More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen 6+).
  • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    112·
    2 hours ago

    I’ll be that guy. No headphone jack, no sale. As others have said, I’d love GrapheneOS as well, but I know why that isn’t in the cards.

    • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      33 minutes ago

      Yeah, no jack no thanks …

      Not a deal breaker for others but it is for me. Their rationale saying that the USB-C is more resilient than the jack is weird because I’ve never had the jack fail and even if it does that why you’re selling a repairable phone to me …

      Anyways, I see they’re selling earbuds so I’m going to assume that that’s their main motivator.

      • WolfLink@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        71·
        31 minutes ago

        I’ve had several 3.5mm jacks fail. I’ve yet to have a USBC port fail, but I’ve also had fewer USBC ports and for fewer years.

        • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          16 minutes ago

          I’ve had them both be problematic. Nothing deoxit can’t fix.

          Headphone jacks have a hell of a lot of leverage on that port. An IP68 headphone jack is honestly pretty bulky.

          I’d rather have one. I also also like us to go back to phones that are 1cm+ thick and just fill it out with battery.

    • QuandaleDingle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 hour ago

      Is it not worth repairablity and potential headphone jack upgrades? Their pr is really moving quick now… 🤔