Fairphone is great. I really can recommend it. It is a bit expensive at first and the specs are not something special, but mine seems to be almost indestructible. I dropped it like a 100 times and the screen is still fine. If it ever breaks I can replace it myself cheaply. I think in the long term, this makes it a lot better than many other phones. Also, a lot of the materials were sourced responsibly.
Not directed at you, just as a reference for anyone stumbling over this post: Don’t reject security updates. There is no reason and it leaves vulnerabilities unpatched. You risk a lot and gain nothing. Patch regularly.
The thing is that nearly every IT professional will tell you to always do security updates.This is not a situation where there are different opinions, it’s just a fact.
Having the entire production line in Europe sounds almost too good to be true, but then again other comments point to HMD.
Personally I think Fairphone is about as good as it gets, due to the commitment to conflict-free minerals and all that. I’ve been super happy with Fairphone for more than half a decade now. :)
You can also buy them new with /e/OS, which is a de-Googled Android developed open source by a French company called Murena.
Probably Fairphone (from the Netherlands) and Shiftphone (from Germany), but that surely depends on how you define production.
Fairphone is great. I really can recommend it. It is a bit expensive at first and the specs are not something special, but mine seems to be almost indestructible. I dropped it like a 100 times and the screen is still fine. If it ever breaks I can replace it myself cheaply. I think in the long term, this makes it a lot better than many other phones. Also, a lot of the materials were sourced responsibly.
Do they force updates on users or can these be rejected completely?
Why would you reject updates?
Because I want to.
Not directed at you, just as a reference for anyone stumbling over this post: Don’t reject security updates. There is no reason and it leaves vulnerabilities unpatched. You risk a lot and gain nothing. Patch regularly.
The thing is that nearly every IT professional will tell you to always do security updates.This is not a situation where there are different opinions, it’s just a fact.
“I want to be left with security holes unpatched”
Having the entire production line in Europe sounds almost too good to be true, but then again other comments point to HMD.
Personally I think Fairphone is about as good as it gets, due to the commitment to conflict-free minerals and all that. I’ve been super happy with Fairphone for more than half a decade now. :)
You can also buy them new with /e/OS, which is a de-Googled Android developed open source by a French company called Murena.
Pre-ordered the Shiftphone 8. While it’s promising I am unhappy with their constant delays and communication.