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.

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    +1

    https://murena.com/america/products/smartphones/

    In the US they offer phones that you can get with mobile service piggybacked on T-Mobile’s network. Prices seem fair if not pretty decent for even their unlimited data plan.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year 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.

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