Be your own AppleCare.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.theverge.com/tech/990436/fairphone-6-plus-review
the saddest part is that we normalised 650$ phones being ‘mid-range’
In the US, on eBay you can get a used Pixel 7 Pro for around $200. It’s a flagship from a few years ago, and you can install GrapheneOS. I’m willing to bet it’s more powerful than this phone, too. I’d always recommend something like that first. Maybe not as feasible for people overseas though?
nah, same-ish in eu… i tend to go for the really low end (motorola usually has a phone for about 100-200€) cos i only really use lemmy, calls, messaging and bank (the one that doesn’t let me switch to custom full time D:) and they usually last me at least 2 years… don’t think a flagship would last me 10 tbh x)
There’s no headphone jack or radio, so they won’t be getting any money from me.
Headphone Jack, I can understand, but radio? Why radio?
I would guess free access to information / entertainment etc. And radio and headphone go together because headphone is used as antenna.
Interesting. I didn’t know about the antenna. Personally haven’t actively listened to a radio in what feels like 20 years. There doesn’t seem to be anything worth listening to on there, to me at least. There’s a much bigger variety online.
But to each their own. I don’t know any phones that still have radio. Do they still exist?
As much as I would like it, nothing has radio these days. But does make sense without data plans /internet
I use the radio in my phone all the time. There are a lot of good stations around here to listen to. Cell service sucks though, so there are a lot of dropouts if I try to listen online. It’s also a good way to get important information if there’s a widespread emergency.
That’s fair 👍
In some countries, FM Radio is one of the official channels for alerts and information in case of crisis.
People are expected to have a FM receiver that runs on battery, ideally one that can be recharged with a crank or solar panel.
If Internet goes down, either during a small or large-scale outage, it’s good to have a way to get broadcast and information.
I understand but if anyone getting money for android phone, they seem to be one of the best options.
