Tiime@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoFairphone 3 gets 7 years of updates, besting every other Android OEMarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up1677arrow-down112file-text
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minus-squarejohnnixon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWhen I heard the Fairphone 4 didn’t have any waterproofing I decided to skip this version. My coworker is replacing their Samsung S10 just because the USB port is getting loose but they’re an avid boater. For some, water resistance really matters.
minus-squarenihilomaster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI would assume it’s very hard to build a phone that’s easily openable and at the same time waterproof :/
minus-squareschroedingershat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoS5 was both. Plus you could just use screws and a gasket.
When I heard the Fairphone 4 didn’t have any waterproofing I decided to skip this version. My coworker is replacing their Samsung S10 just because the USB port is getting loose but they’re an avid boater. For some, water resistance really matters.
I would assume it’s very hard to build a phone that’s easily openable and at the same time waterproof :/
S5 was both.
Plus you could just use screws and a gasket.