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Framework won’t be just a laptop company anymore (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/framework@lemmy.ml
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It started with notebooks, but that wasn’t the master plan.

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's very similar but with a different philosophy. Fairphone is about sustainability and being ethical. Framework is about repairability and upgradability(which the fairphone isn't).

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sustainability is a large part of Framework's mission as well. The CEO has explicitly said that one of their goals is that none of their laptops should end up in a landfill.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's definitely true. There's definitely a lot of overlap but, my point was that Fairphone specialized in making "ethical" electronics beyond just being repairable in a way afaik Framework does not. And I'm assuming that a Framework phone would be upgradable and the Fairphone is not.

    People looking to buy one would also look to at the other as an alternative though.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    FairPhone is definitely about repairability. But yes, I keep waiting for a FairPhone that isn't a total redesign from the previous so we can finally get yearly upgrades without needing a new phone. But the truth is, before the FP4 the design was still catching up to the competition.

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