this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
496 points (94.3% liked)

Technology

60052 readers
2853 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
496
The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years (www.theverge.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
161 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Fairphone’s latest repairable device is for people who hate saying goodbye to an old smartphone more than they like buying a new one.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried a Pinephone with postmarketOS and I concur with the battery life - I could never use the pinephone practically, because in standby laying in the shelf, the battery is dead in about 30 hours.

I so wished there was a Linux distribution with proper phone support & tuned to sustain the battery power, but usable with a docking station.

My dream is to no longer have to carry a laptop anywhere, just my phone, and a keyboard (if needed) and mouse, and a USB-C hub with HDMI cable, mouse & keyboard USB ports, then plug in that phone to a hotel TV or a monitor at a business partner's place and work directly on the phone.

Laptop stays reserved for stuff that requires more computing power than LibreOffice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely, Pinephone is an awesome project for tinkering, but it's not a practical alternative to just buying a cheap phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

A pity since I love the convergence package + phone, but battery is dead before I have used the phone...