https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/09/04/how-much-ram-does-your-smartphone-need/
Couldn't find another decent link in that wasn't written in Dutch, but you'll find it at the bottom of the story.
Besides the storage and RAM, nothing else has changed.
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I agree, to some level at least. It is not good enough in its current state as my daily driver, but i do believe the hardware is good. Not €700 good (more like 300 good, if we don't talk about 'fair' products). If the software was better, i would've used it as my daily driver.
I don't care about the fingerprintreader and camera for example (but i do understand that it is a dealbreaker for some). I think the camera is actually pretty good (again, not €700 good, might be somewhat software related). I think the vibrationmotor and battery are the things that are the worst on the FP5.
I just wished they focused on software and better new parts for once, instead of earsbuds, new versions of phones etc. They can improve what is already there, for the most part...
I wished i tried out the FP4 first, because for now it is 700 not very well spent. Hope that can change in the future.
Fair. But I will never retreat from my stance on the FP4 fingerprint sensor. Several times these few cents worth of technology stood between me and important financial transactions, to a degree where my banking apps got locked and required unlocking operations involving having a letter sent to me via snail mail. Today, I have all biometric stuff disabled on the phone. Not because I'm paranoid, but because this phone made it an unbearable annoyance, instead of the convenience it should be.
I had other smartphones before that had the sensor under the screen, and this worked flawlessly for years. The garbage sensor they used in the FP4 is the worst fingerprint sensor I've used in the past two decades. It is literally pure garbage.
As you already mentioned, the device is insanely overpriced. At every single corner, you feel how they cut even the tiniest bit of cost to increase revenue. It is a dishonest device from a dishonest company.
I disagree on most points :D
I would be most interested on how you think they are dishonest? I bought the fairphone knowing fully well it will NOT be the best bang for the buck.
I bought it because
It has 5 years of waranty
Easily replacable battery (and other parts)
Somewhat sustainable manufacturing techniques
And not as much sweat shop in it as the rest
Edit: formating
The idea that the phone was made purely in manufacturing processes where you could have a good conscience is ridiculous. Like any similar greenwashing strategy, it relies on indirection and fragmentation. You have no way to validate their claims other than some badges they bought from eco licensing companies.
The warranty is worth nothing. At the launch of the phone it was already crystal clear that no security updates would be released for the SoC of the phone after 2 years. So you get 3 more years of cute Android UI on a phone that's potentially insecure. They knew this when they designed and marketed the phone!
I have not yet replaced my battery, but I remember thinking this would be a win. This phone is a piece of shit. Why would I ever want to prolong this suffering?
I don't remember what they wrote back during the 4 days but I never had the feeling they were pretending it was made only in manufacturing. Today they write all(?) their nickle is from recycled sources. You could probably write an enitre philosophy book if that really matters but I leave that up to someone else. For me less sweatshop than the other phonea is enough.
Do you have a source for the SoC I didn't find anything but I am also not that SoC savy. Depending on how bad the security risk is. As someone whose Bluetooth and wifi chip died after 2.5 years in my previous phone. 5 years of warranty is worth a lot to me.
I guess the last part is your experience with the phone. I am almost 2 years in and very happy. It does everything I want it to do and a bit more. No it's not a flagship but I don't need or want that.