Fairphone 5 /e/os - 128GB/6GB or 256GB/8GB Storage/RAM? (programming.dev)

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Hello guys! A few days ago my current phone fell flat on its screen and it cracked. It's still usable, but its already quite old, and I've been wanting to switch to Fairphone because I like what they are doing as a company, and I like that I can get a device with a degoogled OS directly from them.

However, currently only the 128GB/6GB storage/ram version of the /e/os Fairphone 5 is in stock.

I mainly use my device for media (youtube -> free alternative, stremio, ebooks, etc), calls/texts, and texting through internet messenger apps.

Finally, my question: do you guys think I should wait for the 256GB/8GB version to be back in stock, or just get the currently available one. I don't play mobile games so I dont need anything fancy in that regard.

It is worth it to note that my current device has 128GB storage but 8GB ram, which is more what I am wondering about whether it will be enough. I don't want it to be unusably laggy a few years down the line, I plan on having my next device for at least 8 years, more if possible.

Anyway, thanks for all the help in advance!

Edit: will wait for the 256GB/8GB version to be back in stock. Thanks for all the advice!

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[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

The Fairphone 5 has a micro-SD card slot -that 128GB is expandable. The limitations of such devices are more down to the availability of mobile apps in general than down to the hardware, ie, by owning an android or IOS phone, you're already suffering a disadvantage vs full PCs that Fairphone is no worse about than any of the "premier" phone manufacturers.

The lagging performance over time you're worried about would be more down to OEM OS update bloat, an issue I don't foresee with Fairphone.

That said, if it were much cheaper to fix my phone than to replace it, I'm going that route unless the new option is a significant upgrade, by which I mean new features, not performance stats. A better, more privacy-respecting OS is such a feature to me, so it would come down to budget.

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