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$750? No offense, but I wouldn't pay for it more than $200 > What truly makes the Fairphone special is the fact that you can fully disassemble it yourself in a
by RomanPushkin 3y ago
$750? No offense, but I wouldn't pay for it more than $200
> What truly makes the Fairphone special is the fact that you can fully disassemble it yourself in a matter of minutes, using a standard screwdriver you likely have at home already
I disassembled my cheap Xiaomi Poco twice, replaced screen and broken camera. I had no issues with that. The phone itself was damn cheap, and good enough so I don't have to worry about breaking it, or thinking about it too much.
I wish Fairphone all the best, I am just wondering what the market is. Who is going to buy it for that heck of a price?
- Levitating 3y agoMy thoughts exactly. Chinese phones have great repairability and come a lot cheaper than this. And advancements have kind of stagnated so it's starting to make sense to buy older models. For 700 I don't care if it's repairable because I could've bought 3 separate phones for that price.
- NoboruWataya 3y agoThe point is their materials are more ethically sourced and workers are treated better than with those other phones (hence the name). It costs money to do that, because you are internalising social costs that other manufacturers are externalising. That explains the price difference and to answer your question the target market is people who care enough about such things to pay it.
- Vinnl 3y agoSlight nuance is that that partially explains the price difference, but I'm fairly sure that it's also largely due to just lacking economics of scale, unfortunately. But they are paving the way, showing how things can be done, setting up the required tooling and documentation, and hopefully thereby influencing (legislation for) the big players to improve. In fact, that's my main justification for spending the money.
- treme 3y agotech hipsters with 100k+ income?