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The new fairphone 5 came out, it looks cool but the price is really, really high..

If it's a phone that can really last 10 years it could be good, but is that true? Is it worth it? I could get the one with /e/os from Murena because i want a degoogled phone with a bootloader locked, but is it usable on a daily basis?

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reminder that a used phone with a nonstock rom is more environmentally conscious.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Some other bloke skipped the first step, which is why the used phone makes sense.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Actually, when you buy a Fairphone directly from them, they offer you to send them your old phone to be refurbished and reused, I believe in 3rd world countries.

Edit: Here's the direct link: https://shop.fairphone.com/recycle

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Thats actually pretty great.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's interesting that they include phone brands like MobiWire and Blackberry, but not Google.