This post makes an unfounded statement that fair phone is more env friendly because it is repairable. This might be true, and the opposite may be true: maybe fairphone is less env friendly because it breaks more often and requires a lot of spare parts. Maybe they produce more toxic waste during production of fairphone.
But we should take into account there’s a market for used iPhones. When I last upgraded, I gave my old phone to someone who needed it and prevented them from buying another brand. If (theoretically) iPhones are better for the environment than competitors, that’s a net win.
The Fairphone doesn't even come close to the iPhone 11, or even the iPhone X. No OLED screen. No advanced cameras.
And the Fairphone has a tacky logo on the front of the device that screams, "I'm cheap!"
And I say this as a person that would otherwise prefer the Fairphone. I think it's cool that it's repairable, but without offering something competitive with the iPhone 11 Pro, I just don't have any incentive to give up my iPhone 6S. I had the battery replaced a few months ago for $50, and it'll work just fine for me for years to come.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 21.9 ms ] threadAnd the Fairphone has a tacky logo on the front of the device that screams, "I'm cheap!"
And I say this as a person that would otherwise prefer the Fairphone. I think it's cool that it's repairable, but without offering something competitive with the iPhone 11 Pro, I just don't have any incentive to give up my iPhone 6S. I had the battery replaced a few months ago for $50, and it'll work just fine for me for years to come.