Unless it has comparable reparability it can hardly be considered an “answer to the Fairphone”
Repairability isn’t the only thing Fairphone is about, it’s also about, y’know, fairness in how it sources its materials. Which is part of the reason why said phones aren’t cheap.
It’s not the only thing. But you can bet that the 10/10 reparability score on ifixit is not an accident.
It’s great that other companies are sourcing their materials fairly, but if I have to toss the device after three years because the battery is dead and I can’t swap it, or because the screen cracks, the speaker died or whatever, I’ll take that with a grain of salt.However, the combination of a replaceable battery, wireless charging, and a waterproof chassis is a genuine unique selling point in the mid-range segment.
Didn’t read far enough to see if the Gigaset is more repairable than that.
I just wanted to add that Fairphone is more than just great repairability.
I’ve never understood sacrificing battery for thinness.
I’m a grown ass man I can carry the weight, give me phone a heavy big ass battery. Give me a battery with a screen.
I understand the design engineers across the industry are just in a pissing contest on who can make it thinner. But c’mon…they’re just phones they don’t need to weigh a 8ball. They forgot about people like me who’d prefer to charge it once every couple days.
It is important to note that Gigaset is a German company, but since 2024 it is owned by V-Tech based in Hong Kong.
I made a previous comment praising it for its audio jack. Turns out I’m an idiot and misread a letter.
It still has no audio jack. I really can’t believe all these “sustainable” “no e-waste” companies are removing their audio jacks, when Samsung themselves have proven it can be done even on incredibly cheap phones and with water proofing.
Sadly, this seems to be another Fairphone moment. Their phones look genuinely nice, but I can’t justify a downgrade from my phone, which currently has an audio jack.
I can’t talk about this phone, but I have a story related to audio jacks. When I got my last phone I was bummed that there was no audio jack on it, but I decided to give USB-C adapters with an integrated DAC a chance and I was surprised how bad my previous phone with an integrated audio jack sounded in comparison. Maybe it’s a good thing we lose those cheap on board DACs and are forced to get us decent ones?
