Should users from non-Western countries (particularly Russia) buy Fairphone?

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@Nabalazs, @loseyourself, @AnotherElk, @JohnnyD, @Jens1, thank you all very much for answers!

I will provide additional data on my case. Of course, they cannot be extrapolated to all potential Fairphone users in non-Western countries.

What FP actually? How much for it?

  1. Second hand Fairphone 3 for 17,000 rubles (about 153 euros). I would buy it right away if in my country it would be possible to buy modules for it without huge overpayments.

    600 euros for a smartphone is too much for me.

You should want to buy it for the peace of mind that you’re doing a small part towards something more ethical and green.

  1. The reasons why I want to buy Fairphone are ethical. I’m a worker, and it’s especially important to me that Fairphone, unlike large manufacturers, takes workers’ rights seriously.

    (I also believe that it’s not enough to just shop ethically. As Claudia Langer, founder of the platform utopia.de, dedicated to the sustainable development, wrote, “Ich klage Sie an, nur kleine Schritte zu tun, die Ihr Gewissen beruhigen, anstatt endlich die grossen Hebel anzusetzen”. But this is offtopic.)

A phone you intend to run to the ground, and not replace it until it’s trully dead.

  1. I support repair culture, right to repair and repair revolution. But for non-Europeans, due to the high cost of shipping modules, it turns out that Fairphone, despite that it’s the most repairable smartphone in the world, is part of the throwaway culture.

so the extended warranty may or may not work

  1. The seller told me that he doesn’t have any warranty papers for the smartphone. It appears that buyer will not be able to take advantage of the warranty options.

a few examples: :ice_hockey: Canadian Fairphoners! :canada:, Fairphones in Australia :australia:, Fairphone owners in the USA (FP2 FP3 FP4 FP5)

  1. Thanks for the links! Unfortunately, I don’t see any messages in these threads where anyone would say that she/he could successfully buy a Fairphone module(.

Also China still does commerce with ru and they’re also the biggest spare parts vendor on earth (AliExpress etc.).

  1. AliExpress has solely displays, glasses and cases for Fairphone 3. (And buying on services like AliExpress isn’t a great example of ethical consumption).

What does shipping to ru (from where) will cost approximately?

  1. On AliExpress, delivery from China to Russia is free or inexpensive.

    I have no any experience purchasing goods from Europe. For example, Clove, eBay or Amazon don’t deliver to Russia. The fact that my country is the most sanctioned country in the world limits delivery options.

FYI: Shipping batteries might be another elevated issue.

  1. Yes, and I’m especially concerned about what to do if the battery needs to be replaced.

    I’m taking steps to make the battery last longer. The battery charge of my Samsung GT-I8262, which is already 11 years old, still lasts for a day. But messages like “I’m retiring my Fairphone 3+ due to the battery running out of life” from user brianluu and “I had a swollen battery” from user Deanna_Howland doesn’t give me confidence that the Fairphone battery will also last many years.

Thanks.

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