Celebrating seven years of the Fairphone 3
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It’s a bittersweet moment at Fairphone. On one hand, we’re officially retiring the Fairphone 3 and 3+. And while we

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…

  • macniel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    12 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.orgEnglish
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      11 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.