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Fairphone 5 Released (shop.fairphone.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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With 5 years of OS support and 8 years of security update.

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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Their website doesn't seem to specify which GSM bands it has (simply "More Bands and Band-Combinations for better reception"). I want to know how much of a given provider's spectrum I'd be missing out on trying to sneak one of these to the states.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Fairphone 4:
    4G supported bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B18/B19/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B71
    5G supported bands: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n41/n71/n77/n78

    Fairphone 5:
    4G supported bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71
    5G supported bands: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n41/n48/n66/n71/n77/n78

    Relevant comment about Fairphone 4 in the USA

    TL;DR: By adding band 66, Fairphone 5 has better compatibility with cellular network providers in the USA. Band 48 also gives better compatibility with Verizon. T-Mobile is still the best for Fairphone in the USA.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Thanks! Yeah, it looks like it covers T-mobile minus the GHZ/ mmWave bands, which is good for me. A solid consider, especially if they (eventually) drag it over to the states like the Fairphone 5.

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