Fairphone brings a much better device to market with better cameras, a better screen, likely a better chip, open hardware specifications and modularity, a completely unlockable bootloader (with likely support for CalyxOS and other ROM’s shortly), and up to 8 years of software support(!), but people say they won’t get it because no headphone jack…
MFW people have their priorities extremely mixed up… That’s been the world now for 6 years, it’s time to get over it. Letting perfect be the enemy of good is how you decide to throwaway something as good as what Fairphone seems to be offering. Sony still offers Android devices with headphone jacks, just don’t be upset if you don’t get another Android version pushed to your device.
Ye but I want a god damn head phone jack.
No headphone jack. Real shame i won’t be able to use this phone.
I simply cannot understand that decision. Am I supposed to throw away all my headphones now because of this dumb, Apple initiated fad? That big vendors like Samsung and OnePlus follow the inane “courage” displayed by Apple because they also want to be “premium” is understandable, but that smaller vendors, especially the fair phone do it is just dumb.
Am I supposed to throw away all my headphones now because of this dumb, Apple initiated fad?
No, they think https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/usb-c-to-mini-audio-jack-adapter-3-5mm-18 is fine. (I’m not agreeing with them.)
Thanks, but pfffff. So I have to carry around another tiny thing I can lose easily. No thanks.
The idea is that you don’t detach the adapter from your headphones. My experience is that it kinda works, there are even ones that allow you to charge at the same time.
I have some sympathy for Fairphone in that regard because they pay more for the materials and workers than Apple, so it forces their hand to a degree to save costs at other places. A friend has the Fairphone 3 and says the camera is unusably bad… So yeah, they cut costs and consumers stay away because they may need them. I need two physical SIM slots, for example and Fairphone has one since the 4 or so.
Headphone jack is not about cost cutting, it’s about selling something with a higher profit margin.
And not detaching the adapter doesn’t work when you have multiple devices.
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Please stop bogging down the conversation with this every single time fairphone comes up
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No headphone jack? Not interested.
Fair phone really shot themselves in the foot when they removed the headphone jack, especially given their mission statement.
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Don’t forget the unrepairable Bluetooth in-ears.
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Ugh. Looks like they may never release a device with a headphone jack at this point. I’m fine with my FP3 but it still comes off a bad move.
Can they please just bring back the project manager that oversaw the FP3? Since the departure the company has made very questionable design choices and decisions (FP4 without headphone jack, and the unrepairable first gen Fairbuds)
Buy a usbc dac for everything you have with that plug from 1975. Join us in the modern world.
But that steals a port used for charging :/
I thought I didn’t mind when I bought my phone that doesn’t have it at first, but it really sucks having to reach for a dongle when I want to use my good headphones on the phone. If USB-C is really so superior for audio, then that would be a good argument to make 2 USB-C ports, don’t you think?
Yet barely any manufacturer does it, I only ever saw it on some niche gaming phones. Even if they did that, the jack still has a place IMO, because it’s still so ubiquitous even newer midrange headphone releases use itWork phone doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, it’s a lot more annoying than I expected it to be.
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Exactly! Right now it’s just trend and cost cutting
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The fact it’s that old literally only proves how reliable and effective it is. I don’t want to throw away a good solution for a worse solution just because somebody is trying to paint the worse solution as the future.
It’s too damn big. I got a Fairphone 4 and got rid of it because I just couldn’t properly use it (and because of the poor camera performance on top of that). Now they’re releasing an even bigger phone? I may be the minority here, but that’s a deal breaker for me. I’ll need a new phone in the next few months, but right now I’m only considering the s23 or the Xperia 5 V, just because everything else is just too fucking huge.
Exactly. I’m now on 4 years old Samsung S10e, with replaced battery and display, because I can’t see myself using ANY of the new phones. All of them are so giant and heavy, and I already feel like I’d like something smaller than my current one… I guess the Fairphone philosophy wins anyway, hehe.
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Has the most compelling hardware features of any Fairphone yet looks like. Also, quite like the design compared to their previous attempts.
No eSIM though?It does have eSIM.Also hope the software or rather firmware stuff is good. And would like to see some competent camera review.
Also, gotta say, funny how all the headphone jack die-hards from r/Android ended up here. As every single other comment here currently complains about it missing.
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The most compelling fairphone hardware is like getting the award for tallest dwarf.
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Specifically, the Qualcomm QCM6490 octa-core SoC is used in the Fairphone 5, which is actually more intended for embedded and industrial applications. The chip has eight cores and reaches up to 2.7 gigahertz, whereby the performance should be on the level of the Snapdragon 778G 5G .
(Machine translated.)
Interesting. I’ll wait for benchmarks before jumping to conclusions. Considering how Qualcomm has been raising prices, I’m not really surprised that vendors are crawling down the product line.
In the article it mentions that the SoC might have been chosen because on it’s extended software support of 8 years. Industrial tier electronics also usually cost more than consumer counterparts, so unlikely a cost cutting measure
Awesome. Ars just posted their review and they mention this as well. I have not used a SD 776G phone, which they say is similar. Looking at quick benchmarks, it looks like it sits around the performance level of a SD888?
I’ll wait for benchmarks
Fairphone was never about the high-end. Don’t expect anything marvelous.
It doesn’t need to compete with current gen flagships, these are just overkill anyway even for me as a heavy user also using it for my work etc. What they do need is “good enough” performance (i.e. 2/3 years old flagship performance) and a decent camera, that’s I think what was lacking that actually impacts users.
This is basically Google’s approach now. I’m a little disappointed that my Pixel 7 from 2022 underperforms the 2019 flagship it replaced, but it’s a compromise I’m willing to make for timely security updates.
Sounds like the Fairphone 5 might be in a similar performance tier.
I hope it gets a US release
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FP5 will probably get the same treatment.
Looks like it, yeah - they’ll announce it today
Yeah, but they also mention that if you choose to install stock android onto it instead of their e/OS. They will void your warranty :/
Same, been waiting a long time
Can I get this in Ohio?
Too expensive for me. I understand why, like the whole being “fair” thing and all but those specs are not good enough for 700€.
Not even a fhd screen, only 90hz, with a camera cutout while it has bezels…
People who don’t have wireless headphones yet, why are you living in 2015?
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Damn I must have missed all those news articles about people hacking phones because the users were listening to music wirelessly.
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Holy shit, i knew it was bad but not that bad
Why not let ppl chose what they want to use?
Personally I use both, wireless and wired headphones/speakers. Sometimes Bluetooth is better, sometimes the headphone-jack is more convenient.
Is this so difficult to understand?
You know how convenient it is to just have some wired headphones lying around in the car in case I need them for some reason? (Like if I forgot my wireless ones for the gym).
I can’t do that with wireless headphones, the battery will passively run dry.
