almost like a toyota, outdated and often too expensive for what it can do but will last forever.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 10 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.
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
EatATaco@lemm.ee 10 months ago
too expensive for what it can do but will last forever
As far as I’m concerned, this is contradictory; if something is going to last forever, and not ridiculously overpriced, then it’s worth the premium.
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
i think it’s worth the price, but some people don’t think as far. they just compare specs and say “this chinesium phone scores 2 points better in some benchmark and costs 200€” not knowing why it’s that cheap in the first place. old toyotas are still worth something for a reason.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I mean, they’re not even that expensive to begin with.
EatATaco@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Agreed. They’re statement was very subjective, so it’s kind of hard to argue with that metric.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
You say that but there are Toyotas with 100k miles and 15 years old selling for 4k off MSRP.
In pure maintenance consumable items alone - it’s a bad deal.
Azzu@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Can confirm, nothing broke yet :(
Grabbels@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I was so ready to go hard on this comment, you got me there pal.
Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 10 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
brisk@aussie.zone 10 months ago
Ironically Nokia* now make highly repairable phones** again
* Specifically, the company that bought the Nokia Phones brand
** Only their flagships series
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
you got me