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It's all other parts: display (90€), camera (50€), battery (30€), etc. The typical pieces which are exposed to the outside and can suffer damages. See: https:

by styx31 5y ago

It's all other parts: display (90€), camera (50€), battery (30€), etc. The typical pieces which are exposed to the outside and can suffer damages. See: https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts?phone_type=4 https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts?phone_type=4

criddell 5y ago
Why is the display so expensive? I just had the display in an iPhone replaced and it was $60.
- ygra 5y ago
  I guess in a typical phone the display is basically a unit that is comprised of the glass, the actual display, and the digitizer sandwiched and glued together; that makes it more than a single component already. And the price difference between the iPhone and the Fairphone one might mostly be demand. There's probably a lot more iPhone display units out there than even Fairphones of all generations.
- joshuajill 5y ago
  It's more expensive most likely because they're not outsourcing environmental and human rights costs. Also, they are not gathering and selling your data unlike many others.
  - intricatedetail 5y ago
    As I understand it is mostly made in China so it's isn't true.
    - lucideer 5y ago
      They are outsourcing but they're specifically negotiating contracts that guarantee living wages, ethical worker conditions and ethically sourced raw materials, so that's gonna be factored into costs. See: https://www.fairphone.com/en/2020/12/18/living-wage/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2020/12/18/living-wage/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/category/good-working-conditions/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/category/good-working-condition...
      - criddell 5y ago
        According to the articles, that explains about $2 of the difference.
        lucideer 5y ago
        That's the change as of that blogpost: they're using their own initial costings as a baseline so it's still going to be much more than a $2 increase over average manufacturers.
  - Jensson 5y ago
    The only reason it is more expensive is that people will pay the mark-up and they are a for profit company. There is no more reasons than that needed for it to be expensive. The $2 to workers is nice, but the main thing that is used for is marketing as you shared here which allows them to put another $20 mark-up on the item. Of course it is nice that workers gets better conditions, but you'd be better of donating that money instead.
- inglor_cz 5y ago
  Economies of scale?

by styx31 5y ago

criddell 5y ago

Why is the display so expensive? I just had the display in an iPhone replaced and it was $60.

ygra 5y ago
I guess in a typical phone the display is basically a unit that is comprised of the glass, the actual display, and the digitizer sandwiched and glued together; that makes it more than a single component already. And the price difference between the iPhone and the Fairphone one might mostly be demand. There's probably a lot more iPhone display units out there than even Fairphones of all generations.
joshuajill 5y ago
It's more expensive most likely because they're not outsourcing environmental and human rights costs. Also, they are not gathering and selling your data unlike many others.
- intricatedetail 5y ago
  As I understand it is mostly made in China so it's isn't true.
  - lucideer 5y ago
    They are outsourcing but they're specifically negotiating contracts that guarantee living wages, ethical worker conditions and ethically sourced raw materials, so that's gonna be factored into costs. See: https://www.fairphone.com/en/2020/12/18/living-wage/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2020/12/18/living-wage/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/category/good-working-conditions/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/category/good-working-condition...
    - criddell 5y ago
      According to the articles, that explains about $2 of the difference.
      - lucideer 5y ago
        That's the change as of that blogpost: they're using their own initial costings as a baseline so it's still going to be much more than a $2 increase over average manufacturers.
- Jensson 5y ago
  The only reason it is more expensive is that people will pay the mark-up and they are a for profit company. There is no more reasons than that needed for it to be expensive. The $2 to workers is nice, but the main thing that is used for is marketing as you shared here which allows them to put another $20 mark-up on the item. Of course it is nice that workers gets better conditions, but you'd be better of donating that money instead.
inglor_cz 5y ago
Economies of scale?