FallenWalnutMar 7

Fairphone posted 83% year-on-year growth in Q4 2025 - A journey away from Big Tech to a more sustainable alternative

https://lemmy.world/post/43965569

Fairphone posted 83% year-on-year growth in Q4 2025 - A journey away from Big Tech to a more sustainable alternative - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43965516 [https://lemmy.world/post/43965516] > It is worth noting that both the hardware and software of Fairphone is heavily dependent on a Chinese company T2Mobile. > > For those looking to avoid both US and Chinese companies, then the Jolla phone is the way to go.

Show threadpelespiritMar 7

the Jolla phone is the way to go

Are there any downsides to this? There has to be, right.

Edit: commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sept-26

Jolla Phone (Sep 2026)

Show threadartyomMar 7
I mean the downsides are it’s Linux. That’s not without it’s upsides but the downsides are huge.
Show threadpelespiritMar 7
Would a phone have that many downsides? I would think that a computer would have much more. Maybe the phone companies don’t play nice? I 100% don’t know what the downsides would be.
Show threadartyomMar 7
From my research, the phone part of the “phone” doesn’t work very well. Which is a pretty big caveat.
Show threadaeggMar 7
Where did you get that from? I have been using one for the past 6 months without any calling issues.
Show threadartyomMar 8

It was a common complaint I can’t across when researching a few different Linux devices.

I guess if you’re not probably having issues I must be wrong, because everyone’s experiences should mirror yours, exactly.

Show threadaegg
You still did not answer my question. Pinephone has those issues with all Linux OSes, so do ports for many phones. Officially supported phones do not to my knowledge.
Mar 9 at 11:09pmWeb
Show threadartyomMar 9
You asked 1 question, which I very clearly did answer. I’m not sure what you’re looking for here.