• gelberhut@lemdro.id
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    1 year ago

    Samsung offers 4 years of os updates for many phones and watches. And news reported that pixel 8 will have better.

    If I recall correctly, Xiaomi recently declared the same for some of their phones.

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      1 year ago

      4 years including security updates though right? If that’s the flcase then fairphone’s doing 8 years.

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        1 year ago

        No really. Samsung offers 4 years of os updates and 5 years of security updates. Samsung releases os updates really fast, so 5 years basically means 5 os versions.

        Fairhone declares 5 os versions and 8 years of software support. Fairphone users here mentioned that fairphone is very slow with updates, so it could happen that 5 os versions really will take 8 years. If Fairphone will keep same cadence as Samsung, its 5 os versions can be coverted into 5 years.

        But we have a bit of apples vs oranges here.

        I personally find samsung’s policy good enough for majority of users. I expect that I will upgrade my phone every 3 - 5 years for different unpredictable today reasons anyway.

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      1 year ago

      There’s a clear trajectory where this is heading. From 2027 the EU will enforce replaceable batteries and it looks like some other markets might follow. Software support duration is increasing a lot as well.

      I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d get most of the Fairphone’s benefits on a regular Samsung in a few years.

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        1 year ago

        Well…aside from the fair supply chain, liveable wages, humane working conditions, environment footprint…

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        1 year ago

        Yes, very realistic scenario. TBF, I cannot remember if I ever upgraded a phone due to the battery issuses.

        So, for me personally, replaceable battery is not a significant benefit.