Fairphone 5: Keeping it 10/10? | iFixit News
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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

  • retrieval4558@mander.xyzEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    I tried it on a spare old phone and found it pretty unusable tbh. Very limited application choices and I hated the UI / app management work flow.

    Also I hated that by default the terminal (and superuser privileges) are VERY locked down.

    It’s possible I just didn’t know what I was doing tho ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    • atmur@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I’ve put Ubuntu Touch on a Pixel 3a and had a pretty similar experience unfortunately. I see potential, but it’s just not usable yet (for me at least).