Fairphone 6: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting

(theguardian.com)

17 points | by montroser 10 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • bigstrat2003 10 hours ago ago

    Still no headphone jack, which is a real bummer. Unfortunately it's not really for me with that limitation.

    • gdevillers 2 hours ago ago

      Also their Fairbud bluetooth headset have a very noticable latency, giving a dubbed-movie effect to videos of people talking.

      I really miss the jack.

    • 2III7 2 hours ago ago

      What's wrong with a USB-C -> 3.5mm adapter? You can even get one with an additional port for charging.

      • bpev an hour ago ago

        I’ve used many brands of these at various price points (and also usb-c headphones). They work fine for like a month, but the connection degrades over time (maybe it wears out or gets dirty?), and I haven’t found a way to recover stability once it starts to randomly disconnect. It’s super annoying because when it disconnects, the software doesn’t handle it well, and I usually have to unplug it, plug it back in, unpause the music, and hope it doesn’t do it again as I gingerly place it back in my pocket. Basically, I think that USB-c is just not as consistent or sturdy of a port when you’ve got the playback device moving around in your pocket.

    • brokenmachine 10 hours ago ago

      Agreed. What phone would you recommend?

      I want a flagship phone with a headphone jack.

      Looks like the only option nowadays is the Asus Rog Phones or Asus Zenfone Ultra.

      • AstroNutt 10 hours ago ago

        Sony still uses them. Their security updates were sub par the last time I checked.