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The Fairphone (Gen. 6)

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155 points DavideNL | 11 comments | 25 Jun 25 09:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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PoignardAzur ◴[25 Jun 25 10:47 UTC] No.44375740[source]▶
It's not clear to me how many of the components are swappable in this version. That was a big selling point of the Fairphone to begin with.
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whilenot-dev ◴[25 Jun 25 11:12 UTC] No.44375937[source]▶
The technical descriptions are clearly lacking, up to the point where this product page almost makes me angry... the dimensions seem to be "156.5mm x 73.3mm" with "9,6 mm" thickness, but just right below in the isometric view it says 162mm x 75.5mm x 10.5mmm. I would be really interested in this product as replacement for the iPhone SE, but how can they screw up something so simple?
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1. t0bia_s ◴[25 Jun 25 11:57 UTC] No.44376253[source]▶
Anything above 72mm is too big to use it comfortable by one hand or put it in pocket.

I wish there is compact android phone with open bootloadet option.

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2. berkes ◴[25 Jun 25 13:29 UTC] No.44377106[source]▶
Too big for you, or too big for almost everyone?

If the latter, do you have a source or some research to point to?

If the former, why did you choose to present a personal preference as a common truth?

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3. NoThisIsMe ◴[25 Jun 25 14:03 UTC] No.44377469[source]▶
I also wish there were more compact options, but the Pixel 8 is 71mm wide and you can unlock the bootloader. And if you're gonna run a custom ROM, the Pixel 5 is still a decent option.
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4. mrweasel ◴[25 Jun 25 14:04 UTC] No.44377492[source]▶
Sizes of modern phones are interesting. Manufactures doesn't mind making phones into small tablet devices, but make them a bit thinker... That's crazy talk.
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5. t0bia_s ◴[25 Jun 25 15:01 UTC] No.44378154[source]▶
What is a common truth?
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6. t0bia_s ◴[25 Jun 25 15:04 UTC] No.44378174[source]▶
True, but if you don't want to give your money to google or use anything from them (why would I need custom ROM?), then your options are quite limited.
7. t0bia_s ◴[25 Jun 25 15:05 UTC] No.44378187[source]▶
Because bigger screens are more catchy and give you more space to show ads.
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8. reyqn ◴[25 Jun 25 15:45 UTC] No.44378619[source]▶
According to this https://github.com/the-pudding/data/tree/master/pockets data, only 27.5% of women's jeans and 97.5% of men's jean could fit a phone wider than 72mm in their front pocket. While not a common truth, it is a little annoying.

For this phone in particular, it's 5% for women and 85% for men. Assuming a lot of things, the majority of the population cannot fit this in their pocket.

It's hard to find research about this, but I think a lot of people might think that yes, phones are too big. (And that's not even thinking about hand size and how it affect comfort of use).

9. berkes ◴[25 Jun 25 15:46 UTC] No.44378626{3}[source]▶
Universal truth?
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10. mrweasel ◴[25 Jun 25 16:07 UTC] No.44378862{3}[source]▶
But with a thicker phone you can fit a bigger battery and watch ads for longer.
11. t0bia_s ◴[25 Jun 25 19:40 UTC] No.44381145{4}[source]▶
Based on what? Subjective observation?

Just because majoroty repeat something, it doeant meant that it is true. Conformity behavior shape opinions on observable facts, look at Asch experiments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments