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[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score (www.ifixit.com)
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[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score::We need to have a serious chat about iPhone repairability. We judged the phones of yesteryear by how easy they were to take apart—screws, glues, how hard it was…

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Completely understandable.

The way I often describe it is if I was wanting to buy a mid-range phone with the technical specs of a fairphone, I'd buy something cheaper with the same specs.

But if I'm happy to spend over £600 on a phone - which imo is absolutely at the luxury end of pricing - then I'm looking more at overal quality, and the combination of repairability, fair(er) sourced materials, etc, makes it better.

However why anyone would spend a grand plus on a phone is absolutely beyond me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For a lot of people, their phone is the most useful and frequently used device they encounter in their day. Forking over a lot of money for a luxury version is less insane when seen from that context.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, spend your money where you spend your time. This applies to basically everything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m also a big believer in investing in quality items for anything that touches your body all the time—clothes, chairs, sheets. It is one of the most effective strategies I know for self care.