Fairphone 5 - release date and US support??

Ever since I learned about the Fairphone, I keep trying to figure out when they’ll release the Fairphone 5.

Further, I keep wondering whether it’ll be usable easily and realistically by Verizon, since there’s some complications with Fairphone being based in the Netherlands, but I believe generally supported across Europe since so much of their website is in English.

Just about anything I find over on Reddit seems to be outdated, speculating and guessing, or otherwise unreliable.

Anybody know many details about when it might come out, and whether it’ll be supported here in the US??

Zeth4,

Fairphone just stated that they will be “showcasing our latest design…” next Wednesday. shop.fairphone.com/event It is likely that this will be them officially announcing the release date and specifications of the new phone.

Polymath,

Oh sweet! THANK YOU!!! I see it! Thanks for the link!

Lime66,

Fair phones are scams, I have a pixel 4a 5g, the fair phone 4 is literally a downgrade from my phone and costs the same price as a pixel 7 or nothing phone (2)

NotAPenguin,

Fairphone costs more because they give a shit about their impact and workers, of course it's not the best bang for your buck when they gotta spend more money paying their workers fairly instead of squeezing as much profit as they can.

That does not make it a scam in any way.

Lime66,

You can still buy a refurbished phone, it arguably has less environmental impact to any new phone, even a fairphone

Polymath,

For some bizarre reason, although I prefer and lean towards certified refurbished electronics in like every other arena and regularly suggest them to friends and family, I hadn’t considered one here, for my next cell phone. Thank you for this so-simple suggestion! 🤦‍♀️

PlantPowerPhysicist,

I hope it comes out soon - I’m still using my Fairphone 2 but it’s really time for it to retire

Polymath,

So how many years of service is that, that it has been going alright and not giving you issues??
And are you US-based, and with which provider?

It looks like it was released it like 2015… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairphone_2

PlantPowerPhysicist,

I’ve had it since 2016, so it’s close to 7 years now. I replaced the screen and battery on it, but it has been pretty solid. Actually, uptime is something that’s an advantage for self-repairable stuff: when the screen needed to be replaced, it still worked enough to use, which I did until the replacement arrived. Takes a minute to swap the screen and then it’s running again.

I’m based in Germany so I only used it in the US when traveling. Maybe the 5 will be the one where they decide to cover the US officially? It seems like there’s more attention to repairability than there was 7 years ago…

0x96EA,
@0x96EA@lemmy.world avatar

Never heard of them before but this looks like a really cool product!

TomViolence,

The last two Fairphones (three if we count the 3+) have been released in September. If they release the fifth one this year, we should know soon enough.

Also, the 3 and 4 have been released two years apart, and the 4 has been released two years ago…

Zeth4,

They are making an official anouncement on August 23rd shop.fairphone.com/event

Polymath,

I found it! I tried looking yesterday, but it still had a countdown. It looks like the Fairphone 5 is announced!

shop.fairphone.com/event

unsaid0415,

FP5 specs leaked on geekbench this month. Same happened to FP4 in 2021, and it released at the end of October.

I’ll leave the heuristics to you

Also waiting for the FP5 :) Hope my Xiaomi 8T with half dead battery lasts until the release

NotAPenguin,

If there were any details out you would have found it.

I have a Fairphone 4 and really like it :)

Polymath,

I should also ask, how long have you had it (it appears that the release date was just shy of 2 years ago; 30 September 2021), and do you thus far anticipate it continuing usage several years into the future, or does it seem like after 2 years of usage you might be headed towards needing to get another/new phone?

Longevity is another of my main wishes/desires

NotAPenguin,

I've had it for about a year now, I'm not feeling any need to upgrade :)

Polymath,

And you're US-based, @NotAPenguin ?? Which provider do you use for it? Verizon?

Any issues with US towers and connectivity or setting it up to "talk to" the US infrastructure?

NotAPenguin,

No sorry, not US based so I'm not sure.

AstralPath,

I’m seriously considering a Fairphone for my next device. If only GrapheneOS could run on it… It would be a no brainer at that point.

Devjavu,

I would, but sadly the security hardware just isn’t there. Calyx works though!

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