For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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      Was about to mentioned it. I have the Fp5 and the only thing that i miss is the headphonejack. Everything else is there:

      • battery which can be just swapped
      • expendable storage
      • easy to repair
      • the parts are also reasonably priced
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      Sure, but the Fairphone 5 is €700 and, ease of repair aside, you can get a better phone for less than half the price. Repairability doesn’t mean much when buying a cheaper (and otherwise better) phone and fully replacing it ends up being, well, cheaper.

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        I get your point. But it’s also about support for the phone and the fair production. I know they are not perfect, but someone needs to start somewhere. I needed a new phone anyway and invested in this one.