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    Is it noticeably slow?

    I bought the FP4 a year or so ago, and I couldn’t tolerate how slow everything was on it

    Also, does it work with US cell networks?

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    Can we get a side by side photo of this with your old phone (pixel 8 pro)?

    Want to see how much smaller it is and is it is small hands friendly

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    Are they finally going to update software like other vendors or do you have to wait for years?

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    Anyone know if this works in Australia ? Our telcos seem to block anyrhing not sold on Australia these days. Not sure how tourists are getting on, data esims I guess.

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      Anyone know if this works in Australia ?

      I don’t. However, I do have a search engine, and I plugged in “fairphone 6 australia”.

      https://old.reddit.com/r/fairphone/comments/1lmcz1l/fp6_australia/

      You can view the full list of what Fairphone devices are IMEI/TAC blocked on each Australian network at https://isthisphoneblocked.net.au/device-brands/fairphone

      The Fairphone 6 (TAC: 35901961) is within the Optus Checker Database (3 June 2025 Dataset) and is (currently) “Device is NOT Blocked”, it just doesn’t have a name.

      The Fairphone 6 is also not in Telstra’s TAC Checker database but it’s most likely not blocked (not blacklisted), however it’s likely not officially Whitelisted (“Not Blocked”) either, so it could be blocked at any time if the telco thinks its ‘incompatible’.

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    No questions, but I’m so fucking pissed that Fairphone is on their 6th generation and still doesn’t offer them globally.

    I have to replace my wife’s dying phone, and it kills me that I’ll end up buying some garbage, probably from Google, that will end up as garbage in a few years.

    Please, bring these to Canada! 😭😭😭

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      I know Fairphone would probably be quite expensive even for the price it offers if it ever came to my country, but for the update cycle they offer and repairable build (looks at my broken screen of old Nokia), it actually makes sense. I don’t particularly need the highest end specs, I just need a mid ranger phone that’s sufficiently fluid and Fairphone fits the bill.

      In fact, I was more intrigued by their earbuds. IIRC, they are the only one with a replaceable battery. For a set of wireless ones, that is a huge step. I don’t think their sound profile was/is as good as Sony’s or Sennheiser’s but the simple fact that they don’t have to end up as e waste makes them way more value for money in the long run.

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        I know Fairphone would probably be quite expensive even for the price it offers if it ever came to my country, but for the update cycle they offer and repairable build (looks at my broken screen of old Nokia), it actually makes sense.

        This is why I got a Framework laptop, and why I wouldn’t mind getting a Fairphone. I’m tired of planned obsolescence, and the e-waste it needlessly creates.

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      Buddy, I’m in Torontario guy. Bought from Clove UK for 1016 Canadian peso final-final, after DHL blood sacrifice.

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        I don’t want to import, I want to purchase from an authorized local dealer with warranty and parts available in Canada.

        Even clove says that you’ll need to send the phone back to the UK, at your expense, for any warranty related work. That’s not only incredibly time consuming and costly, but it would negate any environmental benefit of owning the phone!

        I can’t imagine how expensive and delayed parts would be, again, missing the point of having a repairable phone.

        The demand for at least North American consumers is there. I wish Fairphone would just do it already.

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          Got it. Yeah it makes sense for the warranty. I assumed I could get parts in Canada though. I might have jumped the gun on this one. I thought iFixit sells them and they do but I can see their site says “Not sold in Canads” for a few parts I checked just now. Hmm.

          E: It seems that Clove also sells parts. I see some FP4 and 5 parts. No FP6 parts yet.

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          Murena is an official authorized seller of Fairphones, but they come with e/os (you can reinstall the original if you have a computer)

          Edit: Damn its available for the US but not Canada.

