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To bad they didn't keep the speckled green color scheme. I really like that. As others have pointed out the screen is to large, personally I really don't want

To bad they didn't keep the speckled green color scheme. I really like that. As others have pointed out the screen is to large, personally I really don't want to go above the 4.7". The price seems reasonable, as compared to other phones, but still €500 above the value I place on phones, but that's not specific to Fairphone. I also wish they'd offer something other than Android, but I get why they don't.

Aachen 3y ago
They do? You can install Windows on it if you want, and I'm pretty sure all the linuxes will support it like with previous Fairphones. What OS can you install on any other phone that FP doesn't offer? e.g. here's the official manual for Ubuntu on FP4 https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/4436167982097-Fairphone-4-OS-manual-installation-with-Ubuntu https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/443616798209... Edit: I think I'm mistaken about Windows. On https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/fairphone-5-im-test-ein-smartphone-fuer-die-ewigkeit-29331 https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/fairphone-5-im-test-ein-smart... I read Windows 11 but that's about the chip being powerful enough to run that, not that the phone specifically supports it
- gameoverhumans 3y ago
  Older FPs don't have particularly great Linux support, btw. That's mostly the fault of Qualcomm, though. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_2_(fairphone-fp2) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_2_(fairphone-fp... https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_3_(fairphone-fp3) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_3_(fairphone-fp... https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_4_(fairphone-fp4) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_4_(fairphone-fp...
  - Vinnl 3y ago
    It appears they've worked with the right folks to at least give them pre-launch access, so there's also a page for the FP5 already: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_5_(fairphone-fp5) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_5_(fairphone-fp...
    - gameoverhumans 3y ago
      That's cool, I think it's only because Z3ntu works at Fairphone, though. https://nl.linkedin.com/in/luca-weiss?trk=public_post_feed-reaction-header https://nl.linkedin.com/in/luca-weiss?trk=public_post_feed-r...
      - Vinnl 3y ago
        Does that mean that Fairphone employs a pmOS contributor? Because if anything, that sounds even better :)
- mrweasel 3y ago
  You can install something like CalyxOS on the Fairphone 4 just fine. My point is that I wish it had the option to ship with it, so I don't have to mess around with it.
mnmalst 3y ago
I was so happy when I saw the price. Yes it's above what I am usually willing to pay but if you take into account for how long you will use it, it would be absolutely ok. In addition with all the good you do by choosing a more sustainable phone, even more so. Sadly the size is a no go for me. I have a Pixel 4a still and am super happy with the device and I can't deal with anything bigger than that. Maybe a little bigger but not 6.46 inches. I mean come on. I have big hands but I want to be able to put it in my pants pockets.
esel2k 3y ago
I actually found the green last version very ugly and happy it is again looking like that (iphone style). Different taste I guess. But yeah 500Eur is my max price, so I will wait for black friday or next year.

Aachen 3y ago

They do? You can install Windows on it if you want, and I'm pretty sure all the linuxes will support it like with previous Fairphones. What OS can you install on any other phone that FP doesn't offer? e.g. here's the official manual for Ubuntu on FP4 https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/4436167982097-Fairphone-4-OS-manual-installation-with-Ubuntu https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/443616798209... Edit: I think I'm mistaken about Windows. On https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/fairphone-5-im-test-ein-smartphone-fuer-die-ewigkeit-29331 https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/fairphone-5-im-test-ein-smart... I read Windows 11 but that's about the chip being powerful enough to run that, not that the phone specifically supports it

gameoverhumans 3y ago
Older FPs don't have particularly great Linux support, btw. That's mostly the fault of Qualcomm, though. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_2_(fairphone-fp2) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_2_(fairphone-fp... https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_3_(fairphone-fp3) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_3_(fairphone-fp... https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_4_(fairphone-fp4) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_4_(fairphone-fp...
- Vinnl 3y ago
  It appears they've worked with the right folks to at least give them pre-launch access, so there's also a page for the FP5 already: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_5_(fairphone-fp5) https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_5_(fairphone-fp...
  - gameoverhumans 3y ago
    That's cool, I think it's only because Z3ntu works at Fairphone, though. https://nl.linkedin.com/in/luca-weiss?trk=public_post_feed-reaction-header https://nl.linkedin.com/in/luca-weiss?trk=public_post_feed-r...
    - Vinnl 3y ago
      Does that mean that Fairphone employs a pmOS contributor? Because if anything, that sounds even better :)
mrweasel 3y ago
You can install something like CalyxOS on the Fairphone 4 just fine. My point is that I wish it had the option to ship with it, so I don't have to mess around with it.

mnmalst 3y ago

I was so happy when I saw the price. Yes it's above what I am usually willing to pay but if you take into account for how long you will use it, it would be absolutely ok. In addition with all the good you do by choosing a more sustainable phone, even more so. Sadly the size is a no go for me. I have a Pixel 4a still and am super happy with the device and I can't deal with anything bigger than that. Maybe a little bigger but not 6.46 inches. I mean come on. I have big hands but I want to be able to put it in my pants pockets.

esel2k 3y ago

I actually found the green last version very ugly and happy it is again looking like that (iphone style). Different taste I guess. But yeah 500Eur is my max price, so I will wait for black friday or next year.