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I don’t think making cheaper modules will render the phone that significantly cheaper. The steep price of the phone is mainly due to the resources invested into designing the phone with such level of modularity and repairability as well as the ethical way it was made…

That is true. But many people said that the FP2 was too expensive and they’d prefer to buy a cheaper version of the fairphone even if it had a worse price-performance ratio.

A big back cover with extended (multiple parts / sliders / ???) solar panels. I mean, being able to fully trust the solar pannel to recharge the phone and use it as GPS, camera and so on.

I think cheaper modules oppose longevity and sustainability in some way

Not necessarily. E.g. if you get a cheaper camera module, because you don’t need the phone to take good pictures anyway - and that won’t change in the next years - then that won’t decrease the lifespan of the phone.

What about a 8th module, a thick soft one-piece additional plastic over-cover. To protect the phone when it falls, with edges topping/protruding from the screen to spare scratchs. Something a bit like the yellow part here : http://www.electricien-quimper.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/testeur.jpeg I…

[image] siltaar: To protect the phone when it falls, with edges topping/protruding from the screen to spare scratchs. The Fairphone 2 default cover already portrudes over the screen for this purpose. [image]

Another idea would be to save some space inside, with at least a micro USB connectivity, to allow random devices to be plugged in, inside. It would encourage the development of such new inboard devices, and would allow users with specific needs to get running. We could add a module with : barometer…

Space on a phone is quietly critical, and you can’t afford to leave “place”. For modules exstention you have the 4 pin standart USBport on the backside

[image] siltaar: barometer and/or temperature sensor, sonar, radiation sensor, specific additional light (like so called “black-light” / UV light), parking access radio emitter I added those to the list. Thanks for the suggestions. [image] siltaar: redundant microSD slot for raid purpose …

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