Hello, I want to provide some feedback, explaining why I did not buy an Fairphone yet. My intention is to help the project to get better. I live in Germany and I really love the idea / concept behind Fairphone. That it is a modular phone, where you can easily replace broken parts and also upgrad…

[image] OLLI_S: And if I trade in my Note 8 at Fairphone, I get only some little money (if I remember correctly just 20-30 Euro). If the Note 8 is working well then you might just sell it second hand (and for sure get more money).

[image] OLLI_S: There is much Bloatware (unwanted software) installed, that I can not get rid of. There is a standard Android way to deal with this (never mind the /e/ forum, the method is independent of the Android flavour) … Uninstall default apps - #29 by AnotherElk - Setup - /e/OS commun…

If you’re willing to put in the work, you can install a custom operating system to your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - something like the bloatfree LightROM runs very light and will speed up your device significantly, and it’ll allow you to change the function of the hated Bixby button. Lots of other choic…

[image] OLLI_S: I want to provide this feedback, maybe there is some information included, that help improving the process. But what’s your advice? Fairphone should bring out a new phone every year, so that every time you want to buy a phone the newest version is just released? Or sell cheape…

Hello all, thank you all for your answers, I really appreciate that. [image] Incanus: But what’s your advice? Fairphone should bring out a new phone every year, so that every time you want to buy a phone the newest version is just released? Or sell cheaper phones? Both don’t match the fair phi…

[image] OLLI_S: But on the other hand: the Fairphone 2 was several years old and the price was still close to the initial price (not much reduced). And the Note 8 offered more hardware for the same price. This is the conflict that I had. In Germany there’s a saying: “Wash me, but don’t get …

[image] OLLI_S: I asked some friends, but nobody wants to have it Well, you might offer it on the internet, where I’m sure you will find people interested. (And just a personal sidenote: I wouldn’t try to sell something I’m not satisfied with to my friends… :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:) …

Well, this seems to be the dilemma one always faces; especially when buy electronics. It’s almost inevitable, that a product will soon be replaced by a newer one with another feature, better specs etc. The best way to avoid this is buying something high-end when it’s brandnew on the market. But t…

[image] OLLI_S: Would be cool when there is a special deal for the Fairphone 3+ (like 399 Euro). Then I really think about buying one and try to convice my brother to do the same. Wait, is this about a price difference of € 40,-? If so, it is actually quite an elaborate way of haggling. Sid…

[image] OLLI_S: … I also know, that the price of the Fairphone includes fair loans and fair materials, so constantly reducing the prices over time might be a finencial loss for Fairphone (means: reduced prices are only possible in a very limited way). But on the other hand: the Fairphone 2 was…

Why I did not buy a Fairphone

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anon9989719 April 12, 2021, 4:34pm 18

Hi @OLLI_S

The camera is fine, the software sucks

The new version FP3+ was released Sep 2020 ~ the FP3 in 2019