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[–] ArtificialLink@lemy.lol 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No because wireless headphones are not sustainable.

Also and this is my opinion they don't compete at a disadvantage because of their sustainability. They compete at a disadvantage because they have yet to make a phone with hardware that actually makes them worth buying. They're whole selling point is sustainability but nothing else makes their phones worth while when there are other players in the industry with better hardware at the same price and with software updates for close to the same length as fairphone.

So to me when their whole brand is focused on sustainability and you have to give up better hardware for that yet they make a whole unsustainable decision and remove the one feature that most phones has dropped for "industry standards" why would i ever consider the company?

[–] the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Imo since the fair phone 5 the speed of their devices has seemed adequate for most things outside of gaming. I recently got a fp6 and it's snappier than I expected. You don't need a flagship processor unless your gaming.

What company would you consider? I'm not aware of any other phone company that a really gives a damn about repairability, sustainability, and longevity of their products.

[–] ArtificialLink@lemy.lol 1 points 4 hours ago

Pixels have 7 years of updates. Lol.

Do they have the same level of sustainability or ethical sourcing? No. But they still do uses plenty of recycled materials for its production.

But its a way better phone hardware wise for a price that is very similar. With enough "eco washing" for most people to not give a shit.