I’d like my notification LED back, thank you ^^.
Previous phones were Sony and I liked that very much: a non intrusive, not overly bright multi colour 2mm LED that tells me the state of my battery/charging and simple notifications like having it blink every 5 seconds or so.
I was also very happy with the Sony Xperia battery management, having it charge normal until 80-90% then trickle charge with a full charge calculated at the time I’ve set my wake-up alarm.
And that’s all, really. I can dream of waterproofing, but I don’t think that’s realistic.
… Drop-in upgrades would be another utopia, I guess?
Yeah, of course serious. People have abilities and disabilities which affect eyesight.
I wonder how many people do not notice a smoother experience on 144 Hz vs 60 Hz monitor in a double blind test. I suspect people will generally prefer the 144 Hz one by a large margin. The ones who claim they’re the same, would be outliers. But since you’re the one who claims you can notice the difference easily, I challenge you to prove this in a study.
All I really want is a telephoto lens, ideally 5x zoom
For me this would be such a game changer and allow fairphone to be much more competitive on the market. Of course 3 cameras would be cool, but I would also be fine to loose the ultrawide camera as I feel like its use cases are really really rare. A zoom lens would be sooo much more useful.
The main problem with the cameras is not the hardware but the software in Fairphone phones so I don’t think it is a good idea to add more expensive hardware that will be used at half its capacities.
Using Fairphone 4 for a few years now.
My experiance it it’s ok. But There where many software issues that took way to long before being solved. Seams to the Fairphone 5 is better in that regard.
When the software issues are now solved it’s ok. But the screen brightness is my biggest issue with it. It’s hard to se some thinge during a nice day in the sun.
Bring the headphone jack back, make it a decent all rounder (doesn’t need to be a flagship chipset anymore, upper midrange is just fine).
But I’d like Fairphone to make a more concerted effort to bring the price down somewhat. I know it will always be more expensive then comparatively specced phones, but it’d be great if it’s a phone most people can consider off contract instead of something for well meaning upper-middle class people who don’t mind throwing extra cash at a good cause.
A repairable version of the Punkt MP02 would interest me. I can make calls, has a contact list, calendar, camera and can tether to my laptop or tablet. How many need all 3 of these gadgets loaded with the same redundant apps?
I’m new here, and I don’t jet have a Fairphone. But I got a list of ideas for the next iterations.
Just some of out of the box ideas, from easy to difficult.
Start selling the main-board of the phones, and other part that are not for sale on your webshop.
Make the phone batteries hot swappable while on a charger or powerbank. I don’t think this is a thing, but it should be, also think for the marketing & phone uptime.
More modularity on the main-board, I know you are working on this, to get a socket for the cpu, so it can be replaced. Would also be great for memory & storage.
The Fairphone Tab, a tablet that can use old Fairphone main-boards & modules.
Make some modules compatible between phone generations, this requires standardized connectors for upcoming generations and software changes at kernel level.
Multi-adaptable aluminum frame, so that you can standardize and resize the aluminum frame of the phone over multiple generations. A phone frame that can resize with railing system with on the outside aluminum fill-ins to make a flush frame. Is this possible, yes, but I’m not sure if aluminum strong enough. Also it requires true module design, for a multiple generations in mind.
To me sustainable and up-gradable is where more improvements can be made!!
Huge YEEEEES for point 2. The FP5 will not turn on without the battery inserted. Which is a shame, because I clearly recall my old HTC being able to do that. Hot swapping while plugged into a battery bank, or being operable from the wall with no battery are cool things.
I’d probably never take advantage of such a feature. But it just feels logical to be able to do that with a removable battery.
I dare say we’ll see a “Fairbook 7” or “Fairphone 7 Fold” or “Fairphone 7F” in 2027 – eight years after the first Galaxy Zfold.
But I believe a “Fairphone 10 Flex” – guesssing 2033 which would be 8 years after the first rollable phone if it drops next year in 2025 – with a rollable display seems more viable for repairability since the roller/motor assembly and backing that reinforces the display as it expands and extends could be made to be easily separated from the chassis of the phone-tablet hybrid.
The ultra-repairable endomudular internals would stay similar to how they are right now in the Fairphone 5 with relatively minor adjustments since And since the device always defaults back to the form factor of a standard 20:9 smartphone in “compact” mode.
And the maraschino cherry on top would be ultrathin solid-state or ultracompact 3D Li-Ion batteries afforded by non-flamamable electrolytes and 2X-4X energy densities would also be deep into mass production across major consumer product categories around the early 2030s as well.
+1 for better processor
+1 for bigger battery
Those two aspects are the most important in my use of Fairphone 4, so having them improved in FP6 would be very welcome.
I’m 90% happy with the FP5. Yes, everything can improve, cpu, battery, display … but I’m happy with the performance and battery life. What would make me to buy a new phone:
dual SIM with 2 physical slots with adapter for eSIM like the Shift 8.
I’d like to see the dimensions of the phone match a major brand model like iPhone or Pixel. It doesn’t need to look like it, just put the buttons, camera, speakers etc. in the same place and give it the same height, length. We can then work out what phone when it’s released. This would let buyers get a decent case, including waterproof and rugged cases from external suppliers for the other phone, and stop people from destroying their phones when they get wet, as happens now.
