Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agoFairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’www.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up1481arrow-down17
arrow-up1474arrow-down1external-linkFairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’www.techradar.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square97linkfedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down5·1 month agoWhy is the fairphone more expensive than comparable hardware, then?
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·1 month agoA lot of it is also economies of scale and full control of the supply chain. The unethical behavior is to squeeze as much profit as possible.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoEach new Fairphone is increasingly more custom whereas the first ones used more stock parts. When you order elections from China, manufacturers might refuse to make custom parts for a small room, or charge a lot for it.
minus-squareschubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoIs the Fairphone 6 really significantly more expensive still?
minus-squareKryptonBlur@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoI don’t think it is. In the UK its price and specs seem pretty on par with the Pixel 9a
minus-squarekepix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down18·1 month agocause its marketed towards richer westeners who cant even unlock a phone
Why is the fairphone more expensive than comparable hardware, then?
A lot of it is also economies of scale and full control of the supply chain. The unethical behavior is to squeeze as much profit as possible.
Each new Fairphone is increasingly more custom whereas the first ones used more stock parts. When you order elections from China, manufacturers might refuse to make custom parts for a small room, or charge a lot for it.
Is the Fairphone 6 really significantly more expensive still?
I don’t think it is. In the UK its price and specs seem pretty on par with the Pixel 9a
cause its marketed towards richer westeners who cant even unlock a phone