Thank you all for your very insightful contributions. I guess it makes more than clear how difficult it is to fulfill everyone wishes when you only can make one phone.
I see that for some
- the specs of the FP2 are already too high, and more then enough
- the FP2 is perfect, so there is no need for a new phone.
- the FP2 is outdated, but some new modules will do.
- the FP2 was always outdated and a new phone needs to come as soon as possible.
And then the expectations for the new phone are also very dfferent:
- It can be cheap and with lower specs
- It can be whatever, as long as it is reliable
- It has to be working with the modules of the FP2
- It needs a whole new design that is so modular that you can exchange all the components
And then there is the (very correct) argument of @Roboe:
Add to that mix that we hope to (finally) expand outside of EU and then you can add cultural differences to this complex puzzle.
Also: many of you talk from experience, but ideally current FP owners stick with their FP1 or FP2 as long as possible. The new Fairphone should draw in new people to grow the movement: get people who have a broken phone from another brand to switch to Fairphone.
All these thousands of peoples, from different countries, with different backgrounds, with different purchasing power… And one phone to that has to sell to grow the movement for fair electronics…
Please prapare yourself that the next Fairphone will not be able to meet all these wishes and will, to some of you, not be the perfect phone you hoped for.
But it will still be a darn good phone that promotes ethical values in electronics!