The iPhone SE is dead, and with it, the compact smartphone as a mainstream product. What happened?
      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I really wanted to buy the Fairphone 5, but they don’t ship replacement parts to where I live which makes the entire concept pointless.

          • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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            2 months ago

            OK, so that’s a possibility, but when you start adding a ~$30 fee on top of the cost of the part and shipping from Fairphone you’re looking at about $100 per repair, which stops making sense pretty quickly. You’re better off spending a little more money on a good device that is dust- and moisture-sealed and taking care of it for a few years.

            • Dremor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Makes sense. But you can offset part of the shipping from the fact that you can easily do the repair yourself.

              Another possibility would be the HMD Skyline. Less repairable than Fairphones, but still far easier than most other smartphones. Only 2 years of updates though.

              But starting from 2027, a removable battery will be mandatory for all smartphone in the EU, which mean most, if not all smartphone will switch to removable battery. This may also make repair a lot easier.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      And screen. And buttons.

      I also want something that’s supported more than 3 years so there’s a point to repairing it. Ideally, support should come from the community so it can be infinite as long as someone is willing to do the work.

  • Habarug@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Well, I can’t speak for everyone else, but I can’t go back because they don’t sell any small phones.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I picked the Pixel 8 because:

      1. it runs GrapheneOS
      2. It was a little smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro

      If there was a smaller version available, I would’ve gotten that instead.

      • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I’ve been using the “A” branch of the Pixel line for years now.

        But I use CalyxOS so I guess you and I have to be enemies now. My name is Inigo Montoya, you use a different OS, prepare to die.

        • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Ah man… I just installed graphene to try it … (turns around and runs)

          .

          Seriously though, would be nice if they could get along and share code and efforts, I’d love to try a graphene-hardened OS with sandboxed microg (instead of gsf) and datura firewall :) Maybe even have the option to have microg in one profile and google play in another. One can dream

          • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Graphene and Calyx are two different paths to two different destinations. Graphene is for security, Calyx is for privacy.