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The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by TheLugal to c/technology
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Fairphone’s latest repairable device is for people who hate saying goodbye to an old smartphone more than they like buying a new one.

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[–] Harpsist 35 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I'm on my 5th year with my Oneplus 6.

I suspect I'd I do a full wipe, a new OS and a fresh battery I should be able to keep it going for a couple more.

Phones plateaued for me. It runs fast. It holds more then enough data.

Camera is a little slow. I've been told to stop using the default camera app. But then the double click to open won't work.

[–] FoolHen 6 points 9 months ago

Same, running a xiaomi mi 6 since early 2018 with LineageOS and it's still perfect for me. Sure, new phones have better cameras and screen but the difference is not that noticeable. I'm using a google camera app so that improves the pictures significantly so that compensates for my needs

[–] kronarbob 4 points 9 months ago

This is exactly what I did on my OP7 (only 4 years old). A new battery, a new USB port and a new back (thank you OnePlus for the back in glass).

I installed another ROM... And the only drawback on that "brand new" phone is that the camera is slow and not as good than the stock one ( even with Gcam or others derivative).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yep, Oneplus 5 with 6 years in use here.

Battery time is a little shorter but still enough for a whole day of intensive use.

Phone cameras have gotten better in the last years for sure but if I really want to make good pictures I use a DSLR.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I'm going on 4ish years with a OnePlus 9, and the battery is starting to shit out so bad