Just got a fairphone 4. It feels so much more solid than my old pixel 6a. Its battery lasts for almost 2 days. Same performance that I can see. Spare parts for cheapish on the site.

Anyways just wanted to share.

  • mesaOPEnglish
    15•8 days ago

    I got the us one. But yeah I hear you.

    Mint/T-Mobile works well in my area so that’s a plus.

    • xpeyEnglish
      20•8 days ago

      Wait there’s a fairphone for the US? I’m not from there either, but definetly more accesible than EU lol, I’m gonna check that out

          • mesaOPEnglish
            2•7 days ago

            I just threw mint on top with a cheaper plan. Works well in my area.

            • @jimjam5@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1•7 days ago

              Nice. Hard to beat mint’s prices, especially if your area has good coverage/service. Thanks for sharing about fairphone (didn’t know they were a thing before this haha)!

      • lusterko0
        8•8 days ago

        might be a stupid question, but why wouldn’t you be able to use it in the US, or any other country?

        • higgsbosonEnglish
          15•8 days ago

          Different countries have different providers, use different radio frequencies, etc and thus have different hardware and so on. Phones made for a particular market might not function well (or at all) in another market. This has historically been a barrier to cross-border adoption, though it has gotten a bit better in recent years.

        • @ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          5•8 days ago

          Different radio channels are often used in different regions to get the bits from phone to tower and back. Software-defined radio only goes so far, at some point the hardware RF filters and the like have to be compatible.

        • The QuuuuuillEnglish
          3•8 days ago

          we use different frequency ranges for our cellular networks than most regions

        • xpeyEnglish
          3•8 days ago

          Sorry, not sure what you’re trying to say. I tried saying “a fairphone from the US would be more accessible than from EU because of shipping. I live closer to the US”.