“ According to van Abel, the work on the Fairphone 3 will start in January [2016?], and in the future new Fairphones will enter the market every two to three years. ” It looks like there is already a FP3 in the discussion. I think I will skip the FP2, but I would really like to see a more open OEM/So…

[image] KingArhturII: It might not be as impossible as you think. The EOMA68 project ( EOMA68 Computing Devices ) has succesfully created a blob-free desktop with all features but 3D hardware acceleration. Well, I don’t know if the Allwinner A20 supports more than 2GB of RAM, but besides this t…

As many people said, the next fairphone should have the same structure as the FP2 so if we have a problem with the motherboard (processor and stuff) we just buy the new motherboard with the new processor (up to date), so we will be able to keep the screen and all the other stuff like an upgrade of t…

[image] TobiasF: Support by the component manufacturers: I think that this could be the factor why the Fairphone 2 would outdate. If the component manufacturers are not developing drivers for newer OSs, Fairphone can’t supply upgrades to Fairphone OS anymore which would render the Fairphone 2 …

Vulkan use a layer that have hardware needs, Qualcomm can’t “just” make it compatible…

Hmm, so the only way to build a long lasting phone is to build it by discrete electronic elements (not SoC’s) and to write all the drivers by yourself?

[image] Dosc: Hmm, so the only way to build a long lasting phone is to build it by discrete electronic elements (not SoC’s) and to write all the drivers by yourself? In general, this is what Samsung does with it’s Exynos-Processor. But even they cannot set up hardware elements, that don’t exi…

There is a theory out that the Snapdragon 800/801 does not pass Google’s compatibility requirements due to too slow encryption speeds , not due to the missing Vulkan (the theory says that Vulkan is not required for Nougat). If that is true, then Google had made a clear scandal: Google turned smartph…

At IFA, Miquel from Fairphone annouced that there are no plans to unveil a new Fairphone every year. So the earliest date I can imagine of a FP3 announcement is March 2017 at MWC. I actually thought not announcing a new model is good idea, however, due to lazyness/ignorance/other priorities at Goog…

Fairphone would be working on enhanced modules for the FP2 according this article : http://www.zdnet.com/article/smart-covers-new-cameras-where-the-worlds-most-ethical-smartphone-goes-next/

Hi was wondering if I should buy a FP2 or wait for FP3? But the idea is to upgrade FP3 components. Don’t get it! Too used to upgrades! Can I have a steer?

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