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Fairphone anyone?

Started Nov 2, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP Wilu Contributing Member • Posts: 521
Re: Fairphone anyone?

vv50 wrote:

Wilu wrote:

Thus the question: does anybody use the latest Fairphone with the 48MP camera?

if your goal for avoiding android is to have a dumbphone with high-res camera, you can look at a used nokia 808.

Thanks for that hint. I had a quick look at it and it is an interesting contender. Smarter than my old cell phone, but free of Google and Apple. I think it looks quite ugly, but as far as mobile phones are concerned I don't care too much about looks, as long as there are other, more important factors that speak in favour of a particular model. Like in this case a camera with useable output and no Android or ios.

if your goal is to have a non-android device that can act as phone, pocket camera and computer, your options are much more limited. you can look at pinephone and use the savings towards a dedicated p&s camera.

I have (more than) enough cameras, even a digital P&S (Canon G12, that was as much P&S as I was willing to go when I looked for a smallish camera). The Pinephone looks like an interesting contemporary alternative. If I was an IT geek I'd definitely go for this phone - I might still will, but have to inquire further.

Thank you very much for pointing  these options out. Highly appreciated.

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