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Fairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the US (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The CEO claimed it's because the USB C port can withstand more than the 3.5mm so it's more sustainable to use that. I honestly don't buy that argument because now you're putting all of that load from 2 ports into 1. Also, if they were truly Fairphone, I should be able to buy a replacement headphone jack if it does break.

I think he eventually admitted it was a mistake, but it turned from a definite purchase to a zero for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I though the official response was that they couldn't fit one without making the phone larger than it already is and that it was a hard decision.