Ars TechnicaFairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM
Fairphone proves the usual excuses for ending Android support aren't valid.
Pam Rose V@arstechnica has anyone here tried this phone? What do you think of it, UX-wise?
rawe@pamplifier @arstechnica posting from a FP3 right now. We have 5 of them (FP3 and FP3+), running stock ROM, LineageOS or iode. Its ok for everyday use. The camera on FP3 is not great, its better on FP3+ but not comparable to current high end phones. I like to use a custom ROM without Google including Adblockers, replaceable battery, dual-sim + SD, ... ; I can't tell too much regarding stock ROM UX as I bought mine to install a custom ROM.
Datendealerin 🎃☕@pamplifier @arstechnica I have the Fairphone 4 and I'm very happy with it! It's like every other Android phone but with less hick-ups. Not the latest technology you can get, but I never cared much about that anyways.
Espen Klem@pamplifier @arstechnica One of my kids have the FairPhone 3+. It's the same as v3, but with a better camera. Nice phone, a bit big, the camera is a little slow and it's not waterproof. But a good phone. And when he broke the screen, it cost less than 70 USD to buy a new one, and I could easily replace it myself. I have Farphone 4. A bit bigger screen and a little bit more snappy. Other than that the other points apply to that one too.
decibyte@pamplifier it's mostly just plain Android. If you like the UX of that, you'll be good.
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Writing this from FP4. It's everything I want from a phone, albeit a little heavy. It's got some quirks, sometimes the digitizer freaks out and I had some issues with GPS working in background tasks in previous versions of the OS. Other than that it's very solid.
Writing this from FP4. It's everything I want from a phone, albeit a little heavy. It's got some quirks, sometimes the digitizer freaks out and I had some issues with GPS working in background tasks in previous versions of the OS. Other than that it's very solid.