CriticalMiss@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the USarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyhkns@lemmy.amyjnobody.comhackernews@derp.footheandrocollection@lemm.eesustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orgtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@slrpnk.nettechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkFairphone 4—the repairable, sustainable smartphone—is coming to the USarstechnica.comCriticalMiss@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyhkns@lemmy.amyjnobody.comhackernews@derp.footheandrocollection@lemm.eesustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.orgtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@slrpnk.nettechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s a step in the right direction, hopefully in the future phones will be more like computers, where you can buy parts and build your own. At least that’d be my dream.
minus-squareMaraval26@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWell not all computers can be upgraded unfortunately. Looking at you MacBooks with SSDs welded to the motherboard…
minus-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWell, that’s not a PC, it’s a Mac :P
minus-squareredditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThere aren’t lots of compact devices that are upgradable, even on windows. Most use soldered ram and flash storage.
minus-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThen maybe it’s time we changed that!
minus-squareFractalAsymmetry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s already happening: https://frame.work/
That’s a step in the right direction, hopefully in the future phones will be more like computers, where you can buy parts and build your own. At least that’d be my dream.
Well not all computers can be upgraded unfortunately. Looking at you MacBooks with SSDs welded to the motherboard…
Well, that’s not a PC, it’s a Mac :P
There aren’t lots of compact devices that are upgradable, even on windows. Most use soldered ram and flash storage.
Then maybe it’s time we changed that!
It’s already happening:
https://frame.work/