Excited to see this - I have been a Fairphone 2 user for a few years now and have had a good experience (although I know some haven't). I'm going to hang on to it for a while, but I really hope this turns out well for Fairphone. They're showing that it is possible to do things differently.
Modular, repairable phone with fair and traceable raw materials (as far as possible). The companybis a Dutch social enterprise and constantly creative, innovative and progressing further. Really happy they have been profitable as well and had s successful investment round last year.
I followed this project from Fairphone 1 and they really have made impressive progress. FP3 looks great in specs and is with €450 priced a bit better than the previous one.
I wonder, it's not quite clear whether Fairphone 2 parts are interchangeable with Fairphone 3, anyone know?
I really appreciate that it doesn't come with a charger but does come with a screwdriver. Their priorities are in the right place!
I've been an iPhone user since 2007 but finally decided that repairability is not just not just a factor, it is the most important factor in new technology purchases going forward.
I bought a Fairphone 2 more than two years ago and I'm happy with it. Why would I want to switch to Fairphone 3? Has anyone seen a comparison of the two?
> did Fairphone 2 ship w/ Android or a AOSP variant without Google Play Services?
They offer both but Android is default. I switched to AOSP. Biggest (and perhaps only) downside for me is that location services not rely on GPS exclusively which drains the battery.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 31.0 ms ] threadI followed this project from Fairphone 1 and they really have made impressive progress. FP3 looks great in specs and is with €450 priced a bit better than the previous one.
I really appreciate that it doesn't come with a charger but does come with a screwdriver. Their priorities are in the right place!
I've been an iPhone user since 2007 but finally decided that repairability is not just not just a factor, it is the most important factor in new technology purchases going forward.
It's no longer available for purchase, so I imagine these models are targeted at new customers as well as previous gen customers.
They offer both but Android is default. I switched to AOSP. Biggest (and perhaps only) downside for me is that location services not rely on GPS exclusively which drains the battery.
Had to scroll around to notice the Google Maps/Play Store icons to figure if it was de-Googlified or not.
If I wasn't so attached to the audio DAC/amp on my LG G8 I could easily use this device.
cf: https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fp3-fairphone-open-os/52301/5