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Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste::In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And yet they straight up ignore one of the biggest cell phone markets by not selling in the US at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically you can buy one in the US, but spare parts (especially the battery) might pose some issues

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But it's deGoogled running something called /e/OS, and it's only compatible with T-Mobile and stuff that uses their network

I'd love a fully featured one here in the states that can be brought to any carrier over here

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well they don't ignore that market. They decided to not sell there yet. Because going to a new large market far away from all your warehouses and with a potential large demand cause a lot of headaches. Not to mention all the regulations and rules they need to abide by.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Very interested in repair but I also want software freedom, and I've not heard anything about avoiding proprietary drivers/software.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I run /e/ OS on my FP4, super easy install. Been loving it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Can't wait for companies to start, every year, slowly making their phones slightly bigger and make the components unnecessarily slightly bigger to ensure you can't just use an old phone with upgraded parts. Doesn't matter if the parts don't actually contribute to the overall function, just so long as you are trapped into buying a new phone.

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