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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

  • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56·
    11 months ago

    To be fair, I don’t think the Fairphone will help much with outdated processors. You can’t upgrade the processor inside, and it comes with a relatively slow processor from day one.

    This phone is not for people that need performance; it’s a very basic phone for people that value an ethical supply chain and repairability.

    • DacoTaco@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      155·
      11 months ago

      Relative slow my arse imo.Its all about use cases and the (potential shitty) apps you run. Been using the fp4 just perfectly fine for months, and before that the one plus x on android 11 just fine.

      I would like to know what apps you use that would need the speed of anything besides the “best”?

      ( and for anyone wondering, one of the reasons you cant switch processor is because of the imei thats burned in. Changing that basically means that the whole id of the phone changes, including links to your mobile provider. It isnt allowed in some places )

          • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            11 months ago

            Lately I’ve been playing Need For Speed Underground 2 on the AetherSX2 emulator. A Fairphone absolutely cannot do that.

            Look bud, I’m not trying to attack Fairphone, you don’t need to be defensive. I’m just setting expectations that this is not a phone for people that need a high performance processor. The chipset is low-end, objectively. I’m sure it’s fine for people who don’t care about that stuff.

          • Olhonestjim@lemmy.worldEnglish
            43·
            11 months ago

            Seriously. What mobile games are worth time or money? Aren’t they all just pay to win now?

            • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              I can emulate PS2 and GameCube games on my S23. It’s pretty great. My S21 struggled with that, so any Fairphone would definitely not be able to do that, as it has significantly less processing power.

        • Rodeo@lemmy.caEnglish
          15·
          11 months ago

          If that’s the sum total of your reasons for needing a more expensive, less free, less repairable phone, then I have nothing left except to laugh at you.

          • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            11 months ago

            No, I just don’t have the time to explain the hundred obvious ways that a fast processor might benefit somebody, so I chose a single, INCREDIBLY obvious item near the top of the list for most people, and was hoping that I wouldn’t get follow-up idiotic responses like this. But alas!

            • Rodeo@lemmy.caEnglish
              15·
              11 months ago

              I used an 11 year old phone for about 6 months while I waited to get a new phone. I never had any problems with processor speeds despite having about 60% the processing power of a then-current phone.

              I think people vastly overestimate the need for a bigger better processor.