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Is the Fairphone 5 just a repeat of a proven formula or a real improvement compared to its predecessors?

While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys’ opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

  • Deiv@lemmy.caEnglish
    111·
    11 months ago

    Genuinely curious, is it the lack of Bluetooth earphones? I can’t remember the last time I saw someone using wired earphones

    It was definitely a showstopper when Apple first did it because most people were still using wired earphones, but these days everything is wireless

    • Paranomaly@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      143·
      11 months ago

      Not who you asked, but I also refuse to buy a phone without a headphone jack. I am constantly listening to music/podcasts/audiobooks on my phone while out and greatly prefer using wired headphones over wireless for a number of reasons-

      -Bluetooth can be finicky in connection. No matter the pair I’ve used, just the act of walking can make the connection falter at times and there’s no way to fix it

      -Bluetooth headphones have a much worse cost/performance ratio than wired when it comes to sound quality.

      -I use the mic when taking calls and even a cheap wired mic is dramatically better than any bluetooth one

      -Wired headphones don’t have a battery. This is huge for me. I hate, hate, hate it when caught out and my headphones run out of battery. Additionally, batteries put a life span on electronics that I like not having to think about with my headphones.

      -Simplicity. If I want to use my headphones, I plug them in. If I don’t, I unplug them. I can quickly switch to a new device when I want to use them on something else. I don’t have to think about what they are paired with at any time or fiddle with it when swapping devices

      -Small case, but I like that when I need to take my headphones out for a bit, I can just ease one out and leave it wrapped around my ear rather than deal with the case just to talk to a cashier

    • Dog@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      No, it’s because of batteries. At least for me. We’re creating more ewaste by shoving Bluetooth earbuds down our throats due to no headphone jack.

      Edit: Currently rocking the Pixel 7 Pro, and once I’m done with this phone (I hope to have it for at least 4 more years), I hope Sony still has headphone jacks on their phones. Since that’s what I’ll most likely go for.

      • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        My $350 Motorola phone has a headphone jack and an SD slot. And apparently superior build quality from what I’ve seen of my girlfriend’s and coworker’s P7s.

        • VOwOxel@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I too can vouch for Motorola. I have the 200$ G31 and it’s got a headphone jack and micro-sd-slot. I’m very pleased with its quality and performance so far, and hope it lasts some years to come.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Same here. I work long shifts and know that some 200MAh batteries aren’t going to cut it for long before being thrown in the trash. I have some nice BT headphones that I use at home or on flights but my primary pair are still wired.

    • terminhell@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      11 months ago

      For me it’s mostly two major reasons: Security and ease of use.

      I don’t leave Bluetooth turned on unless I actively need it.

      And wireless headphones are just one more thing to charge. I’ve tried them. It ended up more of a hassle than just…plugging in a wire.

      • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Oh okay. For me, the hassle of coiling the wires and resolving knots was infinitely greater than keeping track of the limited battery life of my earbuds

        • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          One of the best headphones I’ve ever used had magnets in the buds which basically eliminated tangles completely. Highly recommend sport earbuds with magnets.

    • Bazoogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      Not OP, but some cars don’t have bluetooth. My 2009 honda civic didn’t have bluetooth for music. It had bluetooth, but just for the handsfree calling (really dumb), but I also swapped the head unit myself to an android head unit. While there are adapters for USB-C to aux, I found the ones I got weren’t super reliable. My phone doesn’t have an aux, but I wanted one. I made the sacrifice of no aux to get 5G on a different model phone instead. It’s worked out, but when looking for phones in the future having an aux port is a point in that phones favor.

    • Dynamo@lemm.eeEnglish
      52·
      11 months ago

      The delay inherent to bluetooth headphones is unbearable for me

      Also, you know, wired headphones don’t have batteries

      • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        BT delay is such a pain in games. And honestly for me not needing fucking batteries for every damn device in my life is a highly preferred feature. Fucking hate that every device has a separate time limit that I have to keep track of.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.comEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I use wired headphones and I use an aux jack in my car. I have a set of BT ones I use if i’m walking around but if I’m stationary (which is the case 90% of the time I’m using my phone) wired is better. Better sound, no battery to worry about failing, no BT delay turning everything you watch into a shitty dub.