This is the first one that's actually attractive to me, mostly because the screen didn't impress me on earlier models. I hope it comes down in price by 200€ or so.
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699€ so far... That's a lot
If you calculate what you'd spend on regular phones with a 2-3 year lifetime instead of a single one for 8 years (even including a few repairs), it might be actually cheap.
Dammit, what's it gonna take for the Fairphone to be brought to the US? The only options are buying it from the Murena shop with their /e/ OS installed or to get the European model from somewhere like eBay or Newegg.
What's the downside of the Murena route? I'd probably install /e/OS anyways.
As a repairability and sustainability advocate ... This is good news.
As a Fairphone 4 owner ... This is bad news for my resolve 😅 when I got my Fairphone I decided that I want to use it for at least the 5 years they guarantee updates and replacement parts ... So I guess I'm stuck now ... Which isn't a bad place to be I love my Fairphone 4 it's great ... I just still have the "new shiny thing" mentality stuck somewhere
I still love my fairphone 3+. Had it for several years and have yet to need to do any repair or replacement. Pleasantly surprised and impressed! I also love that I can easily put a different OS on the phone (currently using e/os).