The first Fairphone 3s should have reached their 4th birthday mark by now.
I just realised my Fairphone 3 went past this mark this late November.
I’m still using it as my daily driver with /e/OS and hope it will continue to work for a few years still, because it works well and does everything I need from it (and it has a headphone jack and a notification LED ).
I had to open and clean it several times, but it still has its original parts. And it’s working almost as good (if not better due to software updates) as new, even the battery!
I celebrate the anniversary with one of the first photos I took with my FP3 (November 16th, 2019; stock camera app):
happy FP3 owner here too
actually I have two running on google android both working fine. one with SIM card, one running on wifi only. both with 2nd battery (24/7 use). had to replace 1 screen bc wobble contact after a drop. ordered a bottom module as backup if one fails.
no plans to replace them anytime soon. would do so if fairphone would offer a smaller phone, iPhone SE dimensions., in the future.
also, I like the camera. yes, there are better ones, but anyway… (photo from faial, açores, last summer)
Got mine in November 2019, still going strong. Now on my 3rd Battery, albeit the 2nd Battery is still useable but clearly fading; the 1st Battery swelled. Updated both Cameras.
Edit: Protected all but the first month or so by one of Anna Treurniet’s wonderful cases.
Now I also can add me (or better my FP3) to this group. I bought my in March, 14th - just before worldwide shutdown of live. So I had enough time to set it up for my use.
I’m on second battery and nowadays more often use both SIMs in parallel. SDCard is the first one.
Please count me in here. My FP3 was delivered on 6th November 2019, so it has passed the 4 years as a primary device and is getting ready to complete year.
It had some difficult times including one hard drop on cobblestone which damaged the back case and gave some permanent dents on the sides. But the screen was well protected and no further damage happened. I will never udnerstand why people want a display that bends around the edge…
BTW, the photo was taken with my FP2
My FP3 had its 4th anniversary on August 20 - and it still has its first battery, although I’ve been using it daily - even for bike navigation on multi-day trips. The timeline in My Fairphone app presumes that I replaced the battery in summer 2023, but that’s definitely wrong - it’s still the first one.
My FP3 had its 4th Anniversary in July still a daily valuable companion! I only changed the cameras, the battery is still the first. The days I have to keep my power bank in mind are increasing, especially navigation apps are dangerous
Since last years summer I am using /e/os, that was a pretty good decision until now: Every update was a smooth experience and I believe it got more stable and less energy consuming, but without any measurement/proof. All in all no need for a new phone
My FP 3 was activated in June the 2nd 2020, so it is also past the 4 year mark. I upgraded the cameras early on and recently replaced the back cover witch started to crack at the edges. I also purchased a second battery, although the original is also in pretty good condition. I love my phone, the design, the notification led, the headphone jack and the size. It does well what I need it to do. I hope to use it for many ears to come and at some point I will propably install Ubuntu Touch on it.
A 4 year badge would be apreciated.
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both working fine. one with SIM card, one running on wifi only. both with 2nd battery (24/7 use). had to replace 1 screen bc wobble contact after a drop. ordered a bottom module as backup if one fails.
still a daily valuable companion! I only changed the cameras, the battery is still the first. The days I have to keep my power bank in mind are increasing, especially navigation apps are dangerous 
