In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?
Sounds like a design flaw. The Qualcomm QCM6490 isn’t a top-end chip, so they can’t use cooling as an excuse, when an Xperia 1 V manages to fit enough cooling for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a jack in practically the same size. This industry really needs more competition that’s repair friendly and has all the features, without following trends mindlessly.
what it doesn’t manage is not being glued and being modular. both require space. good luck replacing your usb-c port on that one or god forbid your screen, if you can even get an ODM part.
I have an Xperia 1 IV. Not without its flaws, but it fits all my requirements, and I don’t mind the weird DSLR-like cameras one wouldn’t expect from a phone.
The phone I mentioned also has a bigger battery capacity. I guess repairability brings some space inefficiency since you need to make all the components accessible.
Yup, screws and tabs take up more space than glue unfortunately. I’m not happy about the loss of the headphone jack, but I’d take a repairable phone from a company that has staying power than a comparable phone that isn’t repairable with a headphone jack.
Sounds like a design flaw. The Qualcomm QCM6490 isn’t a top-end chip, so they can’t use cooling as an excuse, when an Xperia 1 V manages to fit enough cooling for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a jack in practically the same size. This industry really needs more competition that’s repair friendly and has all the features, without following trends mindlessly.
what it doesn’t manage is not being glued and being modular. both require space. good luck replacing your usb-c port on that one or god forbid your screen, if you can even get an ODM part.
I love my Xperia
I have an Xperia 1 IV. Not without its flaws, but it fits all my requirements, and I don’t mind the weird DSLR-like cameras one wouldn’t expect from a phone.
I think it was something about battery size. If I can find their statement I’ll share it
The phone I mentioned also has a bigger battery capacity. I guess repairability brings some space inefficiency since you need to make all the components accessible.
Yup, screws and tabs take up more space than glue unfortunately. I’m not happy about the loss of the headphone jack, but I’d take a repairable phone from a company that has staying power than a comparable phone that isn’t repairable with a headphone jack.