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https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/09/04/how-much-ram-does-your-smartphone-need/

Couldn't find another decent link in that wasn't written in Dutch, but you'll find it at the bottom of the story.

Besides the storage and RAM, nothing else has changed.

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[–] gencha@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (17 children)

Fairphone is garbage.

Source: I'm typing this on one

edit: Sorry, didn't realize this was a FP community. I stand by my words though

[–] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Could you ellaborate?

I have an FP3 and I'm pretty happy with my device - previously owned a Galaxy S5 (the only lost features are the HRM and amoled display😓)

What I do find garbage though is what Google continues to do with Android...

[–] gencha@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

It's a bad phone with tons of feel-good marketing. It'll end up on a landfill like any other phone.

The design and build quality of the device are bad. Sharp edges that feel so unfinished. The components, like the fingerprint sensor, are beyond unreliable. The camera is absolutely shit. Yeah, great, I can replace parts - against exactly the same garbage they put in at the factory.

Android Auto reliably is a frustrating experience in any car I tried. You have to manually adjust the USB mode, or wait minutes for the phone to connect, every single time you plug in. Sometimes I take a quick stop and the car/phone will absolutely refuse to cooperate with each other. Just connection errors. You reboot the phone, still the same shit. You stop the car, get out, lock it, unlock it, get back in, connect phone, change USB mode, connection error... You give up, the next day it just works again. I keep an old OnePlus in the car now. It has zero of these issues. You plug it in, 100% of the time AA comes up instantly. Fairphone is a waste of time in this regard.

They have no ARKit certification, which I haven't even experienced ever before. You don't need it until you need it.

I also heard the 3 was designed better, but I would never buy another Fairphone after owning the 4. It is the worst smartphone I have ever owned, and I actively hate it every single day. I bought it, because I wanted something that'll last me a long time, and break buying new devices all time. No smartphone I have ever owned created such a massive motivation to get a replacement.

[–] sperwing@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's an OK phone. I don't have any problems with sharp edges, the fingerprint sensor and camera are working well, certainly better than those of the Sony Z5 premium I was using previously.

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