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.

  • 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”.