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    I’ll give a short overview of my experience with the phone thus far. In general, I’m pretty happy with it. For now it’s adequately snappy. It does lag in some apps and has some odd behavior (YouTube seems to lock the refresh rate to 60 as soon as any preview starts playing, even if it’s off screen, making scrolling not as smooth), but in general the responsiveness of the phone itself is very good. They have some annoying bugs. For example, they still haven’t fixed the screen being locked to like 10Hz when unlocking the phone sometimes. But, in general, it hasn’t really been a problem, have been using it without much issue. The most annoying part has to be the positioning of the volume buttons, for me at least. They’re positioned on the left side of the phone, directly opposite to the power button, so I’m constantly taking accidental screenshots. It’s extremely annoying, and I don’t understand why they decided to put it there. As someone else mentioned, there are tiny gaps between the screen and the frame, as well as some other seams, so some dead skin gets in there making the phone look a bit dirty, but it isn’t too bad. Double tap to wake is pretty bad, it often doesn’t register double taps properly, and it often gets accidentally activated in my pocket, making the phone try to dial emergency services, forcing me to disable it.

    While I have been quite critical when listing the faults, in general I’m still happy with the phone. I was actually surprised by the camera. It’s nothing special, but I expected it to be worse. However, it has much beter performance than I expected, especially in low light, just that the zoom is very bad since it doesn’t have an optical zoom lense. It does what I need it to while being more repairable and from a more ethical company, so if you need a mid range phone, and don’t mind minor inconveniences, I’d recommend it.

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      I think holding the power button brought up something from Google before I disabled the Google app. That should work the same as any other Android device.

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    12 hours ago

    Do you wear wigs?

    Have you worn wigs?

    Will you wear wigs?

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      In a Qudelix 5K. Ever since phones got really thin and their jacks too fragile for heavy headphone plugs and cables like the ones on MDR-7506/ATH-M50 (mid 2010s), I embarked on a journey into high quality Bluetooth audio receivers. For many years now FiiO has made way better Bt amps than what’s available in most smartphones, even when most had headphone jacks. The Qudelix 5K is one of the best small format amps these days. On the wireless side, LDAC and AptX have eliminated Bt bandwidth as significant quality constraint. That said talking over such a setup has always been some form of bad.

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        There’s still enough space for a headphone jack in current phones. They are omitted as a cost cutting measure.

        Latency is still worse than wired. For gaming its somewhat okay nowadays, for making music its not.

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        Thanks, I hate it. One more set of batteries, one more flaky wireless link to troubleshoot. Please take all those fancy electronics, and put them inside the phone where they belong.

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          Fairphone does make wireless earbuds with replaceable batteries. That being said, does the Fairphone 6 not come with a 3.5mm jack? Sony still ships it’s Xperia series with both the jack and microsD slot, so that is certainly possible.

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    At first congratulations to your new phone.

    A few questions:

    • Are there any notable gaps between the screen and the side? Can you e.g. put a piece of paper between it? Asking because the predecessor had these and they required cleaning from time to time as dirt accumulated in these
    • Did you test the camera yet? Are you ok with the zoom or picture quality in darkness?
    • Did you get a case? How are these available currently?
    • How is the sound quality?
    • Did you already open the backcover? Are there any difficulties in doing so?
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      • Are there any notable gaps between the screen and the side? Can you e.g. put a piece of paper between it? Asking because the predecessor had these and they required cleaning from time to time as dirt accumulated in these

      Can fit a sheet just about. A thicker sheet might not fit.

      • Did you test the camera yet? Are you ok with the zoom or picture quality in darkness?

      The cam is quite decent in my testing so far. Zoom beyond 2x gets ugly quickly. The system is similar to Pixel a-series. One very good 50MP sensor for everything and low zoom, and one ultra-wide for wide shots and macro. Will be testing it more but first impressions are good. I think I can live with it coming from a Pixel 8 Pro.

      • Did you get a case? How are these available currently?

      No case, Clove didn’t sell one. Still in search for a case.

      • How is the sound quality?

      Not as loud as the Pixel 8 Pro but very good and loud enough. No farts or other bad speaker noises.

      • Did you already open the backcover? Are there any difficulties in doing so?

      Not yet.