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I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too (www.androidcentral.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

It’s great to hear, thanks for the feedback!

I meant any spare parts, so in your terms they are sketchy spare parts, I guess. Yet, it’s better than nothing though.

My primary concern is the software part though. I have plenty of phones that never broke, but all of them hit the software wall and it was just easier to buy a newer model.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    With unofficial parts you can get anything, from very good parts to outright dangerous ones (especially batteries).

    The problem with IPhone is their association system (which is illegal in the EU BTW). Understandable with those dangerous part on the market, but far too overcharging. They could just warn you during boot or something like that.

    As for the software wall, it is where Fairphones shines. Even when the official support ends, the custom ROMs keeps updating for a while. IPhones are great on that aspect too, Samsungs are OK, but can't say for other brands.

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