Been looking at the Fairphone 6 and damn, support until 2033? That’s actually insane.

The whole replaceable parts thing is pretty sick too. Battery goes bad? Just swap it instead of dropping $800 on a new phone or getting the battery replaced for $100

Probably gonna throw /e/OS on it too because why not.

What’s everyone else using? Anyone actually have experience with Fairphone or am I just getting hyped over nothing?

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    Repairability of smartphones is such a non-issue in reality, it amazes me that people are so crazy about it.

    I’m sorry, but I take issue with that statement. Here’s how many steps you need to take to remove a battery from popular phones:

    • Google Pixel 9: 39 steps. Involves applying heat to the battery. If that sentence doesn’t make you wince, then I don’t know what to tell you.
    • iPhone 16 Pro: 40 steps.
    • Huawei Honor 10: 20 steps.
    • Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: 27 steps

    And I have to stress, this is the number of steps to just GET to the battery. I didn’t count the steps for battery replacement and reassembly. And all of these require some sort of specialty tools like having a gel pack to melt the glue inside the phone, or specialty screwdrivers for proprietary screws, etc. Not to mention the time and patience you need to expend.

    Contrast this to the Fairphone 4:

    No tools needed. 2 minutes. So no, I absolutely refuse to believe that phone repairability is a non-issue.

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      And that’s just battery swaps. Getting to the screen to replaced on most phones is an even bigger nightmare.

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        In my 2 decades of using smartphones I had to replace the screen once (out ow my own stupidity of thinking I could balance everything from one room to another, which I could not, and my phone kissed the tiled floor).

        The replacement, including a new screen, cost me €80 and took two days. It was carried out at an official partner store of my phone manufacturer. That’s perfectly fine, considering how convenient it is to have someone else do the work for me.

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      I think they probably dont repair their phones. Tbh my phones usually stopped working with software before anything breaks behind, with the exception of the screen.

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        My experience as well. Fortunately, I was able to remedy this by flashing a fresh install of LineageOS. Though, I do understand that not every phone is able to do this and even if it is, the process can look intimidating for newbies.

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      Indeed. Batteries are consumables, not something that should be babied from 20% to 80% because it’s too difficult to replace.

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        You don’t need to baby your batteries anymore. The is what the battery management system is for. Just plug it in whenever you feel like – for how long you want to.

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          Think what he means is that with a fairphone you don’t have to care about how you treat your battery, because you can replace it within 5 minutes for around 40 bucks

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            Honestly, I never really cared how I treat my batteries. Neither in my phones, or in my other mobile devices. Just plug in or put it on the wireless charging pod and forget about it. It was always other parts that failed before I noticed something related to the battery.

            It’s not 2006 anymore. Batteries and battery management systems have matured – regardless of what “popular tech” magazines and video creators habitually proclaim.

            Worry less – and enjoy your device more :)

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      Yes, that’s awesome. Easily replaceable parts should be the default – but within reason. If I lose compactness, functionality, or performance just because I have the option to change a part, then it’s a no-go for me.

      Especially with batteries. Maybe it’s just my bubble and the outside world regularly changes their phone’s batteries, but in my world I never needed to change the battery. Nor any other part.

      If one wants to support the Fairphone philosophy or regularly changes parts of their mobile: go for it! But in my world the Fairphone just is a lower mid-tier device with a high-end price tag.

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        11 days ago

        I used to switch out my device when it started charging weird or issues with the battery, I had S21 which the charging port stopped working, I bought a new device because of it.