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[-] derbolle@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago

another advantage of the glorious fairphone

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

My fp4 has been very disappointing so far tbh, after a year or so of using it it's slow unresponsive and the mic doesn't work

[-] breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's not supposed to do that. My FP3 got unresponsive after a while as well. The trick was to open it up and gently tighten all screws.

[-] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

Im curious, why would that help?

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Because in IT, the fix is always to power cycle. If that doesn't work, you take it apart and put it back together and then magic happens.

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I've taken the battery out a number of times and it's not changed anything, I might try a full disassembly at some point anyway just for the fun of it though

[-] Vivendi@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Loose cooler contact?

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I'll give it a go I can't see how that would help but maybe it's a loose contact to the touchscreen or something

[-] mononomi@feddit.nl 8 points 2 months ago

I have experienced that the microphone is in a weird spot on the left border of the phone, frequently where my fingers are placed when calling. So maybe check if you're covering it too!

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

That may well be it actually I'll try keep that in mind

[-] Kalladblog@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Isn't the point of the FP to be able to change parts easily?

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

You can't change the CPU or memory afaik.

I could replace the mic but if it's breaking every year I'd be better off just buying a new second hand phone of better quality every few years

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

I have no issues like that. Maybe your microphone is damaged. What has been bugging me is the top speaker sounds terrible.

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

It may well be, it's possible I got a drop of water in it after washing my hands or something which might've done it but I'd be pretty disappointed if that's enough to break it

[-] greencactus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Seriously, I'd also recommend to unscrew the screen and screw it back together. For me it made wonders. And if this also doesn't bring you anything, you should text support - in the end you have a warranty for a reason, right

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

It's a fp4 so older and I got it second hand so unsure if the warranty still applies

Will definitely try with the screws though

[-] derbolle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

fairphone Support is really helpful. try it even without warranty if the screw thing doesnt work

[-] derbolle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

for this reason I waited for the Fairphone 5 which is responsive, has an oled display and the components Work without issue. have had it for a year and am looking forward to still using it in 6 years from now

[-] pedka@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

waiting for the framework phone

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The few advantages you mean, wouldn't mind the FP if they'd use a processor that wasn't years old and at least performed better than the Tensor G2 (A processor highly regarded as absolute crap)

[-] Venat0r@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The fp4 has an ok cpu with a Snapdragon 750, and fp5 is pretty good, has a QCM6490.

Not the best value for money though considering the price of similar spec phones ๐Ÿ˜… (except that will be worth it if you end up needing to replace the screen)

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