Celebrating seven years of the Fairphone 3
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It’s a bittersweet moment at Fairphone. On one hand, we’re officially retiring the Fairphone 3 and 3+. And while we

It seems that Fairphone will finally end the Fairphone 3 (and 3+) support in August after 7 years.

I am still using my FP3+ daily - the only thing that has gone wrong with it was that I wore out the USB connector with cheap charging cables… so a new bottom connector (and a spare battery, just in case) and I’m all good again…

… which means, I might not be buying another phone for another couple of years yet, let’s see if it’ll make 10 years with LineageOS, etc!

I’m sure there’s other phones still chugging along…

  • 0x0@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    10 days ago

    A non swappable battery can be changed by opening the phone in a reasonably manner.

    I’d say having a swappable battery is way more reasonable, hence, more repairable.

    • prenatal_confusion@feddit.orgEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Yes it’s convenient regarding fast switches.

      It isn’t regarding dropping the phone (my shell always went flying)

      Or waterproofing (extra ingress possibilities)

      Or build optimization (extra structural components to hold the shell, hence more material and thickness)

      But it’s a preference and it’s okay if You like it that way and the pros outweigh the cons. :)

      • 0x0@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        8 days ago

        I get your point.
        I also get that non-removable tends to be the i’ll cling to this board with my life variant, involving weird shapes and lots of glue, so… perhaps a middle ground?

        • prenatal_confusion@feddit.orgEnglish
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          8 days ago

          Yep, middle ground sounds good. And it has gotten better since the early Smartphone days. Honestly, tht pulltabs to remove the adhesive from under the battery are fantastic compared to the glue before that. I burned my house down. Or I should have with two batteries on fire.