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The Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone. (shop.fairphone.com)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by dwazou@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I don't like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please get through the FCC and open sales in the USA before Fairphone 6 is made.

I really don't want to buy another unrepairable phone.

[–] keineanung@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do you know why it's not in the US?

[–] deepfuckingdumb@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Anything that emits radio signal must receive an FCC certification. Fairphone has not submitted the Fairphone 5 for certification. Certification database search. It's annoying but a super important regulatory process.

[–] keineanung@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks for a great and in depth answer. I love Lemmy.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I'd also like an official shop instead of the weird Murena store, which sells the FP4 for $650... That's ridiculous. They have parts in stock though, so I guess that's nice.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Idk, but if I had to guess, the answer is almost always money.