SunshineAug 23, 2025
The Fairphone 6 no longer feels like a compromise (except in the US)
The Fairphone 6 no longer feels like a compromise (except in the US)

The Fairphone 6 is the most repairable yet, but also the most powerful, and the first I can easily recommend — though it’s a trickier sell for US buyers.

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Show threadRedexAug 24, 2025
I find it interesting how every post I see on Lemmy about Fairphone always has half of the comments complaining about the lack of a head home jack, but in real life I don’t know a single person that really laments it’s removal. All the people I personally know are fine with Bluetooth headphones. This is just such a loud minority, it’s impressive. I know that there is overlap between people that want a headphone jack and people that want a repairable phone, but still, I feel it’s way over-represented in the comments.
Show threadkepixAug 24, 2025
cause you live in a part of the world, that has already gave up. including yourself.
Show threadRedexAug 24, 2025
I mean, I didn’t give up anything? What do I have to give up? The user experience is objectively way better with wireless earbuds. You don’t have to care about a cable being tugged around, battery life is a non-issue for me. I’ve never ran out of battery on my headphones and modern connectivity is pretty good, I’ve never had them fail to connect or anything like that. The only people that have any sort of benefit from wired headphones are audiophiles, that I can assure you 95% of people are not. They will not notice a difference between the headphone jack and wireless earbuds. Even if you gave me a headphone jack, I wouldn’t use it. I just do not have a reason to use one. I’ve been using wireless Wi-Fi headsets for my PC for a long while now, I don’t even use a headphone jack on my PC. It’s just way more convenient having wireless headsets.
Show threadvalaAug 24, 2025

The user experience is objectively way better with wireless earbuds

Not objectively. There are plenty of problems with Bluetooth headphones. If you don’t do anything “serious” with audio it’s not a problem.

But:

  • Audio quality is worse (mathematical fact)
  • Latency is high
    • So high it’s impossible to make music / play beats via Bluetooth
  • Packets drop due to external interference

All of this can be solved with USBC audio but that’s not wireless of course.

Show threadbollybing
  • Audio quality is worse (mathematical fact) I cannot tell the difference
  • Latency is high I cannot tell, even when gaming Packets drop due to external interference

Only had an issue once in a busy airport, otherwise not an issue for me.

Aug 24, 2025 at 8:32pmWeb
Show threadvalaAug 24, 2025

Yeah like I said in my original comment, if you don’t do anything serious with audio then it doesn’t matter. However if you do, then it matters and BT just simply isn’t good enough.

Apple themselves even admit this. If you open up Logic on iPad (a digital audio workstation made by apple) it warns you that using Bluetooth is going to suck.

Edit: Also worth pointing out my original comment isn’t about analog headphones jacks Vs Bluetooth it’s about wired vs Bluetooth. USB C is fine in terms of the complaints I’m making about BT.

Show threadsnugglesthefalseAug 25, 2025
My main question is why you think you’ll need low latency for audio production on a phone.
Show threadvalaAug 25, 2025

This is a confusing question.

You need low latency to produce music on any device.

Show threadsnugglesthefalseAug 25, 2025
My comment was about producing it on a phone, if you’re trying to produce music why are you using a phone? Why is it a concern?
Show threadvalaAug 25, 2025

I don’t think many people are making the next top 40 single with nothing but a phone.

That being said there are plenty of high quality music making apps on phones and tablets. Apple’s Logic Pro and Koala Sampler come to mind. Even if it won’t handle the full production, is a great way to get started when inspiration hits.

There is also an entire class of synthesizer / modeller that can ONLY really be played on a touchscreen (see GeoShred).

It’s also (IMO) a bit gatekeepy to suggest that good music can’t be made on the simplest of equipment. There are so many absolutely fire tracks that have been made on nothing but a pirated copy of FL studio and a school laptop. Before that it was a tape recorder in the bathroom.

Show threadsnugglesthefalseAug 25, 2025
Oh I’m not gatekeeping, I don’t care what you make music on, it just seems like a very niche group that would have that specific concern. The latency has gotten a lot better in the past 10 years or so though.