There’s been a lot of buzz here about the Fairphone here lately, especially with it coming to the US.

On paper, it seems rather nice. Ethically sourced, privacy friendly stock ROM.

But the skeptic in me does say, “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.”

What are the drawbacks of Fairphone that seem to be shunned away, or less discussed both by the company and community at large? Why shouldn’t I just buy a Pixel 7a and put GrapheneOS on it instead?

  • bbbhltz@beehaw.orgEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    Lots of reviews and users come to the same conclusion:

    • a little expensive for the specs
    • a little heavy
    • camera isn’t the best
    • no headphone jack means you may need to purchase wireless headphones or earbuds and wireless earbuds don’t always have replaceable batteries
    • techno156@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      no headphone jack means you may need to purchase wireless headphones or earbuds and wireless earbuds don’t always have replaceable batteries

      They’re also more expensive, even if fairphone does offer their own headphones.

      A cheap set of decent wired earphones is $10. $30 if you want something nice, like an IEM.

      Bluetooth headphones don’t tend to be quite as cheap, and are usually a good deal more.