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Fairphone 6 Teardown: Proof Phones Don’t Have to Be Disposable - Scored 10 out of 10 on ifixit repairability scale. (www.ifixit.com)

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Remember when you could pop open a phone, swap the battery, and keep going? Fairphone remembers. Their latest release, the Fairphone 6, feels like a nostalgic nod to sanity, with plenty of modern upgrades.

This is a phone that puts people and planet before profits. Sure, it doesn’t have the camera chops to take on a flagship, and USB-2 feels a bit retro in 2025, but what it lacks in bragging rights, it makes up for in staying power.

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[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Gah.. it was almost perfect. Give me USB 3.2 and the Verizon bands and I’ll be a customer forever.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe a silly question, why USB 3.2?

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

USB 2.0 doesn’t support connecting an external display. It’s a real handy feature that the FP 4 and 5 has. Full desktop Linux on a phone. Very cool.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

wait so.. the newest model regressed a feature like this?

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

Unfortunately, that is correct. I’ve cancelled my preorder. Maybe they’ll nail it next round.

[–] __ghost__@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The phone would probably work on Verizon, shares enough GSM bands, including a mid-range 5G band but idk if that one would work. I'd wait for someone else to give it a shot. USB 3.2 just for future proofing?

Edit: someone on the fairphone forums has their FP5 working on Verizon. The service in the US seems patchy outside of major metros from what I've read

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

USB 3 for display out. I’d love to enjoy desktop Linux on my phone.

[–] __ghost__@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

Word I can agree with that