Iphone have superior privacy than pixel are you joking man. You do know pixel has graphene right
Comment on Should I buy a Fairphone? If not, what SHOULD I buy and why?
rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
I own an iPhone since it fits my use case with a retail presence, (more) available repair, longer (if murkier how much exactly) software support, customer support and local backup option. (iTunes)
Out of the box it’s a superior privacy experience to a Pixel but if you’re someone who wants to tinker, there’s less potential. Personally, I don’t want to have to “work” on my phone these days and Google’s engineering snafus haven’t been reassuring. (Google Drive “fix” then sticking head in sand when problems persist, Android 14 bricking…)
and my most personal reason is that they made my Moto Z Play materially worse by removing the OK Google with screen off feature to push the then-new Pixel and pretended it never was supported.
THE_ANON@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
jaycifer@kbin.social 5 months ago
The words before “superior privacy” were “out of the box,” not in general. I don’t think loading a custom OS counts.
rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Yep, I’ve done plenty of custom ROMs, used most mobile OSes out there, etc. but I’m not joking when I say I don’t want to deal with SafetyNet, figuring out what works with/without Play Services and generally getting in bed with Google hardware (but that last bit isn’t privacy oriented.) And no way do I have the time to tell mom how to install Graphene and support it.
Apple’s on-hardware processing for some things is a plus as well. Yes I know it’s their current business plan and can change but they make money on hardware and services, not knowing things.
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 5 months ago
iOS is a hard no for me. It’s like a mechanic buying a car that says “No user serviceable parts” on the sales contract.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 months ago
Because we’re all popping open the shell to repair our broken phones? Phones are like the least serviceable thing ever.
fogetaboutit@programming.dev 5 months ago
Thats what they want you yo think
averyminya@beehaw.org 5 months ago
It’s the truth if they’re designed that way.
That fallacy is that they don’t have to be designed that way
Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 5 months ago
OP was asking about the Fairphone. So opening it up to fix or replace something is clearly not off the table.
rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
I got you, the caveat is that a DIY battery replacement is going to be easier than say a Pixel 6 (no main board removal necessary.) and will still work.
Yes, their software locking of features (like TrueTone) and less availability of original parts is reprehensible, (luckily those are less critical functions for now but they wont stop there.) I won’t get battery health metrics but it’s about the tradeoffs you want. (See: Pixel Watches outright being considered unrepairable by Google. I’m not sure how easy it would to secure nearby battery service on a Pixel - but at least it’s available on iFixit for DIY…)