The improvement over the 4 seems very minimal? I don't understand what justified this new version, it's just better specs without fixing or providing a different solution to notable issues like the size (a smaller version would have been great, the 4 is huge) or the absence of jack (didn't expect it, but could have been a pleasant surprise). Seems like a financial decision similar to any other phone maker and not very aligned with the sustainable values.
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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what is the motivation behind not adding jack
I think simplifying the design thinking that most of their non-nerd ecolo customers have moved passed this archaism. Eventually it was the main grudge against the FP4.
Wired headphones are more eco-friendly than their wireless counterparts. They have less circuitry, they lack batteries, and they’re much harder to lose.
my mom is the definition of a non-nerd and she has multiple pairs of wired earbuds. normal people still regularly use wired headphones.
and for the enthusiast side of things, almost all of audiophile equipment is wired. i couldn't even imagine what an eqivalent to the 7HZ Timeless would look like and what it would cost.
no one is really profiting from this design change besides people who bought into wireless stuff immediately after the iphone 7.
P.S.: don't get me wrong. i like the convenience of bluetooth, but if you want to listen to music the way the composer listened to it, ya gotta do it without compression and without the cheapest drivers fairphone could scrape together.
Uh crap, I just got a pixel... If my wife is willing to take my pixel I might get one (she is sick of her iphone, who can blame her...)
Do they distribute parts to the U.S.?
Fairphone doesn't distribute spare parts to the US but Murena does.
Nice, cannot wait for Murena to carry Fairphone 5!