Fairphone

I'm excited for this. Still don't like that they didnt include AUX and FM radio support. Otherwise seems like a great device. The camera especially has gotten a big improvement. I'm still rocking my Fairphone 3 and the camera on that has been pretty poor. I'm on vacation atm so I'm taking a lot of photos so the poor camera has been a sore spot for me.

While the price is steeper than before, I think they are making the right move by positioning themselves as a more premium product because they can't compete with the cheaper phone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi. If they can implement Klarna or something like that to make the higher price easier to manage, I think they could do great things here.

Still though, would like to see return of AUX, FM and maybe more support or even a full launch in US? Those are my wishes for them over the next few years tbh. I don't think asking for AUX and FM support is too much to ask at this price point. I know its not as popular or as cool, but should still be a fundamental part of what this device offers.

Got one.

€700?

Yeah nah, hard pass. The €470 for the FP3+ was already somewhat above my personal limit for a smartphone. Especially given that I install custom OS' any way to remove even more Google crap, so their extended support is irrelevant to me.

Uh crap, I just got a pixel... If my wife is willing to take my pixel I might get one (she is sick of her iphone, who can blame her...)

Do they distribute parts to the U.S.?

The improvement over the 4 seems very minimal? I don't understand what justified this new version, it's just better specs without fixing or providing a different solution to notable issues like the size (a smaller version would have been great, the 4 is huge) or the absence of jack (didn't expect it, but could have been a pleasant surprise). Seems like a financial decision similar to any other phone maker and not very aligned with the sustainable values.