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submitted 1 week ago by Cyber@feddit.uk to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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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...

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[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Repairability.

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago

That's not what I understand under repairable. A non swappable battery can be changed by opening the phone in a reasonably manner. If that is not possible then I don't call it reparable.

Taking the back of and putting in a new battery on the fly is something else to me.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago

No, a non-swappable battery is most often soldered and glued, and the case is also not easily openable. Popping off the cover and swap the battery with another is a demonstration of repairability.

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago

Depends on your use case.

I only buy phones that have a non soldered connection and the case can be (with reasonable effort) opened.

Yes, phones with a bad repairability score are shit. But a phone without a shell that can be easily opened doesnt necessarily mean that it has a bad repairability score.

As I said in other comments: it's a matter of preference. For me the pros of a closed phone outweigh the cons. For you it obviously is different.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 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.org 1 points 5 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.zip 1 points 5 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.org 2 points 5 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.

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