Fairphone don't sell replacement mainboards, presumably to stop people building phones from parts but they look very serviceable in other respects.
this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2025
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Can even get it pre-installed with /e/OS to minimise snooping by Google
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Anyone know what the bootloader unlock process is like for Fairphone? I know they support it, but does it take 7 days like OnePlus or constantly have issues like Motorola?
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Out of curiosity... how is doing that in 2025?
Its fine, I haven't noticed any slowdown yet, the main issue right now is that there was a screen problem that caused the OLED pixels to stay on when a black screen was present. They removed the AoD while they fix it, they've fixed it a few months back, but we still don't have AoD.
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i got a 4 a few years back and it's still works great, still gets security updates. it still has the default android on it, so i've been looking into alternatives but it seems complicated. then again, i managed to switch to linux on pc so maybe it's not so bad
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I don't want to pay now then £200 for a phone and i want a small one.
Then an ethically and sustainably built smart phone isn't for you, because that won't be possible at that price point. But that isn't an issue as there is a sustainable option at that price point: buying second hand.