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I've replaced my last 4 phones not because I wanted something faster or thinner or any hardware improvements at all in fact. Just that something broke and fixi
by nickserv 7y ago
I've replaced my last 4 phones not because I wanted something faster or thinner or any hardware improvements at all in fact.
Just that something broke and fixing it was almost as much as getting a new one. Or the software was full of security holes or incompatibilities, and no way of upgrading.
Honestly phones are pretty much where PCs are now, upgrading every year is pointless except for certain specific use cases, and something that can last 4-5 years with minor repairs and regular software updates is enough for the vast majority of users.
My only concern with the Fairphone is the high initial price.
- ineedasername 7y agoOn security holes, that's exactly my point when I mentioned updates. It seems from other comments that fairphone was very lax on that front. As for repairs, which ones were almost as much as a new phone? New flagships run $1000. Battery or screen replacement are $200-300. How much will a new fairphone screen cost? Even at half that, it doesn't seem worth a low spec phone when I can get a much higher spec phone at roughly half the $500 fairphone price. (A pixel 2xl costs about $250 with a bit of smart shopping) I just don't see the savings here or the reason to sacrifice performance and software updates.
- nickserv 7y agoI keep to sub 300€ or even sub 200€ since I don't game and prefer my DSLR for photography. So a screen replacement on a phone that's not getting software updates is not really interesting to me.