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Fairphone announces the €599 Fairphone 6, with a 6.31" 120Hz LTPO OLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, and enhanced modularity with 12 swappable parts (shop.fairphone.com)
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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Doesn’t this thing just run android and Google App Store? What a waste of decent hardware.

[-] arch@feddit.nl 10 points 21 hours ago

You can purchase the /e/os version. But it is more expensive

[-] aasatru@kbin.earth 1 points 8 hours ago

I installed it myself on my FP5 (bought with Android in a shop) using the online installer, which was pretty easy and obviously free of charge.

[-] arch@feddit.nl 1 points 7 hours ago

Yea, this is completely okay, but there is a small difference - for stock /e/os ones, the Bootloader is locked. I am not sure about details but this would be a needed security feature for some applications

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

E/os is just android.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki//e/_(operating_system)

I do see that Ubuntu touch is an option though.

It’s shameful that most phones run one of two operating systems. There’s not enough competition. I’m still pissed about WebOS and Windows Phone being abandoned. I am hopeful though that web-based apps might make it possible for another OS to enter the market successfully at some point.

[-] arch@feddit.nl 4 points 20 hours ago

Oh, I apologize. I misunderstood your main concern, I though it’s about Google Play instead of Android.

Yes, the only choice for most mobile phones are either Android or iOS. Things like Pinephone and FydeTab Duo exists, but so rare.

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