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In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste::In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

  • Björn TantauEnglish
    183•1 year ago

    When I couldn’t repair my Nokia and replace the 5 € USB-Port because there happened to be a small crack in the screen (of course you have to remove the glued on screen to accese the innards), I caved and bought a Fairphone 3.

    Worst decision ever. The stupid thing refuses to break to let me even use the better repairability.

    • KptnAutismusEnglish
      23•1 year ago

      almost like a toyota, outdated and often too expensive for what it can do but will last forever.

      • @[email protected]English
        27•1 year ago

        too expensive for what it can do but will last forever

        As far as I’m concerned, this is contradictory; if something is going to last forever, and not ridiculously overpriced, then it’s worth the premium.

        • KptnAutismusEnglish
          11•1 year ago

          i think it’s worth the price, but some people don’t think as far. they just compare specs and say “this chinesium phone scores 2 points better in some benchmark and costs 200€” not knowing why it’s that cheap in the first place. old toyotas are still worth something for a reason.

          • @[email protected]English
            2•1 year ago

            Agreed. They’re statement was very subjective, so it’s kind of hard to argue with that metric.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          You say that but there are Toyotas with 100k miles and 15 years old selling for 4k off MSRP of a brand-new vehicle. Which is to say way above original MSRP.

          In pure maintenance consumable items alone - it’s a bad deal. It’s so a bad deal when you take consideration that new cars can have half the interest rate of a new one.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      Ironically Nokia* now make highly repairable phones** again

      * Specifically, the company that bought the Nokia Phones brand

      ** Only their G series

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 year ago

      I had the same thing with the FP2. I even got a cheap spare one from ebay to use for spares. Both are still fine. One is now an alarm clock and the other one is a gps for my bike