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Fairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support

arstechnica.com Fairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support

The Fairphone 5 will keep on trucking until at least 2031.

Fairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support

The Fairphone 5 will keep on trucking until at least 2031.

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Fairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support

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  • It doesn't seem like the QCM6490 and Fairphone 5 are missing any major features.

    it seems odd, to me, that a phone marketed towards sustainability geeks would launch without a headphone jack

    it's such a shame too, as it would probably be my next phone otherwise

    • Wow I didn't realize it didn't. That's really too bad, cables are (mostly) forever and exorbitantly cheaper than wireless counterparts.

      I finally caved and got some Sony Linkbuds a little over a year ago, and recently the Linkbuds S. Overall it's the tradeoff between music all the time and having no cable, so I was able to make it work, but the last couple months the first pairs left bud have started dying very quickly and not charging. So some $150+ (at the time) earbuds died in a little over a year outside of warranty.

      My Sony EX-450 H has lasted me since 2019 and they're only just now starting to give me small issues when the cable moves because I'd slept with them for the last couple years. They were $65 at the time.

      I just don't understand how Bluetooth got so popular other than marketing/branding from beats. The slight convenience of not having a cable hasn't outweighed losing listening time nor the poor longevity. The biggest plus to the Linkbuds was the whole concept for why I bought them, as at the time I wanted to listen to music but still needed to hear things around me easily. They were great for that, but now they die too quick and don't charge so... That's cool.