There's a deGoogled version too!!

I would prefer GrapheneOS (If I can live with the irony of getting a Pixel phone just to deGoogle it...). Sandboxing there is way better. But you lose the Repairability.. Gotta check and compare the new EU metrics too.

They are just two different devices.

Then don’t spread information online that you don’t know to be true, Jesus Christ man.

Doesn’t this thing just run android and Google App Store? What a waste of decent hardware.

Ethically sourced, fair wages to workers, etc. Makes you wonder what a factory worker in china makes to allow for cheaper phones.

Who in the US is buying midrange or flagship phones without a loan?

GraphineOS is more secure

You can purchase the /e/os version. But it is more expensive

Why do you think so? We still don't have proper support for the Fairphone 4 on pmOS, why'd the 6 be any better?

I dont understand Fairphone, flashy hardware with poor software security and awful sustainability (they stop selling parts quickly).

E/os is just android.

/e/ (operating system) - Wikipedia

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I do see that Ubuntu touch is an option though.

It’s shameful that most phones run one of two operating systems. There’s not enough competition. I’m still pissed about WebOS and Windows Phone being abandoned. I am hopeful though that web-based apps might make it possible for another OS to enter the market successfully at some point.

We know GrapheneOS only makes their OS on Pixel phones or whatever their own device will be so it's moot

I love the idea but the price is too high for the chip given that this is designed to be a longevity phone. A chip like the 7s Gen 3 would make the phone sluggish after a couple of years with how unoptimised todays apps are.

The Gorilla Glass 7i and IP55 water resistance are also concerning given that budget Samsung, Xiaomi, etc phones beat this.

However having components of the phone being easily replacable is a great thing.

Thats because pixels fit the rigid standards, if Fairphone met them they would make a version for them

how do you charge the phone with a DAC plugged in?

It's 6.3" because of the lack of top/bottom bezels. The phone itself is not much bigger than a Galaxy S7.

Okay, I'm going to ask... why don't you use wireless?

Edit: some results are in, and the only reasonable answer is better audio quality, although that's probably no longer true. The rest are fairly weak reasons.

Lol'd at the 10m extension cord though, thanks for that one.

No earphone jack again. That's a bit sad. Even though I mainly use BLT earbuds, I still sometimes wish I could use my wired headphones. It's just a small inconvenience

I just want them to make a true flagship phone. I personally wouldn't mind paying extra for a more ethical phone, if it had all the bells and whistles and wasn't half obsolete straight out of the box.