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The Fairphone 6+ now has an official launch date (www.gsmarena.com)
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[โ€“] 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Very curious to see the linux support.

I will be buying on day one to test this out and get an image ready.

I'm really grateful for all the people that donated so the price is partially covered.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago

    I've only heard about the 6+ through your posts. I find what you're doing so fucking interesting, and you actually got me interested in getting one through your shop once it's ready. So thanks for the great work!

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    • [โ€“] 45 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    It's a shame that none of these privacy oriented/right to repair phones have a headphone jack.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Yup. I have FP6. I crammed usb-c dac into my earphone's case. Can't have it all I guess. But still a big fan.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Do you remember which DAC you bought for it? I only have a non-DAC adapter that annoyingly activates Google Assistant when I plug it in and that I've been meaning to replace.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Can't you just use usb-c headphone?

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    18.8.2026 | 13:00 CET | tune in on https://t.co/2dvBe3IvYQ pic.twitter.com/bxuP3sXLuo

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  • [โ€“] 18 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Sad that a company that markets itself on being more ethical then the competitors is still on Musk's X...

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    They do still need to sell stuff. To do that you have to go where the people are.

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    • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago

    Would love to see them offer a flagship phone. I usually prefer to buy the best thing available at the time and then forget about phones for the next 5 or so years. Ideally also would be great if they were to focus harder on privacy and eventually I could install GrapheneOS on them, but that's not happening either :(

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    [โ€“] 9 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    Wake me up when Fairphone does not use USB 2.0 speeds anymore...

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    You can always get the FP5, that still has USB 3 speeds. Honestly, the 6 and 6+ aren't a huge upgrade over the 5 (and in some senses like the USB speeds a downgrade)

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Also, the FP5 has display output via the USB-C connector, which the FP6 does not have.

    That's great for connecting to a hotel's TV when travelling. Some people also use it as a desktop replacement, but not really my thing.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    At the moment it's not great as a desktop replacement, but that's mostly because of Android IMO, which just isn't great at that stuff at all. My hope is that some time into the future Linux for mobile improves to a point where it's usable for me as a daily driver, then it might just be useful as a desktop replacement. Because here's the thing: the FP5's chipset can power two displays, and AFAICT if the internal display isn't used, it can power two external displays - it's just Android which doesn't support it. If that's the case, it could be quite the productivity machine on Linux.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Mobile Linux is pretty usable. Pretty much the only thing I'm missing in Mobian is the patch that enables call audio routing, which will be there in a couple days or weeks at most.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It also supports Wi-Fi and 5G for file transfers, which are faster than USB 2.0 and come with the added benefit of not needing a cable at all.

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    • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago

    Wanted to buy a Fairphone 6, but they wouldn't issue a company invoice without me registering my company to the EU Database, thus changing the whole taxation category for my finances only to be able to buy their phone. If I'm willing to pay premium-price for a mid-range phone, I'd expect a bit better customer support from them, but I guess that's that. Ended up buying a different phone instead, for third of the price.

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    [โ€“] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Can they make a larger size model? Like 6.8- 6.9?

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