Unfortunately I agree. That's why I am looking for a open-source hardware alternative for the future. But they aren't there yet for my use case.
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Depending on what broke, would a Fairphone not be a good option ?
They're relatively expensive, so not a good solution for poor people atm.
Yes, saving the planet is usually not cheap. There is also Shift phones, a bit like Fairphone https://mastodon.social/@shiftphones And some telephone companies offer Fairphone to rent, and eventually own, for less than 25 Euros per month.
that's crushing. I did change the batteries ans screens for quiet a few phones by now. I would recommend looking for popular refurbished phones as exchange parts are cheap and alternative OS are often supported for longer software support.
depends on where u r living. for exemple living in canada or us should be affordable since china is just around the corner and it doesn't cost a leg to source genuine parts. also u can ship ur phone to famous fixers like Northridge fix or Louis Rossmann to fix it for you. Phone techs are stupid where i live and china is far af (that also implies refurbished phones aren't that common), so buying a new phone is a logical way in this case.