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In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste::In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
    English
    42·
    7 months ago

    When I couldn’t repair my Nokia and replace the 5 € USB-Port because there happened to be a small crack in the screen (of course you have to remove the glued on screen to accese the innards), I caved and bought a Fairphone 3.

    Worst decision ever. The stupid thing refuses to break to let me even use the better repairability.

    • brisk@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Ironically Nokia* now make highly repairable phones** again

      * Specifically, the company that bought the Nokia Phones brand

      ** Only their G series

    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      I had the same thing with the FP2. I even got a cheap spare one from ebay to use for spares. Both are still fine. One is now an alarm clock and the other one is a gps for my bike