Fairphone 6 downgraded to USB-C 2.0 (forum.fairphone.com)

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Despite all the other compromises with the FF6, I still was ready to buy it until I noticed the USB-C 2.0. Which means no Android Desktop and significantly slower data transfer than the USB-C 3.0 in FF5. The linked Discussion thread from the Fairphone forum has some interesting additional points.

Is this a dealbreaker for you? (It is for me, I'm ordering a different phone today..)

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[-] JBrickelt963@jlai.lu 1 points 5 days ago

I agree, because I have a Fairphone 3 and I am very tempted by the concept of the new Fairphone (Gen 6). However, I have 3 main reservations. The first is the downgrading from USB 3 to USB 2, the second is the number of screws that need to be removed just to replace the battery, and the last is the jack socket for wired headphones, which doesn't seem to be there any more.

I don't know if this is to improve waterproofing or simply to prevent accidents if the phone is dropped, but I find it convenient to have two batteries that I can swap when I'm on the go to avoid charging time.

And for USB, because it saves my mobile data and is very useful for transferring photos, documents, etc. And if I understand correctly, if it were possible, the time would be considerably longer, which doesn't suit me at all.

Also, the lack of a jack plug. Because I don't want 100% wireless.

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