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The Fairphone (Gen. 6)

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155 points DavideNL | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 09:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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raffael_de ◴[25 Jun 25 10:10 UTC] No.44375519[source]▶
If they'd just provide a physical switch (not software-based but actually cutting off the respective chips and antennae from electricity) to go full offline (no GPS, no Wifi, no mobile connection, ...) they'd effortlessly at least double their market potential.
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ChrisRR ◴[25 Jun 25 11:24 UTC] No.44375996[source]▶
> they'd effortlessly at least double their market potential

I think you overestimate the appeal of such a feature

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1. mavhc ◴[25 Jun 25 11:31 UTC] No.44376043[source]▶
Or you overestimate the appeal of the device as it is, how many do they sell?
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2. jstummbillig ◴[25 Jun 25 11:42 UTC] No.44376139[source]▶
Enough to keep going for 6 generations and 16 years. I fail to see any connection to this particular feature request though.