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We had a Fairphone 2. We loved the repairability and ethos, but it was very unreliable, probably to the pogo pins. The mic and camera repeatedly failed. Wiggli
by afandian 6y ago
We had a Fairphone 2. We loved the repairability and ethos, but it was very unreliable, probably to the pogo pins.
The mic and camera repeatedly failed. Wiggling and cleaning the contacts worked occasionally. We also bought new mic and camera modules. Ironically the repairabiilty compromised the reliability.
The last time it broke we bought a refurbished iPhone.
- alex_duf 6y agoThe fairphone 3 improved this quite a lot! My partner's got one and it's definitely not as unreliable as the fairphone 2. It's unfortunate but I think they had to go through each iteration to make it work better, I think they've found a sweet spot now. It's too low spec for my taste, but good enough for any other member of my family
- nanna 6y agoI was put off buying a Fairphone3 because of reports like this about the ff2. In the end I bought one and I'm very happy with it. No problems like this at all. Shame issues with the old model tarnished the brand and hopefully the reputation of the ff3 will repair things.
- afandian 6y agoThe only tarnishing I experienced was on the contact pads. I'd buy a Fairphone again if they'd fixed those issues.
- nanna 6y agoExplain?
- afandian 6y agoIt was just the mildest of jokes on the word 'tarnish' metaphor vs literal. I assumed that the issues with pogo pins were likely to do with corrosion (tarnishing) on the PCB pads affecting the contact. And that I have't let the experience affect my view of Fairphone enough to prevent me buying one in future.