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I don't like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I like it a lot but I need two physical SIM slots so it doesn't work for me, unfortunately. But great idea and love the price drop

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago) (2 children)

Bring back the headphone jack & we'll be happy.

Next up, make the phone compatible with Linux OSs

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We can but hope. I have a dongle that plugs into my charging point to make it a headphone jack, but it's not the same

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I recently went through that dongle buying experience. Having to get the correct DAC and amplifier chipset so the sound won't be too low is annoying. For the record I ended up going with one that has the CX31993 DAC and the MAX97220 amplifier, it doesn't have a real name so I'll just give a link: https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008755907868.html. It is a bit louder than my first impulsive buy, but I haven't tested the microphone yet.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 hours ago

Thanks for the link!

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz -4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

No thanks, i've broken every single one. A dap with bluetooth receiver works better.

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[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Unfortunately it's not available in the US though.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (3 children)
[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I used a Jolla when it was new. It was pretty decent, and in fact had many innovations. Apple brought gestures to their OS several years after. It was one of the first implementations of a phone UI implement on Wayland, and one of the first serious Linux non-Android phones. Might still be.

Unfortunately, being a pioneer does not always help. Application developers didn't get interested in it enough so it never really got any apps.

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Looks ok but I dont like the subscription model for os updates. First 12 months is free, then you have to pay.

But I guess they have to make their money somehow.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I looked at it, but it looks really outdated phone. Would be interesting if we live in a 2015, but not today.

[–] sykaster@feddit.nl 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

In what way does it look outdated?

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Look at its specs. Processor and screen and so on.

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 51 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

I hope Graphene eventually shifts to support the fairphones. Doubtful, but it'd be perfect

[–] AVengefulAxolotl@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago

If we could get a Fairphone with GrapheneOS, that would be the perfect phone for me. Repairability & the most secure and private Android. Sign me up!

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[–] oascany@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

This would've been my new phone if it had a headphone jack.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 43 points 10 hours ago

I would totally be interested if they had solid Linux support, such as postmarketOS or mobian. Those systems continue to get updates long after most Android devices stop supplying updates, so it would fit really well with a repairable phone. It shouldn't be the default, but it would be awesome if they helped the Linux phone community make it the best supported hardware for the various Linux phone projects.

According to the postmarketOS wiki, audio is completely broken, so you have to use Bluetooth. That kind of sucks.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 64 points 12 hours ago (10 children)

That's cool. Let me know when it gets support for GrapheneOS and finds it's headphone jack again.

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