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[โ€“] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I would never recommend buying a used pixel for this purpose. They are very closed and unrepairable in terms of hardware so you will run into battery life issues. I have been degoogling phones for people for years and the pixels always get hardware issues.

If you are okay with secondhand, get an FP4 or FP5 depending on your budget. Then you can just replace the battery if it starts getting bad. The FP4 is gonna stop getting security updates in 2 years tho. So if you want something more long term get an FP5, those will get updates until 2031. You can get them for like 400โ‚ฌ if you bid on them.

[โ€“] huppakee@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I read the Fairphone 5 new cost 500 now. I have been buying โ‚ฌ150-โ‚ฌ200 phones second hand now for years and they last me 2-3 years. Usually they already don't get updates anymore. I prefer to spend my money on other things than a phone, but if they Fairphone lasts as long as people say i could get one new and theoretically spend as much money. My brother on the other hand always buys top tier phones and then sells them after 2-3 years and always says I'm making the dumb decision because his phones has high resell value. He has to be much more carefull with it because it has such a high value I don't envy him but I might change my 'strategy' if it gets me to use a phone without google

[โ€“] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah the price drop of new FP5s brought down the secondhand price a looot. The FP4 has only been out for 4 years but mine and the ones in my family are working perfectly for now. I dont expect the 5 to be any different in that regard.

You can replace every single part (battery, usbc port, camera, screen, frame, mainboard) but the screen isnt cheap so get yourself a case and a screen protecter. If you treat your device with respect, it will last you for 7+ years easily with 1-2 battery swaps depending on your battery life expectations and usage.

Also these bois are a bit thicc and heavy, they are function over form devices not fashion statements.

The reselling strategy is not cool imo, because it enables the phone industry to treat these devices as disposable.

[โ€“] huppakee@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the tip, time will tell when I will need a new phone but I like Fairphone as a company for sure.