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I really wish it had a 3.5mm audio jack. I don’t see what companies stand to earn, other than money, when they remove the headphone jack.

I can see why Apple and Samsung removed it because the they can market their own wireless headphones.

Removing the jack only removes capability, it is not like older phones didn’t have the capability to connect to Bluetooth headphones

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The first company that produces a phone with

  • removable battery
  • maximum 6in screen
  • 3.5mm jack
  • open bootloader

will break the market

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And a transparent back cover

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Threads for Fairphone often fill up with “it’s not going to work if they don’t X.” Lots of people don’t seem to understand that their personal viewpoint can be quite different from other’s.

There are people who are aware of the trade-offs of a Fairphone, but still choose to get one.

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I’ve always been in favour of a phone with a shitty camera. I don’t give a fuck about posting on social media, and these days a huge chunk of a phone’s price is determined by how powerful of a camera they were able to cram into it.

I recognize that this apparently sounds insane to most people.

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It’s nice to have a decent camera, but honestly, 90% of the people (including myself) are so bad at taking pictures, that the difference between mid range and ultra premium is almost zero.

The only thing that’s really really cool is night mode. My Pixel can take really great photos with extremely low light levels.

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  • rounded screen
  • front camera in screen

designed for you

Sure as hell not.

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Also:

  • lack of 3.5mm jack
  • EVEN BIGGER size

At this point, they’re just following the trend.

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Why wouldn’t they? Their goal is to create a fair phone. Not a niche phone for a few geeks.

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It’s not bigger, it’s even a bit thinner than fairphone 4. Screen is slightly bigger though

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If it a) comes to the US, and b) comes with stock Android out of the box, I might get it for my next phone. Currently leaning toward a Pixel with Graphene.

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b) is already given and a) depends on whether you’ll find someone to bring it to you.

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b) is not already given. The only company that brought the FP4 to the US loads it with /e/.

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Which you can remove easily. Or just organize someone buying itv in Europe.

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