cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43965516
It is worth noting that both the hardware and software of Fairphone is heavily dependent on a Chinese company T2Mobile.
For those looking to avoid both US and Chinese companies, then the Jolla phone is the way to go.
Have any of you checked out the reviews on their site? The one’s in Dutch?
Hilarious. Almost none of the reviews are about the phone itself, but the promotions surrounding it, whether its available in certain stores, and my favorite, the font on the case.
I guess the phone is so awesome they have to think of other stuff to complain about. I just want to know if the phone is good!
I haven’t had one very long, but I found it surprisingly easy to ditch all the Google shit. The phone itself feels like a mild step back, but not an unwelcome one. I’ve also never been one for all the advanced nonsense tech flagship phone manufacturers tend to stick in there.
That said, the stock UI is trash and I eventually landed on using Kvaesitso instead. There are other FOSS launchers out there though, if you don’t like that one.
Another nitpick, the slide button that turns off access to the camera and microphone… It should be a physical break, not a software one. You can have it slid to the off position and then turn access back on without moving it again. Which means the mic and camera are still physically accessible to the rest of the phone. I want there to be a full on break in the circuit when I flip that switch. And one for speakers too, because a speaker is just a crappy microphone if you access it the right way.
But otherwise I’m pretty happy with it and don’t miss my Samsung at all. Exploring FOSS alternatives for my apps has been fun too. And I even managed to turn off most of microG’s permissions because I don’t need them.