Dont get me wrong, Im pissed about the removal of the headphone jack too. But its not really their fault. This guys explains it quite well
Comment on The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years
Ross_audio@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No headphone jack means fairphone now encourage Bluetooth earbuds and electronic waste.
They’re dead to me.
Actionschnils@feddit.de 4 months ago
threeduck@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Man I watched that whole video, it has nothing to do with the headphone jack. It’s about how fairphone releases repair schematics. The title is clickbait, he still says “the removal of the headphone jack is still bullshit and I stand by that, but they sure do release schematics which is nice”.
Ross_audio@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Making a modular phone is complicated.
If they can’t deal with complicated things they should shut up shop and get out of the way so someone genuinely ethical can take their market share.
To be clear, if they only failed to produce a phone with a headphone jack I’d be happy to just not buy it.
The fact they went on to produce electronic trash in making Bluetooth earbuds means it’s clear they’ve reached the enshittification point and are just out to make money from their user base now like every other manufacturer.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
It must be really hard living in a black and white world, huh?
romp_2_door@lemmy.world 4 months ago
what phone do you use?
Ross_audio@lemmy.world 4 months ago
A Nokia.
5 years of security updates. Cheap. Repairability commitment.
Headphone Jack Dual SIM
Very good camera.
localhost443@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
I still don’t get this level of rage. I just have a USB C adapter on the end of my ear buds, problem solved, one less physical port to have to replace as I keep my phones until they’re dead dead.
I guess you could argue you need an extra cable on you to plug direct into a HiFi system, but I cant even remember the last time that was something I’d want to do.
Aldo in the case of a repairable phone and having replaced the USB on this fp4, I struggle to see where they would have fit an extra daughterboard for a 3.5mm jack to make it repairable
Lazhward@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, the rage seems to usually stem from two misunderstandings:
You already pointed out why neither of those are legitimate reasons. For 1 you just need a simple dongle, not new headphones. For 2, because the Fairphone is modular and repairable, it’s not just the 3.5mm jack but also a custom replaceable daughterboard they’d have to develop and keep in stock.
Not having a 3.5mm jack is a minor inconvenience at most, I don’t get the rage either.