Fairphone 5: Keeping it 10/10? | iFixit News
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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

  • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    TBF it’s not available in the USA, and a lot of us are in the USA…plus even if we got one, a lot of the bands wouldn’t work, so it’s not like you’d have a good connection with it.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      This is the reason why I never bought an Asus phone despite hating our primary options in the US (Samsung, Apple, Google) and really wanting one. It seems most manufacturers forget that T-mobile bands exist despite them being nearly tied for #2 in marketshare in the US.

      • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        Please do lol, I’d love to own one but it’d be a wifi brick at best here state side.

          • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Unfortunately T-Mobile is really crap in most of the USA outside of major cities. I’m basically in a dead zone with T-Mobile in my town. ATT isn’t much better and Verizon is the best but both are still lacking… literally dropped calls in some areas.

            • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              That sucks when you are stuck in an area like that. I’ve had t-mo for about 15 years now and they’ve been great and have solid coverage everywhere I’ve been in and outside the state. Verizon really is a better option for more rural locations though generally. I had them for a little while when T-Mo didn’t have great coverage where I was. And I really dislike ATT so they were a hard pass lol

    • Cowbee@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      That’s the biggest thing for me. If I can get a similar phone to work in the US with no stability or functional compromises, I’m happy.

    • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      “Not available” in a given country doesn’t really mean anything these days. You can buy anything online and get it shipped anywhere. The question I have is does it work on American wireless networks? Because if it does, you can figure out how to acquire a phone…