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Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking repairable phone from the company yet.

The design is largely unchanged compared to the Fairphone 4, but the improvements that the company did make go a long way: The teardrop notch and the LCD screen is finally gone, with an ordinary punch-hole selfie and an OLED taking its place. Otherwise, you’re looking at an aluminum frame, a triangular camera array, and a removable back cover. Here, the company brought back its signature translucent back cover next to two black and blue variants. The dimensions and weight has been reduced ever-so-slightly compared to the predecessor.

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[-] algorithmae@lemmy.one 22 points 1 year ago

I use a headphone jack daily, it is a must for me. Not going to do a stupid Bluetooth adapter or dongle cable that can get lost or damaged

[-] sirfancy@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For the record, you know you don't have to take the USB-C adapter off the headphones if you exclusively use it for that device, right? It's not as much of a hassle as people believe it is, they just haven't used one yet.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

I use my headphones on my computer and phone which requires the removal of the dongle. It's not a hassle to you, but it can be a hassle to others.

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Same here, but I bought a decent usb dac and I'm now just using the front type c on my pc as well.

[-] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I'm fine with bluetooth, but I think a problem for usb-c is that it comes out the bottom of the phone, so awkward to use the phone with headphones. Also, can't charge and listen.

[-] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Samsung even has some stupid specifications for which adapters are "supported". Its pretty hard to say its not just a money grab to keep Bluetooth on all the time

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