I am looking for my next smart phone.

It seems like I will choose between a Fairphone 6 or Nothing 3 (or any other phone) How do these phones compare?

  • thesdev@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Both are midrange. If you’re basing your desicion on a cause (which seems to be the case as you’re posting here) the sustainability aspects of Fairphone (both environmental and social) should make it a clear winner for you. It also has official /e/os/ support (European de-googled Android) if you ever decide to go down that path in the future.

    • stenAanden@feddit.dkOPEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Yeah… but I been on various sites and the ratings for the new Fairphone 6 are kinda lukewarm

          • Renohren@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            2 days ago

            Android can be OK: FOSS is acceptable as it’s international cooperation that propels it and source code can be reviewed by European cyber security agencies.

            Linux is not European because it happened to start there nor is KDE European because it happens to have a german HQ, the code is what matters and the code is written and reviewed by Devs all over the world.

            • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 days ago

              Android is locked by play services which is a google product. Notifications are managed by google. Payment platform is googles. Phone projection is managed by google. Webview is google.

              Yes code matters but there are reasons behind fiss projects booting out developers by teir nationality also.

              • Renohren@lemmy.todayEnglish
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                2 days ago

                Play services are not necessary to run correctly and effectively android. Notifications can also not be handled by Google (unified push exists), payment platform can also not be google, curve is there.webview: I know at least two other webviewers that can be used, phone projection through USB to an monitor is now within AOSP, or you meant android auto and good news: there is now a way to get it outside of Google and degoogled roms are starting to push it forward.

                • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  1 day ago

                  I bought a second hand pixel for graphene and these were the issues I ran into. Auto would not work. There was also a block on curve but I cant remember it. Those two made me reflash it.

                  Also Sony is shipping with all those through google is the issue.