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Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking repairable phone from the company yet.

The design is largely unchanged compared to the Fairphone 4, but the improvements that the company did make go a long way: The teardrop notch and the LCD screen is finally gone, with an ordinary punch-hole selfie and an OLED taking its place. Otherwise, you’re looking at an aluminum frame, a triangular camera array, and a removable back cover. Here, the company brought back its signature translucent back cover next to two black and blue variants. The dimensions and weight has been reduced ever-so-slightly compared to the predecessor.

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[–] Rayspekt@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Man I've never spent more than 300 bucks on any phone, fair or not. Isn't there something in the 150-300 category that's worth buying, more sustainable and de-googled/foss?

I don't do high end shit with my phone. I just browse the web, take notes and do 2FA stuff. I don't need a 700€ phone for this, even considering the higher cost because of sustainability.

[–] witten@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

A used Pixel can be had in that range.

[–] kzhe@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I got a Pixel 3a for 50 bucks once (really good deal, a few circumstances around it) and an OEM unlockable 4a 5g for 100, so under the category you gave and in some sense more sustainable (its used), able to be degoogled,

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More sustainable in the sense that you have a lesser carbon footprint, yes. Buy used.

[–] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but then you'll have a worn out battery you can't change easily (correct me in he latter if I'm wrong). I've seen some shops offering refurbished phones but the ones I saw had so high prices where you already may buy the new ones.

[–] Gryzor@lemmyfly.org 1 points 1 year ago

Buy an FP3 or 4 if you don't need these features.