Fairphone 5 Released (shop.fairphone.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@beehaw.org
 

With 5 years of OS support and 8 years of security update.

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[–] 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Is there any market research at all indicating that customers want 6"+ displays?

Unfortunately, yes. People who buy smaller phones are the people who buy a new phone less often, and small phones tend to sell worse than the big models (see S10e, iPhone 12(?) Mini) so don't get renewed. Would be nice if they did.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    It's so frustrating that this is true. I use devices until they're dead or at risk of serious compromise before getting another, but the only options are ones that I can't even hold comfortably with one hand. I'm seriously considering the Jelly 2 at this point.

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

    I picked up a 13 Mini back in March, and will ride this bad boy for as long as I can, in the hope that Apple eventually release another Mini model.

    So perhaps it’s true that we hold onto our little phones for longer, primarily because we’re waiting for another little phone to come along.

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