I read the Fairphone 5 new cost 500 now. I have been buying €150-€200 phones second hand now for years and they last me 2-3 years. Usually they already don’t get updates anymore. I prefer to spend my money on other things than a phone, but if they Fairphone lasts as long as people say i could get one new and theoretically spend as much money. My brother on the other hand always buys top tier phones and then sells them after 2-3 years and always says I’m making the dumb decision because his phones has high resell value. He has to be much more carefull with it because it has such a high value I don’t envy him but I might change my ‘strategy’ if it gets me to use a phone without google
Yeah the price drop of new FP5s brought down the secondhand price a looot. The FP4 has only been out for 4 years but mine and the ones in my family are working perfectly for now. I dont expect the 5 to be any different in that regard.
You can replace every single part (battery, usbc port, camera, screen, frame, mainboard) but the screen isnt cheap so get yourself a case and a screen protecter. If you treat your device with respect, it will last you for 7+ years easily with 1-2 battery swaps depending on your battery life expectations and usage.
Also these bois are a bit thicc and heavy, they are function over form devices not fashion statements.
The reselling strategy is not cool imo, because it enables the phone industry to treat these devices as disposable.
I read the Fairphone 5 new cost 500 now. I have been buying €150-€200 phones second hand now for years and they last me 2-3 years. Usually they already don’t get updates anymore. I prefer to spend my money on other things than a phone, but if they Fairphone lasts as long as people say i could get one new and theoretically spend as much money. My brother on the other hand always buys top tier phones and then sells them after 2-3 years and always says I’m making the dumb decision because his phones has high resell value. He has to be much more carefull with it because it has such a high value I don’t envy him but I might change my ‘strategy’ if it gets me to use a phone without google
Yeah the price drop of new FP5s brought down the secondhand price a looot. The FP4 has only been out for 4 years but mine and the ones in my family are working perfectly for now. I dont expect the 5 to be any different in that regard.
You can replace every single part (battery, usbc port, camera, screen, frame, mainboard) but the screen isnt cheap so get yourself a case and a screen protecter. If you treat your device with respect, it will last you for 7+ years easily with 1-2 battery swaps depending on your battery life expectations and usage.
Also these bois are a bit thicc and heavy, they are function over form devices not fashion statements.
The reselling strategy is not cool imo, because it enables the phone industry to treat these devices as disposable.
Thanks for the tip, time will tell when I will need a new phone but I like Fairphone as a company for sure.