones for people for free if you trust them enough. i think it's awesome. fairphone also provides all the design schematics if that's important to you. as an ethical thing, it's important to me.
fairphone support also seem really down-to-earth from my experience with them in case you have any issues.
of course, the hardware will likely last. if the specs are enough for you, then it's not a bad phone at all. like i said above, fairphone have an awful track record with software updates and misleading advertising so this should be a concern if you are conscious about security.