Comment on Should I buy a Fairphone? If not, what SHOULD I buy and why?
Teppichbrand@feddit.de 11 months ago
I strictly use <100€ second hand phones and I love it. I flash LineageOS with MicroG and don’t use Google at all. But if you need to, go ahead and add it.
To me, the Fairphone feels more like a status symbol, it’s a cool but expensive conversation starter. But why buy new stuff when there’s already an infinite number of cheap used phones available?
I’m using a Pixel 3a now, Galaxy A5 (2017) before that. Life is good 3 generations down the road.
khannie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m on a similar vibe to you but I keep my phones for a long time and move to lineage after official support ends rather than buying second hand. Last phone (OnePlus 5) lasted over five years this way then got passed on to my daughter.
The main reason I go this route is that I know batteries last way longer when you don’t charge them past 80% regularly and I assume all second hand phones have been charged to 100% every night.