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I don't like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 73 points 1 week ago (37 children)

I really wish this was available in the US. I've found myself able to hang on to devices longer and longer. So this would be perfect. I'm only charging my battery to 80% and discharging it to 30% before charging it again just to prolong the life of the battery because that's the first thing that dies on most devices. Having a user replaceable battery again would be an absolute godsend.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's other phones with user replaceable batteries. I looked it up a month or so ago. They're not as ethical as fairphone, but still better than my drawer of working phones with dead batteries.

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Phones like the Galaxy Active which have terrible hardware to make them entirely unappealing outside of that one crucial feature. They do this on purpose.

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